Documents

• General Assembly Resolution on International Year of Peace and International Day of Peace (A/RES/36/67)
• General Assembly Resolution on International Day of Peace (A/RES/55/282)
• Security Council Resolution S/RES/2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security
• Security Council Resolution S/RES/1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security
• Uniting for Peace - General Assembly Resolution 377 (V)
• United Nations Conflict Prevention and Preventive Diplomacy in Action

Related Links

• Peace and Security (Global Issues)
• Peace and Security (Campaign)
• Secretary-General’s Appeal for Global Ceasefire
• United Nations Messengers of Peace
• Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
• Youth, Peace and Security
• Youth 4 Disarmament
• Rule of Law
• Messengers of Peace
• UN iLibrary Peace Collection
• UN Bookshop Translating War into Peace Collection

UN Entities and Offices

• Security Council
• United Nations Peacekeeping
• United Nations Peacebuilding
• Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism
• United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
• United Nations Mine Action Service
• UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency
• Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect
• Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict

Multimedia

• Messages on Peace from UN Messengers of Peace and youth
• Poems for Peace website | Trello board
• Peace is My Mission – Join Us!
• The UN: Innovating for Peace
• UN Gifts: The Peace Bell
• The Importance of Women in Peace Processes
• Mission for Peace: United Nations through the eyes of a UN peacekeeper in Mali
• Malala Yousafzai: What does it mean to become a Messenger of Peace
• UN in Action: Cartoonists for Peace

Campaigns

Actions for a peaceful world

Speak up, learn, practice respect, embrace diversity, protest injustice. Act Now and be the change you want to see!

Hear Us. Act Now for a Peaceful World

Hear Us. Act Now for a Peaceful World is a global campaign led by the United Nations and its youth partners. The campaign is based on the premise that peace is more than the absence of conflict—it’s a life with dignity, justice and security.

Download the poster and other promotional material on Trello

Past Observances

• 2024 - Cultivating a culture of peace
• 2023 - Actions for peace: Our ambition for the #GlobalGoals
• 2022 - End racism. Build peace.
• 2021 - Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world
• 2020 - Shaping Peace Together
• 2019 - Climate Action for Peace
• 2018 - The Right to Peace: Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70
• 2017 - Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All
• 2016 - The Sustainable Development Goals: Building Blocks for Peace
• 2015 - Partnerships for Peace - Dignity for All
• 2014 - The Right of Peoples to Peace
• 2013 - Education for Peace
• 2012 - Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future
• 2011 - Peace and Democracy: Make your voice heard!

Related observances

• International Day of Conscience
• International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 
• International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace 
• International Day of Living Together in Peace
• International Day of UN Peacekeepers
• International Day of Non-Violence
• World Science Day for Peace and Development 
• International Day of Neutrality