ISC: World Science Day for Peace and Development

Last week on 10 November, the International Science Organization (ISC) posted the following statement on their website in honour of the World Science Day for Peace and Development. As a member organization of the ISC, we would also like to endorse this statement:

“This week we commemorate World Science Day for Peace and Development, celebrated on 10 November every year. The ISC, which brings together science organizations in all regions of the world, is a unified and strong global voice for science, promoting scientific collaboration across geographical and disciplinary borders. As members of the global scientific community, we celebrate the remarkable contribution of science and technology to advancing human development. At the same time, we recognize the very real suffering of civilians affected by conflicts around the world, throughout history to the present day, where scientific knowledge and technology are used against the public good. Let us reflect as the scientific community on how to foster the role of science in achieving peace. Our hearts go out to victims of conflict who endure unimaginable hardship, and our concern extends to the world at large, for which we nurture a vision of life within sustainable social and planetary boundaries, and harmony amongst and between people and nature.”