By Peter van den Dungen, 2020 Since its emergence in the early 19th century, and continuing today, the peace movement has organised countless national and international congresses. Their importance in promoting the development of a culture of peace and strengthening efforts for the prevention and abolition of war, was recognised by Alfred Nobel. In his last will and testament, signed in Paris on 27th November 1895 –  125 years ago –  he mentioned ‘the holding and promotion of peace congresses...

On 9 October 2020, the editors of the French literary magazine, Books, published an article about Bertha von Suttner following the announcement on the same day of that year’s laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize. However, ‘Bertha von Suttner, first woman laureate of the Nobel peace prize’,[1] is disappointing both as regards the length and content of the article. It mentions that it was the ‘radical pacifist’ (sic) who convinced Alfred Nobel to honour individuals who promoted the fraternity of peop...

Eveline Blitz ( author) wrote a Dutch booklet for adolescents: Bertha von Suttner aan de wieg voor wereldvrede, on the occasion of the centenary of the Peace Palace in  2014. It was translated into English, French and German and is available in the webshop of the Peace Place Library The Hague. Bertha von Suttner at the cradle of World Peace pdf