Early childhood development: Pathways to sustainable peace
This UN event presented scientific evidence around early childhood development and social cohesion/peacebuilding and showcased best practices from around the world over the last 25 years.
Activity Reports
New report examines men as allies in women, peace and security
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security launched a new report at the United Nations headquarters on October 30 titled “Beyond Engaging Men: Masculinities, (Non)Violence, and Peacebuilding.”
We20: A Peoples’ Summit resolves to strengthen efforts to protect rights
‘Mother of Democracy’ failed to protect democratic rights as Delhi Police canceled the Day 3 proceedings of The We20: Peoples’ Summit on G20. The Summit vows to protect people and nature over profits.
Sierra Leone: 30 peace ambassadors trained
The West Africa News Network and three other organizations embarked on a training program for peace Ambassadors in various communities, aiming to equip participants with the skills to serve as ambassadors of peace in their respective areas.
The 2023 Nanjing Peace Forum “Peace, Security, and Development: Youth in Action” was held in Jiangsu, China
On September 19-20 2023, the third Nanjing Peace Forum with the theme “Peace, Security, and Development: Youth in Action” was successfully held in Jiangsu Expo Garden. The forum was focused on “Peace and Sustainable Development.”
NGOs empower hundreds of IDPs with peace education and religious tolerance during Peace Week 2023 (Nigeria)
NGOs in Kaduna embarked on a week-long journey to nurture hope and enlightenment and foster peace education among the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
How to build peace? On the occasion of the International Peace Day a dialogue between students and experts
The first UNESCO online Campus on the school year approched a main issue: how to build peace.
Six schools from five countries, Greece, Nigeria, Vietnam, India and Portugal gathered for a passionate debate.
A framework for world peace: Program builds kids’ intercultural and interfaith understanding
Together For Humanity (TFH), an inclusive educational organisation working with school communities to foster intercultural understanding, held its inaugural Victorian Youth Summit at the University of Melbourne.
National Coordinators of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network gather to reflect and share experiences
At the June 6-8 2023 global conference, National Coordinators of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network reinforced the network’s importance as a laboratory of ideas for educational quality and innovation by endorsing the “70th Anniversary Declaration”.
“Our Similarity is the way forward“ say young people from Western Balkans
The first ‘State of Peace’ Youth Academy, seen as an educational platform for transcending differences and for preventing future conflicts, was organised by the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina in collaboration with the Post-Conflict Research Center from August 18 to 31.
Archives and museums for reconciliation and peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
On 10 August 2023, UNESCO organized a National Stakeholders’ Meeting on Conflict Reconciliation and Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste, with a focus on the role of archives and alternative sites for history and peace education in the country.
Group trains teachers to implement peace, character education in schools (Nigeria)
Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO supporting the work of the United Nations in peace education, have trained teachers in the Federal Capital Territory to implement peace and character education in schools.