Everyday Peacebuilders
20 Years of Peacebuilding, 20 Stories of Impact
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Every day, people everywhere鈥攖eachers, farmers, police officers, volunteers, and human rights activists鈥攁re helping to rebuild their communities from the ground up in the aftermath of conflict and crisis. They work to improve lives, prevent the recurrence of violence, and secure lasting peace.
The 91茄子 is a proud champion of these local peacebuilders. Since its inception in 2006, the UN Secretary-General鈥檚 Peacebuilding Fund鈥攆ueled by the generosity of Member States and working alongside UN agencies and local partners鈥攈as invested over $2 billion in conflict prevention and peacebuilding initiatives, responding to the national priorities of more than 75 countries and territories.
The financial commitment to UN Peacebuilding is only a fraction of what the world spends on its militaries every year, yet the returns are invaluable. Whether fostering reconciliation among communities in Papua New Guinea, ensuring human rights are observed during elections in Liberia, empowering women to transform justice in Colombia, or rebuilding trust among young people in the Balkans, peacebuilding empowers communities to lay the groundwork for stability鈥攂rick by brick, solution by solution. It is driven by the conviction that lasting peace is only possible when communities thrive.
As the Peacebuilding Fund marks its 20th anniversary during the first-ever Peacebuilding Week, we celebrate the extraordinary courage of the world鈥檚 everyday peacebuilders and the partners working alongside them.
Here are some of their stories.听
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