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International Peace Commission (IPC)

The International Peace Commission (IPC) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing peace, sustainable development, human rights, environmental stewardship, humanitarian action, education, youth empowerment, and global cooperation. Established in 2000, IPC works with governments, civil society, educational institutions, community organizations, businesses, and volunteers to develop practical initiatives that create measurable and lasting impact in communities worldwide. Through advocacy, leadership development, public awareness campaigns, strategic partnerships, media initiatives, and volunteer engagement, IPC supports projects aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while promoting dialogue, inclusion, resilience, and sustainable solutions to global challenges. Our Global Initiatives Include:

• IPC Global SDG Leadership Network
• Peacebuilding & Human Rights Programs
• Climate Action & Environmental Initiatives
• Youth Leadership & Capacity Building
• Humanitarian & Community Development Projects
• Education & Public Awareness Campaigns
• Global Partnerships & International Collaboration
• IPC Media Network

Today, the IPC Global SDG Leadership Network is bringing together changemakers, professionals, educators, youth leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and community advocates from more than 30 countries, creating one of the fastest-growing international volunteer leadership networks dedicated to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Together, we believe that meaningful change begins with local action, strengthened through global collaboration.

10/15/2026

𝗪𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘. 𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗. 𝗔 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬.
Across borders, cultures and generations, we share a fundamental aspiration: to live with dignity, in peace, and with the opportunity to build a better future.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals give that aspiration a common framework—ending poverty, advancing equality, protecting our planet and building peaceful, inclusive societies.

The International Peace Commission shares “We The People” for the Global Goals as a reminder that progress depends on participation at every level. Governments carry essential responsibilities, while communities, businesses, educators and civil society each have a contribution to make.

For IPC and the Global SDG Leadership Network, this means connecting global commitments with practical local action: supporting access to clean drinking water, encouraging education, promoting human rights and creating opportunities for people to lead.

As 2030 approaches, our commitments must become visible in everyday lives—in the services people can access, the opportunities they can pursue and the decisions they can influence.

Watch, share and reflect: Which Global Goal can you help advance in your community?

🎥 Video credit: The Global Goals — “‘We The People’ for The Global Goals.”

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10/15/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐅𝐔𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. - Today, on the International Day of Rural Women, the International Peace Commission honours the women whose knowledge, labour and leadership help feed communities, protect natural resources and sustain livelihoods.

This year’s theme, “Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature,” recognises their contribution to a healthier, more resilient world.

Recognition must be accompanied by opportunity: access to clean water, education, finance, technology and markets, alongside meaningful participation in decisions affecting their lives.

A woman who spends hours collecting water understands what reliable access would change. A farmer protecting her harvest understands the pressures on local food systems. Their experience belongs at the centre of community development.

IPC encourages leaders, institutions and community partners to work alongside rural women, listen to their priorities and support practical initiatives shaped by their knowledge.

Investing in rural women advances human dignity, food security and sustainable development—and strengthens the foundations of peaceful communities.

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15 October | International Day of Rural Women

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10/14/2026

EVERY PERSON FORCED TO FLEE DESERVES SAFETY AND DIGNITY.

Imagine having to leave your home, your livelihood and the people you know—without knowing when it will be safe to return.

The United Nations’ message is a reminder to meet people experiencing forced displacement with compassion, respect and practical support.

The International Peace Commission (IPC) calls for solidarity with refugees and the communities that welcome them. Families rebuilding their lives need access to education, essential services and opportunities to support themselves. They also need communities where prejudice and discrimination are challenged.

Each of us can contribute by sharing reliable information, rejecting dehumanizing language and supporting credible efforts that help displaced families regain stability.

Lasting peace requires addressing the conditions that force people to flee and creating a future in which those who wish to return can do so voluntarily, safely and with dignity.

Human dignity belongs to everyone, wherever they find themselves.

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10/14/2026

HUMAN DIGNITY CANNOT WAIT.
A child needs safe drinking water, enough food and the opportunity to learn. A family needs security and a fair chance to build a future. These essentials belong at the heart of our commitment to peace.

