To pay tribute to Prime Minister Abe, Boston Global Forum republishes his speech from the first Global Cybersecurity Day: (Excerpts of Prime Minister Abe’s speech at Boston Global Forum Conference, December 12, 2015.) “Ensuring security in cyberspace – cybersecurity –...
From UN Charter Day to UN Centennial Initiative
June 26 is United Nations Charter Day, the date on which the foundational document for the global organization was signed by its original members in San Francisco in 1945. It offers a moment to reflect upon the very first resolution adopted by the United Nations...
An urgent call for actions to build a new international rules and instruments for world peace and security
The world is in danger with the risk of wars threatening the peace and security of humankind in the 21st century. We urge the world community to respond to the current crisis by developing binding new international rules and instruments to safeguard the rights,...
Co-founder of AIWS City and co-chair of NGIC, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga – “On Russia invading Ukraine”
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga February 24, 2022 Our worst fears have become reality and every faint hope for peace we might still have had has been brutally dashed at 5 am on 24 Wednesday 2022. Ukraine, an independent, sovereign nation, long encircled by enemy troops,...
Press statement by World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020 recipient, President von der Leyen, on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
24 February 2022 Early this morning, Russian troops invaded Ukraine, a free and sovereign country. Once again, in the centre of Europe, innocent women, men and children are dying or fear for their lives. We condemn this barbaric attack, and the cynical arguments to...
Digital Treasure of AIWS City: AIWS at Club de Madrid Policy Dialog 2019 “Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy”
At the Policy Dialog 2019 “Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy organized by World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid”, Boston Global Forum organized a ceremony to present the World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2019 to President of Club de Madrid,...
Statement of Boston Global Forum on Russia and Ukraine
Boston, 02/20/2022 We, the Boston Global Forum (BGF), an organization dedicated to promoting a more peaceful world through its World Leader for Peace and Security Award (its recipients have been Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General...
Treasure of AIWS City: Speech of President Ursula von der Leyen on Global Cybersecurity Day 2020
The President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented a special speech to receive World Leader for Peace and Security Award 2020. In this speech, she highlighted: “It is such an honour to be here with you today. At the Michael Dukakis Institute for...