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International Organization for Peacebuilding We were created by the United Nations in 1994. To learn more visit www.interpeace.org

We became an independent organization in 2000 while maintaining a unique partnership with the UN. As a result, we operate either as an independent NGO or as a UN initiative. Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland) and has offices in Brussels (Belgium), Guatemala City (Guatemala), Nairobi (Kenya) and New York (USA).

21/10/2026

What does 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 look like at 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞l? It starts with citizens having a 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞:

🔹 Creating space for citizens to express their needs and priorities
🔹 Bringing citizens and authorities together to find solutions
🔹 Strengthening communities’ ability to address challenges and prevent conflict
🔹 Building the foundations for peaceful and resilient communities

In September, together with our partners, we launched citizen forums across 3 districts in , as part of a new programme supported by the Embassy of Denmark in Rwanda. Each forum brings together 30 community members, representing different categories of people - including women, men, youth, elderly and people with disabilities - to discuss pressing challenges, work collectively with authorities to identify solutions, and advocate for issues that require action at higher levels.

Sustainable peace is strengthened when communities are equipped to participate, engage and shape solutions to the challenges they face. It is our pleasure to join hands with our partners and make meaningful exchanges a reality 🕊️

14/10/2026

“We always talk about the table. But where is the table? Why don’t we take it somewhere else – to communities and people, rather than selecting a few to come to it?”

This question captured a powerful reflection shared by the panellists at yesterday’s hashtag session, “Security for Whom? Local Dialogue, Youth Inclusion, and Security Governance,” co-organised together with DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance.

As the discussion unfolded, panellists challenged who gets a seat at the table, who sets the agenda, whose security is prioritised, and whether the table itself needs rethinking.

This was capture in the message from Elizabeth Biniya Moga, our Youth Peace Mediators’ Mentoring Programme (YPMMP) participant from South Sudan: “Young people were never invited into the conflict, yet we suffered its consequences alongside the rest of our society. So why should we be excluded from the spaces where decisions about our country’s future are made?”

Three key takeaways from the discussion:

🔹 Rethink the table and who sets the agenda. Meaningful inclusion means starting with communities’ priorities and realities, rather than asking people to fit into predefined processes and agendas.

🔹 Exclusion today can fuel grievances tomorrow. When those most affected by conflict are left out of decisions, peace processes risk reproducing existing injustices, undermining trust and sowing the seeds of future resentment.

🔹 A seat at the table is not enough. Young people and civil society must be able to influence decisions, shape implementation and hold institutions accountable. Dialogue must continue long after an agreement is signed.

Thank you to our panellists and everyone who joined us for an honest and thought-provoking conversation. The conclusion is clear: Peace processes must do more than invite people to the table. They must give communities a meaningful role in shaping the decisions that affect their lives and futures.

Thank you DCAF for the 📷 Thank you Geneva Peace Forum & GPP for the platform 👏

12/10/2026

How can field-based 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 before harm escalates?

At the , our Peacebuilding Programmes Coordinator, Donatella Rostagno, joins Center for Civilians in Conflict in the panel 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬: 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬. Sharing insights as part of a discussion among esteemed experts, Donatella will unpack Interpeace’s experience in strengthening community participation in peace processes and political negotiations.

We very much look forward to the discussion with Ambassador Antje Leendertse, Hichem Khadhraoui, Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli, Eliza Urwin, and Sultan Barakat 🕊️ Join us!

📍 Geneva Peace Forum
📅 14 October, 13:00-14:30
🔗 Register ▸ www.genevapeaceforum.ch

Thank you for making this discussion possible Geneva Peace Forum & GPP 👏

07/10/2026

agreements decide who controls force, who provides oversight and who is held accountable. Communities live with those choices long after the signing.

How do we close the gap between security as arranged at the negotiating table and security as lived on the ground?

