Building of the International Peace Treaty: Major Achievements
The First Wave:
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1899 and 1907 Hague, Netherlands, The International Peace Conferences on the Rules and Customs of War was held with the goal of armament reduction.
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The Second Wave:
1921 and 1922 Naval Conferences were held in Washington DC.
1928 A series of bilateral and multilateral disarmament conferences finally resulted in the KelloggBriand Pact being signed, denouncing war as a form of conflict resolution.
1929 Nicholas Roerich, during a trip to New York, used his influence to again raise the issue of the preservation of cultural assets. The Roerich Pact is drafted.
1931 The Roerich Pact International Union was formed. The International Conference in Bruges (Belgium) adopted a plan of action to communicate the ideas of The Roerich Pact.
1933 The International Conference in Washington D.C. was held supported by 35 nations.
1935 Washington D.C.: Signing of the “Treaty Between the United States and the Other American Republics. Under the leadership of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the countries of the Pan American Union gathered at The White House. Twenty-one countries signed the agreement, which contained “The Roerich Pact”…”the universal adoption of a flag… in order to preserve in any time of danger all nationally and privately owned immovable monuments which form the cultural treasures of peoples…”
1946 The Indian National Conference on Cultural Unity convened in support of The Roerich Pact.
1954 April-May Belgium: The Hague International Government Conference on Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict was held. December- 50 nations and 40 countries from around the globe signed the international agreement.
Third Wave: The Banner of Peace Revived
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2006 December-The idea of an International Peace Treaty of the Third Wave was conceived.
2006 July-New York: World Wide Philanthropic Group was founded. The state purpose of the organization was to develop The International Peace Treaty of the Third Wave.
