The Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) salutes the ceasefire agreed between the Palestinian resistance and Israel, which, although limited, represents a relief in the suffering of the Palestinian people caused by the brutal Israeli aggression and for enabling access to urgent humanitarian aid for the Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip, which includes thousands and thousands of children.
The World Peace Council condemns strongly and rejects vehemently the statements of US president D.Trump in which he declared to “take over” the Palestinian Gaza strip and displace more than two million of Palestinians to neighbor and other countries.
Thousands of people walked the streets of Lisbon on January 18th, demanding an end to the war and a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, for Peace and Cooperation between peoples, for social progress.
Around 100 organizations from across the country signed the appeal and participated in the demonstration, adding strength to these demands.
The recent decision by the US government to exclude Cuba from its list of countries that allegedly support terrorism is belated and corrects an injustice committed against Cuba and its people. It should be remembered that Cuba's inclusion on this infamous list resulted in severe measures against the Cuban people, which caused serious economic damage and social consequences.
The CPPC salutes the march of the Cuban people against the blockade and the illegitimate inclusion of Cuba in the list of states that allegedly sponsor terrorism
The CPPC has always spoken out against the US economic and financial blockade against Cuba, demanding that it be lifted and Cuba’s removal from the illegitimate list of countries that allegedly sponsor terrorism.
It is with concern that the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation follows the events in the Syrian Arab Republic and warns of the risks of a new escalation of violence and the end of this country's existence as a sovereign and secular state.
Another year, another overwhelming vote: the United Nations General Assembly unanimously defends the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba, imposed by the United States for more than six decades and aggravated in recent years by the Trump and Biden administrations. In the vote held on October 30, 187 countries voted to end the blockade and only two - the US itself and Israel - voted against. Moldova abstained. This is the 32nd. time that the UN General Assembly has called for an end to this cruel blockade.
On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the Portuguese Council for Peace and Cooperation (CPPC) reaffirms its demand for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the entry of sufficient humanitarian aid and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories, These are essential conditions to end the genocide that has been underway for more than a year - during which bombs, hunger and disease have killed tens of thousands of people (mainly children), decimated entire families and destroyed humanitarian, cultural, religious, healthcar
The Swiss Peace Movement is calling for resistance to Switzerland's rapprochement with NATO and is launching the appeal "No to NATO membership!" The military alliance, which has already waged several wars of aggression, represents a serious threat to world peace.
1 – Nuestra máxima preocupación ante el peligro y la posibilidad de una guerra nuclear la que se ha seguido incrementando con la reciente decisión del presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, quien ha autorizado a Ucrania a usar misiles de largo alcance contra Rusia.
