International Day of Peace

UNIDIR is hosting the launch of its new publication, Unpacking the Open-ended Working Group on ICT in the Context of International Security (2021–2025), held as a side event to the Global Mechanism on developments in the field of information and communications technologies (ICTs) in the context of international security and advancing responsible State behaviour in the use of ICTs. Between 2021 and 2025, the United Nations Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on security of and in the use of ICTs operated under an extended mandate and delivered outcomes that will shape how the international community addresses ICT issues in the context of international security. OEWG discussions and negotiations generated a substantial record of how Member States approached, assessed and prioritized a wide range of topics. UNIDIR is launching a publication that provides a comprehensive account of these substantive exchanges during the years of negotiation. The study traces how negotiations evolved over tim...

Multi-stakeholder event entitled: Intersectionality Across Generations for Everyday Peace: An Emphasis on SDG 17, sponsored by the University for Peace (UPEACE), with co-sponsorship of the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations, and in partnership with UPEACE NY and Amplifier Art. Held in conjunction with the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), this program will feature multi-stakeholder panel discussions bringing together leaders and representatives from our additional co-sponsors, Baha'i International Community, PeaceBoat US, Nonviolent Peaceforce, among other voices from the arts, academia, and peacebuilding practice. This event is the first in a three-part series of the Peace is a Practice Campaign, a global arts and education campaign promoting the practice of peace for conflict transformation, justice and collective growth Watch the University for Peace: Intersectionality Across Generations for Everyday Peace, An Emphasis on SDG...