The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, released by UNDP and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, estimates that 1.2 billion people across 108 countries experience overlapping deprivation in health, education and living standards. More than half—617 million—are children.

These findings demand sustained attention and practical cooperation.

The International Peace Commission calls for stronger partnerships that connect humanitarian protection with lasting access to essential services. Clean drinking water, education, dignified livelihoods and inclusive institutions are fundamental to communities’ ability to thrive.

Community leaders have an important role: listen to people experiencing hardship, identify an achievable priority and work with credible partners to deliver results that can be sustained.

Every child able to remain in school, every household gaining reliable access to safe water and every community included in decisions affecting its future represents meaningful progress.

Human dignity must remain central to how development is planned, funded and measured.

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Read the findings:
https://hdr.undp.org/content/2026-global-multidimensional-poverty-index

10/09/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗘, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦. Across the world, humanitarian organizations are confronting an increasingly difficult reality: expanding human needs, constrained resources, dangerous operating conditions and millions of people whose survival depends on timely assistance.

From Sudan's devastating displacement crisis to the continuing humanitarian needs in Gaza, from vulnerable communities in Ukraine to underfunded emergencies receiving little international attention, the consequences extend far beyond political disagreements.

Families need food, clean drinking water, shelter and essential healthcare. Children need protection and education. Humanitarian workers need safe and unhindered access to the communities they serve.

The International Peace Commission (IPC) emphasizes that humanitarian protection must never depend on geography, nationality, religion or political alignment.

International humanitarian law must be respected. Civilians and humanitarian personnel must be protected. Humanitarian assistance must reach people according to need, without discrimination.

We recognize the continuing efforts of United Nations agencies, humanitarian organizations, local responders and communities working under extraordinary conditions.

Yet humanitarian responsibility cannot rest on emergency assistance alone.

The international community must strengthen conflict prevention, invest in resilient local services, support sustainable recovery and ensure that humanitarian commitments translate into meaningful action.

A humanitarian crisis should never have to become a global headline before the people affected are considered worthy of protection.

Peace requires more than the absence of conflict. It requires the protection of human life, the preservation of dignity and the collective determination to prevent avoidable suffering.

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United for Peace • Advancing SDGs • Serving Humanity

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10/06/2026

𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓.
Across regions and borders, millions of people are living with consequences of decisions they did not make.

Families are displaced by conflict. Civilians continue to face violence and insecurity. Humanitarian workers are operating under increasingly dangerous conditions. Communities already weakened by war are confronting hunger, disrupted health systems and uncertain futures.

More than 117 million people worldwide have been forced from their homes, while severe humanitarian funding shortages are placing essential protection and assistance at risk for millions more.

In Sudan, the World Food Programme has condemned a deadly aerial attack on clearly marked humanitarian aid trucks in South Kordofan. In Gaza, humanitarian and medical needs remain severe. Ukraine continues to experience attacks causing civilian casualties.

Other crises — some receiving far less international attention — continue to destroy lives and livelihoods.

These are different conflicts with different histories, responsibilities and political realities. They should not be simplified into a single narrative.

But they share one fundamental truth:
Civilians must never become an acceptable cost of political failure.

The International Peace Commission calls for renewed commitment to international law, protection of civilians, unhindered humanitarian access, meaningful diplomacy and peaceful resolution of disputes.

Humanitarian assistance must reach people according to need — not according to geography, politics, nationality, religion, ethnicity or the amount of attention their suffering receives.

The conclusion of the recent United Nations General Assembly General Debate offered a sobering message. Among the many issues raised by 194 delegations, one word stood above the others:

The challenge now is to ensure that peace does not remain primarily a word spoken from international platforms.

It must become protection for the child living under bombardment.

Access for the humanitarian worker trying to reach an isolated community.

Safety for the family forced from its home.
Dialogue where escalation appears easier.

Accountability where human dignity has been violated.

And sustained international attention for crises even after they disappear from the headlines.

The world does not suffer from a shortage of declarations about peace.

