Securing a peaceful future
Responding to a world in transition
A changing world demands a resilient response. The United Nations employs a diverse range of mechanisms and tools to prevent conflict, foster people-centered, peaceful resolutions, and build sustainable peace, including through diplomacy, mediation, disarmament, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, justice and the rule of law, to address the evolving threats to international peace and security.
Disarmament by the numbers
Recent data shows that the global economic cost of violence was nearly $20 trillion. Learn more about the urgent need for disarmament and arms control.
Basic facts about the global cybercrime treaty
After five years of negotiations, the UN adopts the world’s first global cybercrime treaty. What does it mean?
Youth, peace and security: a guide
The world is young – half its population is under 30. While many young people face uncertainty in today’s troubled world, a generation of peacebuilders is rising to meet the challenges. Understand why their agency matters.
International space law explained
Can international cooperation keep space peaceful? We examine the challenges and opportunities for safeguarding space security.
Climate, peace and security: what we need to know
Climate change affects us all, no matter where we live. It is particularly devastating for fragile countries and communities already facing conflict or humanitarian crises.
Wars destroy. Peace builds. In today’s troubled world, building peace is a conscious, bold and even radical act. It is humanity’s greatest responsibility.”
United Nations Secretary-General ()
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Voices for peace
Brewing peace: Former combatants transform Colombia’s coffee industry
In the quiet hills of Huila, coffee farms led by former combatants are becoming symbols of peace, resilience, and reconciliation in a region scarred by decades of conflict.
After ten years of violence, displacement and immense suffering under the Islamic State, Iraqis are fighting to rebuild their lives and livelihoods. From Sinjar to Mosul, here are their stories of hope and courage.
Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees return home following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad, looking towards rebuilding a country after more than a decade of war and uncertainty.
Key UN events
International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
5 March 2025
Did you know the UN’s first resolution was on nuclear disarmament? And that global military spending hit a record $2.4 trillion in 2023? Learn more about the why disarmament matters more than ever today.
8 March 2025
Celebrated under the theme “For all women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment,” this year’s International Women’s Day marks 30 years since the Beijing Declaration—the world’s most progressive blueprint for gender equality—and 25 years since the adoption of the UN Security Council resolution on women, peace and security.
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
4 April 2025
Nearly three decades since the adoption of the landmark Mine Ban Treaty and the creation of the UN Mine Action Service, millions of landmines have been destroyed, but landmines—one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war—continue to claim thousands of lives every year.
