Angelo Cardona

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Angelo Cardona
Cardona, conferencia en la ONU 2019.jpg
Cardona at the United Nations, New York, 2019
Born (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 24)
Soacha, Colombia
OccupationPeace Activist, Human rights defender, Social entrepreneur, Speaker
Years active2008 – present
OrganizationIbero-American Alliance for Peace
Board member ofInternational Peace Bureau World Beyond War
Awards
  • 21st Century Icon Awards (2019)
  • Diana Award (2021)
  • Youth Leadership Award (2021)
Websiteangelocardona.com

Angelo Cardona (born 5 January 1997) is a Colombian social entrepreneur, peace and human rights activist. He is representative of Latin America to the International Peace Bureau.[1][2] Co-founder and President of the Ibero-American Alliance for Peace[3] and peace ambassador of the Global Peace Chain.[2][4][5]

Activism[]

Cardona has denounced the human rights violation that his country is experiencing in different international decision-making scenarios such as the United Nations Headquarters, European Parliament, German Parliament, British Parliament, Argentina Congress and Colombian Congress.[6][7][8]

He is a member of Defendamos la Paz (in English, Let's Defend Peace)[2][8][9] Colombia's citizen movement for peace working towards the implementation of the Colombian peace agreement.[10] and in 2018, he was invited as a speaker by the Amnesty International group in Berlin, to share his knowledge about the implementation of the peace agreement in Colombia.[11]

He is part of the Youth for Disarmament initiative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs established in 2019 with the aim of promoting inclusive participation of young people in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation following the mandate of the resolution 74/64 of the United Nations General Assembly. He was among the winners of the '75 words for disarmament' launched by the United Nations to commemorate the 75 years of its foundation and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[12][13][14][15][16]

International Peace Bureau[]

In 2016, at age 19, he became member of the International Peace Bureau,[7][8] and was invited to participate in the IPB World Congress 'Disarm for a Climate of Peace' in Berlin, Germany,[17][18][19] where he co-founded the International Peace Bureau Youth Network (IPBYN).[20][1][21] In 2019, Cardona was appointed Council member of the International Peace Bureau.[22]

Global Campaign on Military Spending[]

Cardona is also part of the international Steering Group for the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS).[23] The campaign launched in December 2014, by the IPB [24][25] with the aim of raising awareness and changing the discourse on military spending begins to expand internationally, it currently has more than 100 organisations in 35 countries.[23] As part of the campaign, the IPB proposes April 12, as the Global Days of Action on Military Spending.[26][27]

In 2020, together with 28 Colombian members of Congress, he proposed the transfer of 1 billion Colombian pesos from military purposes to the health sector. The Colombian Ministry of Defense agreed to 10 per cent of that, moving 100 million pesos (or US$25 million).[28] In 2021, Angelo supported by 33 Colombian members of congress demanded the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, allocate 1 bilion pesos from the defense sector to the health sector.[29] Cardona also requested the Government to refrain from purchasing 24 warplanes that would cost $4.5 million dollars.[30][31] According to him, with that money, the government could purchase at least 300,000 vaccines against Covid-19 and strengthen the health system in the country.[32][33][34] On May 4, 2021, amid violent protests unleashed in Colombia as a result of the proposal for a new tax reform.[35] The Minister of Finance, José Manuel Restrepo, announced that the Government will comply with the request to not purchase the warplanes.[36][37]

Persecution[]

He costantly receives threats against his life as a result of his work for peace and human rights.[38] Due to the intensification of killing of social leaders and promoters of the Peace Agreement in Colombia. He moved to London in 2018.[39] There, he became vice-president of Humanity United for Universal Demilitarisation[40][41]

Awards and honors[]

