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.
Resilience alone is not enough - A young peacebuilder’s pursuit of sustainable peace in Haiti
Peacebuilder and environmental activist Adelin Pierre calls his home “my beautiful island of Haiti,” where people are warm, enthusiastic, resilient, and passionate about life. Despite the country’s political and socioeconomic crises, what drives his peacebuilding work every day is the strength of his fellow youth leaders and the conviction that real change is possible for all Haitians.
EmpoderaClima: Co-creating a sustainable and just world
EmpoderaClima, based in Brazil, exists to cocreate a sustainable and just world by empowering young women from the Global South to tackle the climate crisis, through a gender lens and intersectional approach.
UN Office for Disarmament Affairs – empowering youth in securing our common future
Disarmament lies at the very heart of the UN’s collective security system. Today, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs recognizes that young people are essential to this mission, driving the innovative solutions and awareness needed to reduce the threat of all weapons.
It's time to invest in the architecture of peace, not the tools of war. That means living up to disarmament obligations. Rebuilding trust. And strengthening the systems and tools that prevent the proliferation, testing and use of deadly weapons.”
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, 5 March 2026
In the spotlight
No justice, no peace: Why access to justice shapes everyday peace for women and girls
For millions of women and girls around the world, seeking safety without fear and the ability to claim rights without retaliation, remains a distant dream because of their limited access to justice.
No one should be hibakusha in our future - A young leader's mission for a world without nuclear weapons
Suzuka Nakamura, a peace entrepreneur, is on a mission to preserve the legacy of atomic bomb survivors. Born and raised in Nagasaki, Japan, and as the granddaughter of a hibakusha, she is developing a mobile museum to share the vital stories of survival, resilience, and peace with communities worldwide.
When silence breaks and human rights become personal
How do global human rights frameworks translate into everyday peace and security? For Pierre Yvan Miharisoa, a UN Volunteer working on human rights in Madagascar, it starts by listening. Explore how his grassroots work with local authorities, women’s associations, and young human rights defenders is strengthening access to justice and proving that lasting change often begins with a single person deciding to speak.
Arsene Gbaguidi: "UN electoral support is about empowering citizens"
In this Expert Take conversation, the Director of MINUSCA's Electoral Division, Arsene Gbaguidi unpacks the various types of electoral assistance the UN provides. He also shares examples of challenges and gains, including boosting participation by women and young people in elections.
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.
