A Network of People Building Peace
15 July 2021#BuildingPeaceTogether through SDG5 in South Asia: What does it take?
The gender gap in South Asia is one of the worst in the world, second only to the MENA region. Women in the region are disadvantaged in the workplace...
14 July 2021GPPAC calls for prevention and accountability for crimes against indigenous peoples in Mexico
GPPAC condemns the killing of indigenous activist Simón Pedro Pérez López and calls for prevention and accountability for crimes against indigenous...
12 July 2021PBC Blog: UN System-Wide Peacebuilding Coherence
The 2020 Review of the UN’s Peacebuilding Architecture resulted in an affirmation that promoting sustaining peace is a task for the whole United...
8 July 2021From Rome throughout the World: Launching the renewed Rome Declaration for Peace, Justice and Inclusive Societies
On the second day of the High Level Political Forum 2021 (HLPF), a second iteration of the Rome Declaration was officially launched. A broad civil...
7 July 2021Planting the Seeds of Change in Sri Lanka: Localising the SDGs
Every Sri Lankan tea you drink is a slightly bitter brew. Why you must wonder. That is because in every single tea leaf coming from Sri Lanka lies the...
29 June 2021Far from Exclusive: Why should Local Peacebuilders participate in the High-Level Political Forum?
The High-Level Political Forum, short for HLPF, sounds really exclusive, don’t you think? Like a faraway pompous space, where a bunch of older white...
25 June 2021PBC Blog: To Prevent or Not to Prevent - The Peacebuilding Commission as a Potential Conflict Prevention Body
Conflict prevention addresses the root causes of conflict. Therefore preventive efforts must address a wider range of issues than traditionally...
24 June 2021Policy Briefs: Shrinking Civic Space in Latin America and The Caribbean
Our Regional Secretariat La Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES) in Latin America and The Caribbean conducted...
22 June 2021PBC Blog: New Frontiers in Financing for Peacebuilding within the Peacebuilding Commission
Recently, the international community came to the recognition that the full implementation of peacebuilding and sustaining peace is not possible...
18 June 2021PBC Blog: Advancing Women, Peace and Security through a Gender Strategy
The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda (WPS), initiated by UN Security Council resolution 1325, recognizes the crucial role that women play in creating...
14 June 2021PBC Blog: Bringing a Youth, Peace and Security Lens to the Peacebuilding Commission
Young people are often stereotyped as victims or perpetrators in conflict. This obscures their efforts to create and advance peace all over the world...