Peace Boat

Peace Boat
Founded1983
FounderYoshioka Tatsuya
Typenon-governmental organization
Location
  • Worldwide
Websitepeaceboat.org/english
Ocean Dream at Yokohama, Japan

Peace Boat (ピースボート, Pīsu Bōto) is a global non-government organization headquartered in Japan established for the purpose of raising awareness and building connections internationally among groups that work for peace, human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development. "Peace Boat" may also refer to one of the ships embarking on a cruise under the Peace Boat organization. Since its founding in 1983, the Shinjuku, Tokyo based organization has launched more than 100 voyages.[1] These cruises, the main operation of the Peace Boat organization, are on average carried out at least three times a year. Peace Boat, described by the San Francisco Chronicle as a "floating university of sorts", offers educational opportunities aboard, with conferences related to global events.[2] They also provide humanitarian aid at their various stops and visit local organizations.[2]

Besides the international voyages, Peace Boat carries out a number of other projects seeking justice in various international realms such as a campaign for the abolition of land mines, the Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War, the Global Hibakusha Forums, and others onboard and in ports. Peace Boat also acts as the Northeast Asia regional secretariat of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict,[3] and is member of ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons), having played a significant role in negotiations to strengthen the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2017.[4] Peace Boat is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and a committed campaigner for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  1. ^ "Peace Boat". Friends of the Earth. Archived from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. ^ a b DeFao, Janine (2004-07-11). "Visualizing world peace: Young filmmakers off to Japan to start 6-week boat trip". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  3. ^ "GPPAC in Northeast Asia". Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-05-04.
  4. ^ "Peace Boat - News & Press". Peace Boat. Retrieved 6 January 2018.