Angelo Cardona

Cardona has denounced the human rights violations that his country is experiencing in different international decision-making scenarios such as the United Nations Headquarters, European Parliament, German Parliament, British Parliament, United States Congress, Argentina Congress and Colombian Congress.{{Cite web|title=Angelo Cardona|url=https://worldbeyondwar.org/angelocardona/|access-date=2021-03-12|website=World Beyond War . . .|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Winners 2019|url=https://www.21stcenturyiconawards.com/copy-of-winners-2018|access-date=2020-05-26|website=21stcenturyiconaward|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2019|title=Joven soachuno de 22 años entre los íconos mundiales del siglo XXI|url=https://periodismopublico.com/joven-soachuno-de-22-anos-entre-los-iconos-mundiales-del-siglo-xxi|access-date=2020-05-26|website=periodismopublico.com|language=es}}

He served as peace ambassador of the Global Peace Chain from 2020 to 2022,{{Cite web |last=Pinzon |first=Gabriela |title=Joven de Soacha se convierte en el embajador mundial de la paz |url=https://bacatastereo.com/joven-de-soacha-se-convierte-en-el-embajador-mundial-de-la-paz/ |access-date=2020-09-12 |publisher=Bacata Stereo |language=es-CO}}{{Cite web |title=Angelo Cardona |url=https://globalpeacechain.org/ |access-date=2020-08-08 |website=Global Peace Chain}} and in 2018 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.{{Cite web|title=Colombia's Resilience for Peace - an invitation by Amnesty University Group of the FU Berlin|url=https://www.lateinamerikaforum-berlin.de/veranstaltung/colombias-resilience-for-peace-an-invitation-by-amnesty-university-group-of-the-fu-berlin/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Lateinamerika-Forum Berlin e.V.|language=de-DE}}

He is part of the Youth for Disarmament initiative of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs and 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.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-28|title=Ángelo Cardona: Semana del Desarme-ONU|url=https://periodismopublico.com/colombiano-premiado-por-la-onu-en-la-semana-del-desarme-es-de-soacha|access-date=2020-11-05|language=es}}{{Cite web|date=2020-10-27|title=El colombiano premiado por la ONU en la Semana del Desarme|url=https://www.las2orillas.co/el-colombiano-premiado-por-la-onu-en-la-semana-del-desarme/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Las2orillas|language=es}}{{Cite web|title=a/res/74/64 - E - a/res/74/64|url=https://undocs.org/a/res/74/64|access-date=2020-11-05|website=undocs.org}}{{Cite web|title=#75Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge Winners {{!}} Youth 4 Disarmament|url=https://www.youth4disarmament.org/news/75words4disarmament-youth-challenge-winners|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.youth4disarmament.org}}{{Cite web|title=UNODA – United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs|url=https://www.un.org/disarmament/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.un.org}}

In 2016, at age 19, he became a member of the International Peace Bureau, and co-founded the International Peace Bureau Youth Network (IPBYN).{{Cite web|title=The Youth Network is Founded – IPBYN|url=http://ipbyn.org/2016/10/31/the-youth-network-is-founded/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-19|title=Conferencia que transforma de la red de jóvenes de la IPB. Hacia una cultura de paz|url=https://www.pressenza.com/es/2019/08/conferencia-que-transforma-de-la-red-de-jovenes-de-la-ipb-hacia-una-cultura-de-paz/|access-date=2020-05-26|website=Pressenza|language=es}} In 2019, Cardona was appointed Council member of the International Peace Bureau.{{Cite web|title=Structure {{!}} IPB - International Peace Bureau|url=http://www.ipb.org/topics/structure/|access-date=2021-03-08|language=en-US}}

