The World Human Peace Foundation — Stronger Together

THE WORLD HUMAN PEACE FOUNDATION

Make the human cost of war
impossible to ignore.

We remember lives taken by war, keep today’s civilian suffering visible, and ask humanity to learn from the past. Peace needs people willing to stand together—and act.

Gold-framed portraits of Malala Yousafzai, Bono and Barack Obama

OUR PURPOSE 01 / 06

Peace has never had a marketing budget.

Political campaigns, brands and weapons programs command enormous attention. Peace deserves persistence, professional communications, and a message that reaches people beyond a fleeting headline.

Read our purpose ↗

THE HUMAN COST 02 / 06

Two childhoods. One human responsibility.

What children deserve and what war can take away.

Children playing around a globe in a sunny park
A childhood with room to play.
Illustrative portrait of a crying child
A childhood marked by fear.

OUR WORK TODAY 03 / 06

War is loud.
Peace must be heard.

For now, this website is our voice: a place to remember, question, and speak for peace. We do not yet have the funds to launch the worldwide campaign we envisioned. That ambition remains, but our work today begins here.

War and propaganda command powerful resources. Peace efforts too often struggle to find support. Remembering the past means facing what is still happening—and choosing to help change it.

  • Keep people visible.
  • Challenge excuses for violence against civilians.
  • Help the message of peace reach more people.
See our work today
People looking at contrasting visions of a peaceful city and a city in flames
Two futures · campaign artwork supplied by the foundation

A CHOICE BEFORE US

What kind of world will we leave behind?

Our images and writing ask what our decisions make possible, and what they put at risk. The foundation’s billboard and visual concepts are part of that public conversation.

View the campaign imagery ↗

MEMORY & RESPONSIBILITY 04 / 06

“Never again” must mean something now.

We remember those killed by war and dictatorship to protect the living. Responsibility belongs to actions, not whole nationalities or faiths. Peace begins when people refuse to accept harm as inevitable.

Not hatred. Not vengeance. Responsibility.
Illustrative image of a child standing among damaged buildings
Campaign image · illustrative
Historical comparison of Hiroshima in 1945 and 2007
Hiroshima · 1945 and 2007
Historical comparison
Peace artwork with a child and a red heart balloon
Peace artwork · Jimi Hendrix
Quote on love and peace
Read the full statement on memory ↗

FROM THE FOUNDER 05 / 06

A wall can fall while its mentality survives.

Francisco Armani reflects on Berlin’s Wall, authoritarian power, technology, mortality, and what human beings choose to do to one another.

Read Berlin’s Wall — Then and Now ↗
A comparison of Berlin in 1988 and 2024
Berlin, 1988 and 2024 · image supplied by the founder

FILMS & MUSIC

Watch. Listen. Remember.

Films and music featured on the foundation’s current website.

Foundation peace video
Foundation peace video · mobile edition
The World Human Peace Foundation
D-Day 80 · Sir Tom Jones
We Are the World 25 for Haiti

REMEMBRANCE

Memory asks us to protect the living.

Auschwitz-Birkenau stands as a warning of where dehumanization and unchecked power can lead. We remember those murdered there, and all who have suffered in war and persecution.

Our message on remembrance ↗
Railway tracks at the Auschwitz II-Birkenau memorial
Auschwitz II-Birkenau memorial · photograph supplied by the founder

ACT WITH US

Peace needs people who refuse to look away.

Help peace reach one more person.

A conversation can begin with a single shared page.