Vijay Mehta MA is an author and global activist for peace, development, human rights and the environment. Some of his notable books are The Fortune Forum Summit: For a Sustainable Future, Arms No More, and The United Nations and Its Future in the 21st Century. He is president of VM Centre for Peace (www.vmpeace.org), acting chair for Action for UN Renewal, and co-chair of World Disarmament Campaign.

He is trustee and co-founder of Fortune Forum (www.fortuneforum.org) and is writing a book on climate change with his daughter, Renu Mehta, founder of Fortune Forum.

Fortune Forum held two summits in London in 2006 and 2007. The summit’s attracted a worldwide audience of 1.3 billion people (one fifth of humanity) including print and media coverage. The keynote speakers for the first and second summit were Bill Clinton, former US President and Al Gore, former US vice-President, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize 2007 for his work on environment.

Vijay Mehta has appeared in various TV programmes including BBC World Service, Ajtak-24 hour Indian news channel, Iranian national TV, and Think Peace documentary, Canada, among others. His work has been mentioned in the Independent, Observer and Guardian, among other journals. His public speaking engagements and humanitarian work is dedicated for the service to humanity and our planet. 

He is chair of Arms Reduction Coalition, Co-chair of World Disarmament Campaign and Vice Chair of Action for United Nations Renewal. He is a member of the council of International Peace Bureau (IPB) and National Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). He works with civil society, international organizations, governments, businesses as well as with peace, human rights, environment and development groups.

The main areas of work are as follows:

·        International peace, security and disarmament

·        Poverty reduction and development

·        Protection of human rights

·        Environmental sustainability

·        Effective United Nations system and renewed global governance

·        Respect for the rule of law and multilateral treaties 

·        Bridging the religious and cultural divide

He is author of the book Arms No More which exposes the hideous global arms trade and charts ways to curb its proliferation and promote global peace and security. It examines global threats posed by spread of small arms, light weapons and weapons of mass destruction in bringing terror, wars and conflicts worldwide. It puts forward the case for the reduction and eventual abolition of all weapons to end military superiority and enhance global peace and human security.

His book "The United Nations and its Future in the 21^st Century"  is a collection of Erskine Childers annual lectures held in London by prominent UN academics, professionals and politicians about how the United Nations should be reformed to meet the threats and challenges of the 21^st century. It discusses ideas about the UN’s central role in contributing to international peace and security.

His most recent book, “The Fortune Forum Code: For a Sustainable Future” explores the themes of global poverty, environmental sustainability, worldwide diseases and peacebuilding. It states that in our interconnected world a future built on the foundations of mass poverty in the midst of plenty is economically inefficient, politically unsustainable and morally indefensible. The international community should work on reducing conflicts, protecting human rights, promoting democracy and good governance as key ingredients to sustainable development.

He is currently completing a book about climate change.