Building Capacity for Peace

What is it to Build the Capacity for Peace?

“Every time we come together, we put another brick in the wall and the diverse bricks fit together in this wall to create solidarity..an overall unity and base to support our different views. Every dialogue I conduct is building a capacity for peace.

I believe that the only way we can understand one another is to come to the table.

For many years the US Federation for Middle East Peace has uprooted prejudice at every level through dialoguing and conducting interfaith and cross-cultural conferences.”

- Salwa Kader,
Transcript from Speech at Capacity for Peace

Muslim, Christian and Jewish Women Who Share the Vision of Understanding:

The panel brought together Muslim Christian and Jewish women who share the vision of understanding, tolerance, and peace. The focus was on the commonalities between the respective religions at the heart of which lie values of coexistence and respect. A world that is free of religion-driven violence must start with a compassionate dialogue between peoples of various faiths where similarities are emphasized and bridges of acceptance are built.

Speakers (left to right) were Rev. Patricia Ackerman, Dr. Diana Pinto, USFMEP President Mrs. Salwa Kader, Mrs. Aida Alzhanova Kazakhstan Permanent mission to the UN diplomat, and Mrs. June Jacobs, at the CSW53 Conference at the United nations

Stockholm Conference

The USFMEP held a conference regarding the Role of Immigrant women towards international peace.

Speakers included:

Mrs. Sally Kader, President (US Federation for Middle East Peace), Permanent Representative to United Nation, NY;

H.E. Mrs. Zohour Alaoui, Ambassador of Morocco to Sweden;

Ms. Sonya Gardfjord, UNIFEM Sweden, Human Rights Advocate;

Ms. Yvone Rawada, Swedish Parliament member.

Prayer Breakfast with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden

Delegation from the US Federation for Middle East Peace at the prayer breakfast with President Obama and vice president Joe Biden. In attendance was Congressman Mr. Travis Childers of Mississippi and Judge Eugene Hamilton of the District of Colombia, the Ambassador of permanent mission of Philippines to the United Nations with his wife plus a dozen foreign leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who delivered the keynote address, during the National Prayer Breakfast  in Washington, D.C.

Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

US Federation for Middle East Peace Panel discussion on Gaza Humanitarian Crisis at the United Nations HQ in New York.  In the photo the speakers are: from left to right Ambassador Richard Murphy former assistant Secretary of States, Mr. Andrew Whitley Director UNRWA  Representative office at the UN in New York, Mrs. Sally (Salwa) Shatila Kader, USFMEP President and permanent representative to the United Nations, Ms. Sarah Whitson, Executive Director, MENA Division, Human Rights watch, Professor Stephen Shalom, Political Science Department, William Peterson University spoke about the legal aspects of Gaza Humanitarian Crisis and Q&A .  Ms. Olivia Tecosky of United Nations office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at the UNHQ gave the latest update of Gaza situation on the ground. Our co-sponsors who participated are Mennonite Central Committee Liaison Office to UN, World Council of Churches Liaison Office to UN, Presbyterian Church UN Office and the Arab Staff Organization at the UN. The panel discussion report summary more photos >>>