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10/15/2026

Twenty-six years ago, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, recognizing that women must be part of making and keeping peace. The evidence since has been consistent: peace agreements negotiated without women are less likely to endure, and states that exclude women are more likely to experience renewed violence. A state's fragility is therefore deepened by the systematic exclusion of women.

The women of Afghanistan are a stark reminder of what is at stake. Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, women and girls have been systematically pushed out of public life. Excluded from the talks that shaped their country's future, they now face sweeping restrictions on their access to education, justice, health care, and civic participation.

During Women, Peace and Security Month, FFP celebrates women who stand up to injustice and work toward lasting peace and stability. Malala Yousafzai, who became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate at just 17, has spent years advocating for the rights of girls and women, including Afghan girls denied access to education. We stand in solidarity with Malala and the millions of Afghan girls whose fundamental rights to education, freedom, and a voice in shaping their own futures continue to be denied.

Their voices must not be silenced, and their rights must not be forgotten.

Sources:
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000)
Stone, in O'Reilly, Ó Súilleabháin & Paffenholz, Reimagining Peacemaking, International Peace Institute, 2015
UNESCO on girls' education in Afghanistan, 2026
Illustration: Fund for Peace

10/13/2026

Hazards are indiscriminate. Disasters are not.

The same flood, the same storm, the same heatwave will pass through two countries and leave one recovering in weeks and the other recovering for years. The difference is not the weather. It is what was already there - the pressures a country was carrying before the shock arrived, and the capacities it had to absorb them.

This is why The Fund for Peace built the Crisis Sensitivity Simulator (CSS). The Simulator does something the headlines cannot: it asks what would happen. Select a shock. Apply it across 12 pressure indicators and more than 100 sub-indicators. Set it against a country’s resilience capacities. Run it 1,500 times. What comes back is not a forecast but something more useful - a map of where a country would bend first.

On this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the theme is Resilience Starts at Home. At FFP, we recognize that prevention is not just about response capacity; it also requires analytical capability. You cannot strengthen what you have not measured, and you cannot act early on a risk you have not identified.

To know more about FFP’s work and the CSS please visit https://fundforpeace.org/SRI/simulator.html - and contact us to discuss our most recent capabilities.

Sources:
UNDRR, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
2026: Resilience Starts at Home - iddrr.undrr.org
UNDRR/UNISDR, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

10/12/2026

Congratulations to Navi Pillay, recipient of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize!

Dr. Pillay receives the prize “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.” Early in her career, she founded her own law firm in Durban and defended anti-apartheid activists. She went on to serve on the High Court of South Africa, as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, as a judge of the International Criminal Court and as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. She has also served as an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice and chaired a UN Commission of Inquiry.

Her career shows that lasting peace depends on justice, accountability and respect for human rights. Thank you, Dr. Pillay, for your years of service to the global community.

Source: Nobel Prize 2026

10/08/2026

Peacebuilding does not begin at the negotiating table. It begins in communities, where people come together to demand change.

Leymah Gbowee helped mobilize thousands of women across religious and ethnic lines in Liberia, uniting them in a nonviolent movement for peace during the country’s civil war. Her leadership demonstrated the power of women’s collective action to shape peace processes and build more peaceful societies.

In 2011, Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to mobilize women and promote peace. Her story is a reminder that women are not only affected by conflict, but are also powerful agents of peace.

Today, she continues this work through the Leymah Gbowee Foundation and as part of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, supporting women’s leadership and advancing peace, justice and equality around the world.

During Women, Peace and Security Month, we highlight women whose leadership and courage continue to shape peace and security around the world.

Sources: UN Peacemaker, The Nobel Prize

10/02/2026

To commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence, FFP is highlighting the work of Erica Chenoweth & Maria Stephan, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict.

Chenoweth and Stephan examine the effectiveness of nonviolent protest and resistance movements in achieving social and political change. The International Day of Non-Violence underscores the importance of our continued commitment to building bridges, promoting nonviolent approaches to conflict prevention, and fostering resilient and peaceful communities worldwide.

United Nations

10/01/2026

To mark the first day of Women, Peace, and Security Month, we are sharing quotes and statements from influential female leaders and community members who have championed gender equality, human rights, peace, and resilience around the world.

FFP is committed to supporting and uplifting women while promoting security and sustainability in communities worldwide. Preventing conflict and preserving peace in marginalized communities is a long-standing priority for FFP and a critical part of our work on women, peace, and security. Our organization continues to serve as a platform to share insights, projects, and programs developed by influential women across the globe.

Reference:
https://www.ipinst.org/2012/09/johnson-sirleaf-president-thats-womens-work

09/30/2026

Speakers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies event, “The Future of U.S.-Africa Minerals Diplomacy” discussed critical minerals security, commercial investment, and sustainability in partnership with Africa.

FFP’s experience with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs) has demonstrated the importance of integrating human rights considerations into security arrangements, ensuring the security and well-being of host communities, and fostering meaningful local participation in projects, programs, and commercial investments. These practices contribute to more responsible, effective, and sustainable mining of critical minerals.

References:
https://www.csis.org/events/future-us-africa-minerals-diplomacy

https://fundforpeace.org/programs/voluntary-principles-on-security-and-human-rights/

https://www.voluntaryprinciples.org/

09/21/2026

This , the UN's theme is "Invest in Peace: For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day" — a call to recognize the everyday architects of peace, building stability from the ground up.

That's the belief at the center of The Fund for Peace's mission: lasting peace isn't imposed from the outside, it's built by the people who live closest to the problem. We intentionally seek to support and strengthen the capacity and capabilities of local counterparts and all stakeholders whenever possible, keeping our role in the background and ensuring the focus remains on locally owned progress that outlasts our involvement.

Today, we're recommitting to that work.

Credit Severine Autesserre:

09/19/2026

Forty-four years after the Sabra and Shatila massacre, we remember the Palestinian refugees and Lebanese civilians who were killed, and those whose lives changed forever. Remembrance is not only about honoring the people we lost. It is also about recognizing the warning signs that preceded the violence and asking what they can teach us about prevention today. At The Fund for Peace, we believe prevention begins with understanding the drivers of fragility and identifying the conditions that place communities at risk. Through early warning, resilience-building, and evidence-based policy, we work to identify and address these risks before they escalate into crises.
The lessons of Sabra and Shatila remind us of the importance of recognizing the warning signs, protecting vulnerable communities, and strengthening the institutions and systems that can help prevent mass atrocities.
History cannot be changed. But the future can be shaped by what we learn from it.
Sources: UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG), Al Jazeera Media Network, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International

09/17/2026

We are delighted to introduce Monica Solis as the newest Research Assistant at The Fund for Peace. In this role, she will draw on her extensive academic background in conflict analysis, post-genocide transitional justice, and peace education to contribute to our community-collaborative approach to peacebuilding, resiliency, and conflict prevention.

We’re thrilled to have Monica on the team and look forward to the expertise she’ll bring as we continue promoting peace, accountability, and resilience worldwide.

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