- 25 August 2021
Statement on Recent Developments in Afghanistan
Concerned about the growing insecurities in Afghanistan since the Taliban obtained control over the majority of provinces in the country, including...
- 24 August 2021
Virtual Engagement of Local Peacebuilders in the Age of COVID-19
Local peacebuilders support communities in breaking through cycles of violent conflict. In this, they have historically relied on in person dialogue...
- 11 August 2021
Reflecting on the State of Peacebuilding Debate at the 2021 HLPF
Another year of the High-Level Political Forum (#2021HLPF) – the global platform for mobilising action on sustainable development – concluded on the...
- 11 August 2021
#HLPF2021 as Experienced by Local Peacebuilders: An Interview with Daniel Antonio Martín Villar
We sat down with our member Daniel Antonio Martín Villar from Centro de Colaboración Civica Mexico to talk about his personal experience participating...
- 4 August 2021
PBC Blog: Institutionalising Sustaining Peace
Being a leader in sustaining peace requires significant capacity. Institutionalising processes that support sustaining peace can make a significant...
- 4 August 2021
Peace Education: Building Bridges for Peace across the Dniester River
The Dniester River is a deep blue stream that eventually ends in the Black Sea. It separates Moldova from its breakaway region Transnistria. Not only...
- 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 2021
GPPAC 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 2021
PBC 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 2021
From 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 2021
Planting 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 2021
Far 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...