Cardona is also part of the international Steering Group for the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS).{{Cite web|title=About us -|url=http://demilitarize.org/global-campaign-on-military-spending/|website=demilitarize.org|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}} As part of the campaign 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 percent of that, moving 100 million pesos (or US$25 million).{{Cite web |last=de 2021 |first=26 de Abril |title=Rechazos al alto gasto militar de Colombia, según ONG sueca |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/04/26/rechazos-al-alto-gasto-militar-de-colombia-segun-ong-sueca/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=infobae |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Forbes |date=2020-04-21 |title=Gobierno destinará parte del presupuesto militar para el sector salud |url=https://forbes.co/2020/04/21/actualidad/gobierno-destinara-parte-del-presupuesto-militar-para-el-sector-salud/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Forbes Colombia |language=es-MX}}{{Cite web |title=Colombia sets an example by shifting military spending towards healthcare. - |url=https://demilitarize.org/media_news/colombia-sets-an-example-by-shifting-military-spending-towards-healthcare/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=demilitarize.org |language=en-US}} In 2021, he was supported by 33 Colombian members of congress who demanded the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, allocate 1 billion pesos from the defense sector to the health sector.{{Cite web|title=Congresistas piden a Duque transferir un billón de pesos del sector defensa al sector salud |url=https://cablenoticias.tv/congresistas-piden-a-duque-transferir-un-billon-de-pesos-del-sector-defensa-al-sector-salud/|access-date=2021-05-14|language=es-CO}} Cardona also requested the Government to refrain from purchasing 24 warplanes that would cost $4.5 million.{{Cite web|title=Colombia es "el segundo país de la región que más invierte en gasto militar", advierte ONG|url=https://www.elpais.com.co/colombia/es-el-segundo-pais-de-la-region-mas-que-invierte-en-gasto-militar-advierte-ong.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=www.elpais.com.co}}{{Cite web|title=Nuevas críticas desde oposición a compra de aviones y aumento de gasto militar|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com.co/nuevodia/especiales/sucesos/465605-nuevas-criticas-desde-oposicion-compra-de-aviones-y-aumento-de-gasto|access-date=2021-05-14|website=El Nuevo Día|language=es}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=Piden a Duque bajar gasto militar e invertir en atención de pandemia|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/servicios/congresistas-piden-bajar-gasto-militar-e-invertir-en-atencion-de-pandemia-583859|access-date=2021-05-14|website=El Tiempo|language=spanish}}{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=Colombia fue el segundo país latinoamericano con mayor gasto militar durante pandemia, según informe|url=https://www.bluradio.com/nacion/colombia-fue-el-segundo-pais-latinoamericano-con-mayor-gasto-militar-durante-pandemia-segun-informe|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Blu Radio|language=es}}{{Cite web|date=2021-04-26|title=Colombia, 2do país de Latinoamérica con más inversión militar en pandemia|url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2021/04/26/politica/1619470096_763308.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=Caracol Radio|language=es}} On May 4, 2021, amid violent protests unleashed in Colombia as a result of the proposal for a new tax reform.{{Cite news|last=Turkewitz|first=Julie|date=2021-05-03|title=In Colombia, 19 Are Killed in Pandemic-Related Protests|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/world/americas/colombia-protest-deaths.html|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0362-4331}} The Minister of Finance, José Manuel Restrepo, announced that the Government will comply with the request to not purchase the warplanes.{{Cite web|date=4 May 2021|title=Colombia ya no invertirá 14 billones de pesos en aviones de guerra|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/05/05/colombia-ya-no-invertira-14-billones-de-pesos-en-aviones-de-guerra/|access-date=2021-05-14|website=infobae|language=es-ES}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=Nuevo minhacienda asegura que Gobierno no comprará aviones de combate|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/politica/gobierno/nuevo-ministro-de-hacienda-dice-que-gobierno-no-comprara-aviones-de-guerra-585879|access-date=2021-05-14|website=El Tiempo|language=spanish}}

• 2019, Cardona along with Asha de Vos, were the co-recipients of the 21st Century Icon Awards - Inspirational Icon Award{{Cite web|date=2019-09-20|title=21st Century Icon Awards 2019 – Celebrating Success of the Next Generation.|url=https://fabukmagazine.com/asia/21st-century-icon-awards-2019-celebrating-success-of-the-next-generation/|access-date=2020-05-26|website=FabUK Asia|language=en-GB|archive-date=2020-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809015041/https://fabukmagazine.com/asia/21st-century-icon-awards-2019-celebrating-success-of-the-next-generation/|url-status=dead}}
• 2020, 75 Words for Disarmament Award of the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs.
• 2021, Award in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales - The Diana Award.{{Cite web |last=Chile |first=Redacción |date=2021-06-28 |title=Angelo Cardona, activista por la paz colombiano recibe The Diana Awards |url=https://www.pressenza.com/es/2021/06/angelo-cardona-activista-por-la-paz-colombiano-recibe-the-diana-awards/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Pressenza |language=es-ES}}{{Cite web |last=Semana |date=2021-07-01 |title=Angelo Cardona, el primer colombiano en ganar el premio que honra el legado de la princesa Diana |url=https://www.semana.com/mejor-colombia/articulo/angelo-cardona-el-primer-colombiano-en-ganar-el-premio-que-honra-el-legado-de-la-princesa-diana/202156/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo |language=spanish}}
• 2021, The Youth Leadership Award at the Napolitan Victory Awards.{{Cite web|title=Nominados y Ganadores 2021 – The Napolitan Victory Awards|url=https://napolitans.org/nominados-y-ganadores-2021/|access-date=2021-09-25|language=en-US}}
• 2021, The Diana Legacy Award.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-02 |title=ANGELO CARDONA |url=https://diana-award.org.uk/stories/angelo-cardona/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=The Diana Award |language=en-US}}

• Colombian Conflict
• International Peace Bureau
• List of peace activists

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• [http://angelocardona.com/ Official website]
• Angelo Cardona [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcb7xBtWNFY&t=2s Why is there no peace?]

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