It brought together representatives of indigenous peoples, minorities, and non-self governing nations, representatives of governments, multilateral organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and experts in the field of non-violence, to discuss the contemporary, practical meaning and application of nonviolence, particularly in relation to conflicts between states and nonstate entities.
Nonviolence Conference 1997
July 21, 1997
The UNPO International Conference, Non-violence and Conflict: Conditions for Effective Peaceful Change was held July 21-23 in Tallinn, Estonia.