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c "Colombiano nombrado embajador mundial de la paz es de Soacha". periodismopublico.com (in Spanish). 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. ^ "Equipo". Alianza Iberoamericana por la Paz (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  4. ^ Pinzon, Gabriela. "Joven de Soacha se convierte en el embajador mundial de la paz" (in Spanish). Bacata Stereo. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  5. ^ "Angelo Cardona". Global Peace Chain. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  6. ^ "Angelo Cardona". World Beyond War . . . Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Winners 2019". 21stcenturyiconaward. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  8. ^ a b c "Joven soachuno de 22 años entre los íconos mundiales del siglo XXI". periodismopublico.com (in Spanish). September 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  9. ^ "DLP denuncia interferencia judicial". La línea del medio (in Spanish). 2020-08-19. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  10. ^ "Defendamos la Paz: Protecting Colombia's Fragile Peace". Latin America Working Group. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  11. ^ "Colombia's Resilience for Peace - an invitation by Amnesty University Group of the FU Berlin". Lateinamerika-Forum Berlin e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  12. ^ "Ángelo Cardona: Semana del Desarme-ONU" (in Spanish). 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  13. ^ a b "El colombiano premiado por la ONU en la Semana del Desarme". Las2orillas (in Spanish). 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  14. ^ "a/res/74/64 - E - a/res/74/64". undocs.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  15. ^ "#75Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge Winners | Youth 4 Disarmament". www.youth4disarmament.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  16. ^ "UNODA – United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs". www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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  18. ^ "Congreso Mundial de la Oficina Internacional de la Paz 2016". www.transform-network.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  19. ^ "Disarm! For a Climate of Peace – Creating an Action Agenda – IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  20. ^ "The Youth Network is Founded – IPBYN". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  21. ^ "Conferencia que transforma de la red de jóvenes de la IPB. Hacia una cultura de paz". Pressenza (in Spanish). 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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  23. ^ a b "About us -". demilitarize.org. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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  25. ^ "Campaña Global sobre el Gasto Militar". www.centredelas.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  26. ^ "12 de abril - Día Mundial de Reducción de Gastos Militares". DePeru.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  27. ^ González, Kleybergel (2020-04-12). "12 abril: Día Mundial de Reducción de Gastos Militares". Enterate24.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  28. ^ "Chile y Colombia reducen presupuestos militares". La Voz de Chile (in Spanish). 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  29. ^ "Congresistas piden a Duque transferir un billón de pesos del sector defensa al sector salud" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  30. ^ "Colombia es "el segundo país de la región que más invierte en gasto militar", advierte ONG". www.elpais.com.co. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  31. ^ "Nuevas críticas desde oposición a compra de aviones y aumento de gasto militar". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  32. ^ "Piden a Duque bajar gasto militar e invertir en atención de pandemia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  33. ^ "Colombia fue el segundo país latinoamericano con mayor gasto militar durante pandemia, según informe". Blu Radio (in Spanish). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  34. ^ "Colombia, 2do país de Latinoamérica con más inversión militar en pandemia". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  35. ^ Turkewitz, Julie (2021-05-03). "In Colombia, 19 Are Killed in Pandemic-Related Protests". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  36. ^ "Colombia ya no invertirá 14 billones de pesos en aviones de guerra". infobae (in Spanish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  37. ^ "Nuevo minhacienda asegura que Gobierno no comprará aviones de combate". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-05-14.
  38. ^ "Colombia, intervista ad Angelo Cardona: la goccia che fece traboccare il vaso". Lanterna (in Italian). 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  39. ^ "En 2018 empeoró la situación de los líderes sociales en Colombia". France 24. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  40. ^ "About HUFUD". HUFUD. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  41. ^ "Peace Conference & Peace March in London on 15 September 2018 – IPBYN". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  42. ^ "21st Century Icon Awards 2019 – Celebrating Success of the Next Generation". FabUK Asia. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  43. ^ "Roll of Honour 2021". The Diana Award. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  44. ^ "Nominados y Ganadores 2021 – The Napolitan Victory Awards". Retrieved 2021-09-25.

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