Securing a peaceful future
Responding to a world in transition
A changing world demands a resilient response. The United Nations employs a diverse range of mechanisms and tools to prevent conflict, foster people-centered, peaceful resolutions, and build sustainable peace, including through diplomacy, mediation, disarmament, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, justice and the rule of law, to address the evolving threats to international peace and security.
Hear Us. Act Now for a Peaceful World
Peace is not something done to or for young people. It must be built with them. Learn more about the UN campaign, Hear Us. Act Now for a Peaceful World, which partners with young people everywhere to build lasting peace.
The Peace Outlook 2026: Five moments for global action
As we approach 2026, we look at five events that present opportunities to invest in peace and humanity, and cement resilience in communities everywhere - from celebrating volunteerism and investing in youth and women as agents of change, to strengthening crime prevention and ensuring criminal justice both on-and-off-line.
Honouring peacekeepers from China
China is the eighth-largest contributor to UN peacekeeping and the top contributor among the Security Council’s permanent members. China currently deploys over 1,800 peacekeepers across eight global operations, focusing on high-impact stability: protecting civilians, removing landmines, and enabling humanitarian efforts in some of the world’s most fragile contexts.
Rise up for peace: 10 actions you can take to spark change in the new year
Peace is what we build together every day. And a new year is a fresh chance to shape the kind of world we want to live in. This is your invitation to rise up, join that momentum and #ActNowForPeace. Here are 10 actions you can take to spark meaningful, lasting change.
When protection reaches the last village
For many in Nepal, peace is not a signed treaty or a political speech; it is a lived condition entangled with caste, class, gender, and geography. For 28-year-old Aishworya Shrestha, a young leader, "real peace shows up before tragedy." It's about investing in people and giving voice to those "who live with its absence in ordinary ways, every day."
Peace is not built in conference rooms. Peace is built in classrooms, in clinics, in communities.”
United Nations Secretary-General (António Guterres, 19 June 2025)
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Voices for peace
Justice without borders: A UN Volunteer's story
Human rights aren't optional, they're everyone's responsibility - for Miina Huotari, these aren't just words; they are the foundation of her daily work. As a UN Volunteer in Guatemala, she works at the intersection of research and advocacy to tackle discrimination and inequality.
Jordan: Making today matter in Za'atari refugee camp
For children who have only known displacement in Za'atari Refugee Camp, UN Volunteer Jana Abbas is focused on transforming their reality one day at a time. Serving with UNICEF Jordan, she works to ensure vital safe spaces offer learning support, protection, and a sense of normalcy.
The farmers working to feed Gaza
For 60-year-old farmer Susan Allaham in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), targeted aid became the catalyst for resilience: "After receiving cash assistance from FAO… I decided to seize the opportunity and return to my land."
Key UN events
International Day of Education
24 January 2026
Did you know that without access to education, a generation of children living in conflict will grow up without the skills they need to contribute to their countries and economies, exacerbating the already desperate situation for millions of children and their families.
International Day of Clean Energy
26 January 2026
Did you know that the heavy energy use resulting from conflicts exacerbates the climate crisis, both through direct greenhouse gas emissions from military activities and indirect effects at the global level. Investing in peace means safeguarding our environment.
International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
27 January 2026
The International Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Death Camp in 1945. It is a critical global reminder of the dangers of hatred, bigotry and antisemitism, and to remember, reflect and take action to ensure such atrocities never happen again.
