Peace is not simply the absence of war. It depends on the ability of societies to confront disagreement without violence, protect human rights and dignity, and keep dialogue open when tensions rise. Today, conflict, displacement, discrimination, hate speech, backsliding on rights and polarization are fracturing communities and eroding trust.
Today, conflict, displacement, discrimination, hate speech, backsliding on rights and polarization are fracturing communities and eroding trust.
On this #InternationalDayOfPeace, UNESCO calls for greater investment in the institutions, skills and relationships that allow societies to address tensions before they turn into violence.
For more than 80 years, UNESCO has worked to build peace through education, culture, freedom of expression and dialogue.
Peace is never secured once and for all. It is built through institutions, relationships and daily choices.
The International Day of Peace celebrates the power of global solidarity for building a peaceful and sustainable world.
This has never been so important at a time of unprecedented challenges. New forces of division have emerged, spreading hatred and intolerance. Terrorism is fuelling violence, while violent extremism seek to poison the minds of the vulnerable and young. In the poorest and least-developed parts of the world, climate-related natural disasters are compounding existing fragility, increasing forced migration and heightening the risk of violence.
The barriers to peace are complex and steep - no one country can solve them alone. Doing so requires new forms of solidarity and joint action, starting as early as possible.
What is sustainable development?
- a resolution to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future
- a vision that encompasses populations, animal and plant species, ecosystems, natural resources – water, air, energy
- an endeavour to integrate concerns such as the fight against poverty, gender equality, human rights, education for all, health, human security, intercultural dialogue etc.
