Peacebuilding
Positive Peace
What is Positive Peace? — Positive Peace
Our understanding of the term ‘peace’ has evolved significantly over the last 2,500 years
> positivepeace.org/what-is-positive-peace
UN Peacebuilding: an Orientation
Building peace in countries emerging from conflict is a huge, complex undertaking. It involves a myriad of different players. Its very definition is the subject of vigorous debate. Those of us who work as peacebuilders are therefore faced every day with the question: how do we build sustainable peace?
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Vision of Humanity – Institute for Economics and Peace
Global Peace Index
Overall GPI Score
A composite index measuring the peacefulness of countries made up of 23 quantitative and qualitative indicators each weighted on a scale of 1-5. The lower the score the more peaceful the country.
> visionofhumanity.org/maps
Crisis Management Initiative (CMI)
Bringing peace to a war zone
Diplomacy may be slow, but it is the only way to maintain world peace. It requires hard work and difficult compromises.
> helsinki.fi/bringing-peace-to-a-war-zone