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This Month is #PeaceMonth !
This month is #PeaceMonth !
"The ideals of peace and universal rights are challenged and violated on a daily basis. There are numerous obstacles to their realization. All kinds of challenges test our ability to build a world of harmony, understanding and peaceful coexistence: social and economic inequalities, which lead to distress and poverty; climate change, which gives rise to new conflicts; and the population explosion, which creates new tensions. Forms of populism and extremism are also spreading all over the world.
To overcome these challenges, we must act collectively and build the edifice of peace brick by brick. That is the whole aim of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls for concerted action to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals, all of which contribute to a more just and peaceful world by, inter alia, combating poverty, hunger and gender inequality, promoting education, defending justice and committing to a healthy environment."
— Audrey Azoulay, Director-General
On the occasion of International Day of Peace, we want to hear from YOUth! Follow our social media campaign on and share with us your stories on peace: youth@unesco.org.
Peace is multidimensional. Whether it is through education, media and information, science or culture, young people around the world prove to be real change makers when it comes to resilience and peacebuilding.
Are you one of them? We look forward to hear from you!
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Find out more about the role of young people in peacebuilding .
