{"id":37498,"date":"2023-09-19T14:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T13:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcia.org.uk\/uncategorized-cy\/world-peace-day-2023-wcia50-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T01:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T00:29:13","slug":"world-peace-day-2023-wcia50-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cymru.global\/cy\/wcia-news-cy\/wcia-history-cy\/world-peace-day-2023-wcia50-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Diwrnod Heddwch y Byd 2023: Lansio #WCIA50, Blwyddyn Pen-blwydd Aur WCIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hafan WCIA50 <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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11 Oct Anniversary Reception<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thursday 21st September is UN International Day of Peace<\/a>, commonly known as World Peace Day. The UN’s theme this year is ‘Action for Peace – Ambitions for the #GlobalGoals’. 2023 is the midway point towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>, set in 2015 with action targets for 2030. 2023 is also the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/a> – so the year ahead is a poignant time to reflect on past progres and achievements, and to look to the future. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WCIA itself has a long history of action on human rights, poverty, climate change and global learning across 5 generations, as each have grappled with world challenges from Wales. The year ahead will mark WCIA’s very own ‘Golden Anniversary’: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Logo for WCIA’s 50th ‘Golden’ Anniversary Year, Oct 2023-2024<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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On 11 October 1973, the Welsh Centre for Internatioanl Affairs at Wales\u2019 Temple of Peace was officially opened by Foreign Office Minister Lady Tweedsmuir<\/a> to an amassed crowd of 500, following a 5-year campaign to \u2018give Wales a voice in the world\u2019. Over 5 decades since, the centre has coordinated civil society efforts on global learning, global action and global partnerships, touching on the lives of many across the generations \u2013 from \u2018Model UN Summits\u2019 and Schools Debating Championships, to international volunteering, humanitarian action and Wales Africa Links.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The Rt Hon Edward Davies, son of Temple Founder David Davies, with Lady Tweedsmuir at the opening of WCIA in 1973.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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From October 2023, WCIA will launch a golden anniversary \u2018year of activities\u2019 to celebrate half a century of Wesh action on global issues \u2013 and to look forward towards the opportuhnities and challenges of the next halfr century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Launching on 11 October with a \u2018internationalists get together\u2019 and thankyou event for Friends and Alumni \u2013 50 years to the day after Lady Tweedsmuir \u2018cut the ribbon\u2019 \u2013 the anniversary year will include not only heritage talks and workshops, but also \u2018futurescaping\u2019 \u2013 6 months of creative and participatory activities and events to shape WCIA\u2019s long term strategic plan, built in to the WCIA50 programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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WCIA50 Events Programme, Oct 2023-2024<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The ambition is to involve communities Wales-wide in shaping the priorities of WCIA into coming decades, and Wales\u2019 wider role in the world, inspired by internationalist campaigns of the past: to look \u2018back to the future\u2019. Over the course of 2023-24, further events will be added to the WCIA50 programme:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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