International Council for Cooperation and Peace

The world is facing unprecedented challenges where the perceived threat of climate refugees plus refugees from wars and conflict has reached an all time high. The alarmist rhetoric around these vulnerable men, women and children is coming from not only extreme political groups but some national governments and popular media.

Added to the migratory phenomenon are acts of terrorism which in turn is exacerbating and fuelling problems between different cultures, races and religion all over the globe. Hate, fear and anger are the byproducts and what is often seen on the social networks translates into violence or the threat of it on our streets.

As such the European Muslim League has identified an urgent need to develop efforts for cooperation, social development and philanthropy in a bid to try and bring peace and calm among all peoples affected. The EML has already recognised this problem is a global one and, as such, we’ve extended our work to reflect that by appointing peace ambassadors around the world.

However we have decided to launch a new initiative to help deal with these crises caused by the prospect of further  large-scale migration as a result of demographic pressures brought about by war, famine, conflict, economic and climate change. 

The International Council for Cooperation and Peace will be made up of people drawn from a variety of different cultures, faiths, backgrounds, expertise and nationality to reflect the scale and diversity of those caught up in this unprecedented crisis and to deal with the challenges we now face.

By collaborating with other world organisations and institutions, in order to prevent social conflicts, we hope some of our suggestions to restore peace and calm will be adopted. One of our immediate aims will be to foster friendships across the globe because we recognise that one group alone can not achieve peace and stability; this crisis will need teamwork, tolerance, security and understanding.

ICCP plans to work more closely with religious bodies, influencers and international authorities to support co-existence and dialogue. While interfaith initiatives can support mediation and reconciliation it is also important to bring on board other opinion formers involved in government and NGOs to help develop peaceful counter-narratives, and promote critical (and inclusive) thinking.

We need to stop the angry rhetoric of ‘us’ and ‘them’ which achieves nothing but fear. In ICCP there is no ‘us’ and there is no ‘them’ but only ‘we’ and we are determined our work from the streets of Europe and beyond right up to the corridors of power from East to West will spread the global message of peace, tolerance and security.

We also need new ideas and bold leadership to tackle these multiple problems at the roots but we also need to build bridges across the chasms that divide us. By changing the narrative towards the victims caught up in these crises we will increase trust and slowly but surely will try and stop the judgement of others in terms of race, skin colour or faith.

 

More information about ICCP

Introduction

Make a change to serve Humanity was the motive for establishing this Council. The world is witnessing wars, conflicts and polarization whether it is ideological or armed polarization among other forms of polarization, causing retreat in human values worldwide and paving the way to the language of power and weapons to be the ultimate judge, which contributed in the escalation of human suffering and human disastrous causing a vast increase in the number of victims, marginalized and vulnerable groups.

Watching the world depart away from human values, becomes an imminent responsibility of all to take measures to spread the message of human fraternity and peace in all possible ways, and to emphasize that the true power is the power of tolerance, peace and to elevate the voice of reason to preserve Human Right regardless of any other political, religious, ideological, and ethnic concerns. As such we have decided the need to establish this Council to serve these human aspirations.

Vision

Preserve human dignity, establish ways of coexistence and understanding based on the principle of respect and acceptance for the other, also based on the principle of human fraternity as well as reject bigotry and extremism in all its forms and ways, and enhance human values.

Guidelines and Principles

The council is based on the foundations of mutual cooperation, respect the rights of others, respect religious freedom, and equal rights of all members of Human Family. It also, based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Marrakesh Declaration that is centered around “ Al Madenah Charter” which was conducted 1400 years ago between Prophet Mohamad Peace Be upon Him and Al Madinah citizens, the charter established for the principals of contractual citizenship of freedom of movement, property ownership, mutual solidarity and defense, as well as principles of justice and equality before the law. The Council is also guided by the Pope Francis vision concerning the realization of the importance of the principal of Human Fraternity that is considered the key factor for a world of justice. Furthermore, the council is guided by the principals and guide lines of Amman Message of tolerance and rejecting violence as well as showing the true image of Islam.

Goals

• Coexistence and conflict prevention and resolution in order to avoid the spread of violence whether it is ideological or direct violence, and encouraging dialogue between all different parties of society.
• Focusing on the issues of refuge and refugees and the ways of dealing with these issues in order to guarantee the rights of all parties concerned and in accordance with international norms and principals as well as with the provisions of international law, also seeking to achieve international support for these human issues.
• Enhance and support the role of women in coexistence , peacebuilding and in mediation in peacekeeping, also supporting all weak, vulnerable and marginalized groups (gender equality), as well as supporting the implementation of UN SER 1325 Women, Peace and Security.
• Contributing to achieve secure and safe societies where justice and understanding prevail in accordance with the United Nations Secretary General’s vision announced in 2017.
• Invest in the technological advancement in Communication and Media tools to serve as means for spreading the culture of peace, coexistence and understanding.