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.
Women, peace and security
Women's active involvement in peace processes—from negotiation, mediation, peacekeeping to reconstruction—strengthens and sustains peace. Discover why gender equality is crucial for a peaceful world.
The impact of Sudan’s war on women, two years on
Two years into Sudan’s civil war, more than 12 million people have been displaced—over half of them women and child.
What is ‘preventing violent extremism?’
Violent extremism undermines peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. No country or region is immune from its impacts.
Hidden explosives continue to threaten communities
After a conflict, after the guns fall silent, the legacy of war often remains hidden beneath the soil. Learn more about mine action in South Sudan.
Disarmament by the numbers
World military spending continues to soar. The human and economic toll of violence remains staggering. Learn more about the need for disarmament and arms control.
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 (António Guterres, 7 July 2024)
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Voices for peace
Laos: Farmers cultivate an opium-free future
Farmers in the mountains of northern Laos are forging a more secure and sustainable future by cultivating coffee in an area historically known for opium production.
DRC: From despair to resilience
Humanitarian funding is supporting agricultural projects for families displaced in the western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lebanon: delivering aid where it’s needed most
Undeterred by dire security challenges, UN Volunteers continue to provide essential aid and services to communities that need help.
Key UN events
International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace
24 April 2025
No country can solve today’s challenges alone. The international day acts as a reminder that dialogue, diplomacy and multilateral solutions provide the surest path to a peaceful and just world.
International Day of UN Peacekeepers
29 May 2025
For 77 years, UN peacekeepers have worked to save and change lives in the world’s most fragile political and security situations. The international day pays tribute to the more than 2 million people who have served under the UN flag in over 70 peacekeeping missions since 1948.
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
19 June 2025
In recent years, conflict-related sexual violence has risen dramatically. The International Day calls for an end to the devastating form of attack and repression that has affected so many lives.
