The Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote conditions to enable the resolution of conflict, reduce violence and contribute to a durable peace across Europe, its neighbouring countries and the world.

AP is the first Italian organization specializing in peacebuilding. This allows us to occupy a unique role in the European landscape: on the one hand, we interpret and synthesize relevant topics for the benefit of Italian agencies and institutions working on peace and security; on the other, we highlight experiences, capacities and resources specific to the Italian system, which can contribute to the resolution of violent conflict.

The Berghof Foundation is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation that supports efforts to prevent political and social violence, and to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation. Established by Professor Georg Zundel in 1971, members of the Zundel family in their roles as shareholders and trustees remain dedicated to the organisation’s long-term development. Based in Germany, the NGO is run by a diverse team working closely with partners in selected regions. An international Board of Trustees supports its work.

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Conducive Space for Peace (CSP) aims to transform the international system of support to peacebuilding in a manner that puts local leadership first and changes the structures,  attitudes, practices, and processes of collaboration between international and local actors working to promote sustainable peace at country level. Read our strategic framework for 2019-2022 for a full overview of how we plan to take our agenda forward.

The Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) is a project of the Global Movement for a Culture of Peace, initiated by the United Nations, where readers exchange information about events, experiences, books, music, and web news that promote a culture of peace.

This is a blog for dreamers and idealists who seek to build a more peaceful and just world. We will help you to find creative and strategic ways to make real, lasting change on issues you care about while maintaining your peace of mind.

The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is a knowledge hub that connects the critical mass of peacebuilding actors, resources, and expertise in Geneva and worldwide. Founded in 2008, the Platform has a mandate to facilitate interaction on peacebuilding between different institutions and sectors, and to advance new knowledge and understanding of issues and contexts related building peace. It also plays a creative role in building bridges between International Geneva, the United Nations peacebuilding architecture in New York, and peacebuilding activities in the field. The Platform's network comprises more than 4'000 peacebuilding professionals working on building peace directly or indirectly. The Platform ensures the continuous exchange of information through seminars, consultations, and conferences, and facilitates outcome-oriented dialogues on peacebuilding practice.

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Interpeace is an independent, international peacebuilding organization. Interpeace was initially established in 1994 by the United Nations to develop innovative solutions to build peace. They have a proven and recognized approach to enable people to build lasting peace.

Interpeace has developed Frameworks for Assessing Resilience (FAR):

Frameworks for Assessing Resilience (FAR) is a two-year programme that is designed to better understand, address and assess the key sources of fragility and resilience within conflict- or violence-prone countries. Interpeace believes that in order to transform conflict, it is necessary not only to identify its causes, but also to better understand existing sources of resilience for peacebuilding in societies so that they can be strengthened.

The International Catalan Institute for Peace organizes seminars and conferences, the ICIP Peace in Progress Award, and other activities to promote peace.

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International Cities of Peace™ is a nonprofit, tax-exempt association dedicated to connecting, promoting, and encouraging the global cities of peace movement. An Advisory Council of leaders from global Cities of Peace organizations is working to create an all-inclusive, non-polarizing network of world citizens working on the ground to bring peace to their communities.

The CICA is an international network of professionals interested in deepening our knowledge about consciousness, the achievement of peace, the resolution of conflicts and the treatment of aggression and violence at all levels.

The International Peace & Security Institute empowers the next generation of peacemakers.

The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding "programs focus on building local capacity to respond effectively and nonviolently to future conflicts."

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The Alliance for Peacebuilding (AfP) houses the Peacebuilding Coalition, which is comprised of organizations across 5 continents working to develop a global campaign.Togetherm they launched the Living Dictionary of Peacebuilding.

The Mary Hoch Center for Reconciliation promotes and expands reconciliation studies within the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason University.

The National Peace Academy is a home for peace professionals and community organizers looking to hone their practice and for budding community leaders and changemakers who are seeking knowledge and skills to create safe, healthy and sustainable communities and nurture positive change in themselves, their family, neighborhood, workplace and the world.

Network for Peace was set up to continue the work of the National Peace Council, one of the oldest peace organisations in the UK.

They are an organisation-based network, most members are groups who are working for peace, disarmament, or similar.

PATRIR is committed to a world in which conflicts are transformed constructively, through peaceful means – in which individuals, communities, countries, and local, national, regional, and international organisations and actors are empowered to address conflicts effectively and work together to do so.

Peace Direct is an international charity dedicated to stopping wars, one person at a time. In conflict zones around the world, we support local people to stop violence and build long-term peace.

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The Peacebuilding Practioner is the website of Bjoern Eser and Bryn Higgs. They offer online courses and videos as well as maintain a blog with articles on peacebuilding to promote discussion and conversation,

This documentary "spotlights the men working with female activists in conflict societies around the world to challenge notions of militarised masculinities and advance feminist peace."