Act Now: Tell Congress Peace is Cheaper than War

The United States is failing to pay its fair share of UN peacekeeping. The President's budget request this year shortchanges UN peacekeeping by $500 million.  Considering the U.S. has already accumulated $500 million in prior unpaid bills to UN peacekeeping alone, the United States could owe more than $1 billion to the United Nations by the end of 2007!  Congress must now address this shortfall.

Act now! Tell Congress to honor its commitments to UN peacekeeping for an effective means of sharing the burdens for international security and stability.  Be a voice for peace.

·    Sign the petition!  Visit www.PriceOfPeace.org to watch a video and sign the petition to Members of Congress.

·    Spread the word!  Send an e-card to your family, friends, and colleagues to let them know about this important campaign.  

·    Put up a PriceOfPeace.org banner ad on your organization's website to help spread the word and encourage others to take action

·    Send an email to your organization's members and constituents on or around the campaign's alerting them of this funding crisis and urging them to visit www.PriceOfPeace.org

The United States and the international community have called on the UN to maintain peace, foster reconciliation, promote democracy, and build long- term stability in 18 missions around the world - at a fraction of what it would cost the U.S. - while keeping American troops our of harm's way.  Visit www.PriceOfPeace.org now and help us tell Congress that funding UN peacekeeping is a sound investment for peace and stability.  

Peace.  It's cheaper than war.

Also of note:  In partnership with PriceOfPeace.org, UN Dispatch (www.UNDispatch.com), a blog focusing on UN issues, will run "Posts on Peace," featuring guest bloggers and multimedia content centered on issues of peace.  Visit the site to read more about UN peacekeeping from the field.