At the , Interpeace joins DCAF - Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance for a high-level panel: 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐦? 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

We’ll look at how structured, people-centred dialogue connects local security concerns, community trust and institutional security governance. We’ll also make the case that young people are governance actors, not security risks. Drawing on experience from 𝐘𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧, speakers will discuss how youth-inclusive mediation can make security arrangements more legitimate and longer-lasting.

Join the conversation and .

 📍 Geneva Peace Forum
📅 13 October, 9:30-10:30
🔗 Register now ▸ www.genevapeaceforum.ch

Geneva Peace Forum & GPP

30/09/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭, which can have profound effects on their mental and psychosocial wellbeing. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝?

This month, we partnered with the 𝐑𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐑𝐃𝐑𝐂) to provide mental health and psychosocial support trainings to women refugees and former combatants who returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The three-day session focused on raising awareness and strengthening participants’ social and emotional skills, helping them better understand mental health conditions and develop ways to cope with them. These skills are 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 and strengthening the foundations of 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

28/09/2026

In a time when calls for conflict echo louder than those for dialogue, we 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞. In two weeks, peacebuilders, mediators, experts, activists and beyond gather for the annual the . It is our honour to be part of the efforts elevating the voice of peace beyond silos and sectors 🕊️

We are proud to partner with the Geneva Peace Forum & Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) throughout the week, including the events we are speaking in and hosting. More on this to follow 👏

Follow the links to register and explore the entire programme. We look forward to seeing you, hearing your insights and 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

📍 Geneva Peace Forum ▸ www.genevapeaceforum.ch

24/09/2026

Le discours de haine fragilise la confiance, divise les communautés et menace la cohésion sociale. 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐣𝐞𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐞̂𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐱 𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐪𝐮’𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞́𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐞́𝐬 𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐬.

Dans la région des 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐬, nous travaillons avec les Peace Fellows, de jeunes bâtisseurs de paix, qui organisent des dialogues nationaux et transfrontaliers au , en , en hashtag et au sur la paix, la cohésion sociale et la lutte contre les discours de haine.

Cette initiative est mise en œuvre dans le cadre du projet « 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐱 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐥𝐚 𝐫𝐞́𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐬, 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐈𝐈 ». Merci à Swiss Development Cooperation and Cooperation pour son soutien financier et à Pole Institut Apc Asbl Vision Jeunesse Nouvelle, Centre d’Alerte et de Prévention des Conflits et Refugee Law Project (RLP)- Center For Forced Migrants pour leur accompagnement des jeunes.

Visitez leurs plateformes pour en savoir plus sur cette initiative porteuse d’espoir 🕊️

21/09/2026

To mark 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞, we turn our attention to the next generation – those shaping durable peace today, with visions stretching far into the future. We begin in the 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 region 🌍

Across the region, young people represent the majority, yet remain underrepresented in decisions and processes that shape their lives. Working together with our partners, our goal is to turn the table. Recognising the leadership and potential of young people as mediators, innovators, entrepreneurs, storytellers and community activists, we support cross-border youth dialogues. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.

The 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 and 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 who shared their stories with us are those shaping their communities. Today, we thank the young peacebuilders whose persistence, leadership and ideas continue to 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.

And this work extends far beyond the Great Lakes. More to follow 🕊️

# YPS

17/09/2026

• Why are 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 in Northern ?
• Why does participation so rarely translate into 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?
• What 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 can be mobilised?

These are some of the questions unpacked in our freshly published report 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚. While conflict dynamics have affected entire communities, cultural norms that exclude women from decision-making deepen vulnerabilities. These dynamics also contribute to heightened risks of gender-based violence during periods of conflict.

Building on our flagship report, 𝟏𝟎 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, the publication offers practical recommendations for gender-inclusive policies – and for 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞.

Read the full report by steering your way to our website (link in bio) ▸ Resources ▸ Publications 📚

We are grateful to the Auswärtiges Amt for making our work and research possible 🕊️

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