It suffers when our collective actions fail to match them.

IPC therefore urges governments, international institutions, civil society, humanitarian actors and community leaders to keep human dignity at the centre of global decision-making.
Because beyond every geopolitical calculation is a human life.

And no human life should become invisible simply because the world has become accustomed to crisis.

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UNITED FOR PEACE • ADVANCING SDGs • SERVING HUMANITY

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10/02/2026

NONVIOLENCE BEGINS WITH THE CHOICES WE MAKE - On the International Day of Non-Violence, the International Peace Commission reaffirms its commitment to dialogue, human dignity and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

A culture of nonviolence takes shape in our homes, classrooms, communities and institutions. It grows when we challenge discrimination, reject hate speech, listen across differences and ensure that grievances can be addressed fairly and peacefully.

Leadership carries a particular responsibility. Words can inflame tensions or create room for understanding. Decisions can deepen exclusion or restore trust. Lasting peace requires leaders and institutions willing to protect human rights, uphold accountability and make peaceful participation meaningful.

We call on our Global SDG Leadership Network, partners and communities to put these principles into practice through peace education, community dialogue and everyday acts of respect.

Every person deserves to live without violence. Every institution has a role in making that possible.

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Advancing Peace, Human Dignity and Global Cooperation

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09/30/2026

𝗜𝗣𝗖 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

As a member of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, IPC is launching “Play Your Part: Verify, Respect, Share Responsibly” in support of this year’s global theme: “We All Play a Part – Media and Information Literacy for the People.”

Leading up to and throughout 24–31 October 2026, we will share practical tips, youth voices and opportunities for dialogue to help our communities navigate misinformation, think critically and share information responsibly.

Join us as we promote media and information literacy for peace, understanding and informed participation.

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09/29/2026

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄. 𝐈𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐁𝐋𝐄.
As another United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week draws toward its conclusion in New York, the International Peace Commission reflects on a simple reality:
The international community does not lack principles.

We have declarations on human rights.
Commitments against discrimination.
Sustainable Development Goals.
International agreements.
Institutions dedicated to peace, development and humanitarian action.

The continuing challenge is turning those commitments into the everyday experience of people.

A child does not experience peace through a resolution.
A displaced family does not experience dignity through a speech.

A community divided by hatred does not experience reconciliation because the world has adopted another declaration.

People experience our values through what we actually do.
Today, the United Nations marked the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted as a global framework for confronting racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

Tomorrow, world attention at the General Assembly turns again to the continuing threat posed by nuclear weapons and the pursuit of nuclear disarmament.
Different issues. Different negotiations. Different histories.

Yet beneath them is the same fundamental question:
What kind of world are we choosing to build through the decisions we make now?

Peace must become more than something humanity commemorates.

Equality must become more than something institutions endorse.

Human dignity must become more than language written into international documents.

And sustainable development must ultimately be measured by whether life becomes safer, fairer and more hopeful for actual human beings.

Governments have responsibilities.
International institutions have responsibilities.
Civil society has responsibilities.
Communities have responsibilities.

And each of us carries a portion of that responsibility.

The work ahead is not simply to describe the world we want.
It is to make today's decisions consistent with that world.

INTERNATIONAL PEACE COMMISSION
UNITED FOR PEACE • ADVANCING SDGs • SERVING HUMANITY

09/25/2026

Join Today via UN Web TV | Knowledge as a Crisis Compass

The International Peace Commission is pleased to share the virtual viewing link for “Knowledge as a Crisis Compass: Anticipate, Adapt, Advance,” taking place today, 25 September 2026, at 11:00 a.m. New York time (10:00 a.m. Chicago time).

Organized by the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, and UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States, this UNGA 81 side event will explore how knowledge, foresight, innovation, and skills can help societies anticipate crises, adapt to change, and advance sustainable development.

IPC members and Global SDG Leadership Network leaders are encouraged to follow the broadcast and share their reflections here on IPC Connect, including ideas relevant to their local SDG activities.

Watch on UN Web TV:
https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1r/k1rddv4xj8

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