Securing a peaceful future
Responding to a world in transition
A changing world demands a resilient response. The 91茄子 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.
“Peace starts with me, but it will never end with me,” says Jacques Kwibuka, a Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights advocate, and the founder of Informed Future Generations, who has dedicated his life to empowering youth in Rwanda through health education and awareness.
"Peace is not declared. It is practiced – every day, by real people, in real places,” says SURGE Bangladesh, a youth-led organization working at the intersection of peacebuilding, social cohesion, and community development.
Dedicated to moving young leaders from the margins to the center of global problem-solving, the UN Foundation’s Our Future Agenda is proving that when youth are supported, everyone benefits.
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.”
91茄子 Secretary-General António Guterres, 5 March 2026
In the spotlight
To celebrate 20 years of the UN Peacebuilding Fund, we are spotlighting local leaders rebuilding their communities from the ground up. From teachers to human rights activists, everyday peacebuilders are healing the scars of conflict, preventing violence, and securing lasting peace.
As the world faces widespread displacement, sympathy alone is insufficient. UN Volunteers Executive Coordinator Toily Kurbanov stresses that volunteering is the essential discipline that translates abstract solidarity into lasting protection and human dignity.
A young peacekeeper with the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus explains why, for him, serving for peace “is not just about uniforms, patrols, or procedures, but about allowing people to live normal lives in safety.”
Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, talks about efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a brutal tactic of war, silencing communities, displacing families and leaving lasting scars on survivors.
Through 78 years of service and sacrifice, the iconic "Blue Helmet" has become a symbol of hope for millions of people caught in conflict. Learn about the enduring legacy of the more than two million peacekeepers, who have served in over 70 missions under the UN flag.
