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A new path to lasting peace


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The Principles for Peace is a global participatory initiative to develop a new set of principles, standards and norms that will fundamentally reshape how peace processes are structured, sequenced and actualized.

Our approach leverages cutting edge research, participatory consultations and public engagement to fundamentally rethink and reframe the current narrow, exclusionary and flawed ways in which peace processes are understood. It is a highly ambitious and transformative collective endeavour that aims to bridge the gap between policy and action, anchored in a bottom-up process to amplify the voices of those whose destiny and lives are shaped by conflict and peace processes.

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2 billion people’s lives are shaped by conflict and insecurity.  

Yet, we apply the same solutions and expect different results. 

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Almost half of all conflicts in the last 30 years have recurred.

The nature of conflict has changed, yet our approach to peace has not.  

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1 in every 4 young people are affected by armed conflict.

Women and other relevant actors are often excluded from peace processes.

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An imperative for action
Existing approaches to peace are not fit for purpose
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On-going conflicts worldwide
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of the active conflicts in the 2000s were initiated in countries that had already experienced civil war
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is the average number of years post-conflict peace lasts
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of peace agreements are not implemented
Three Objectives
Building Blocks
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International Commission

The independent International Commission on Inclusive Peace consists of a diverse group of eminent experts and leaders, bringing together policy, practice, on-the-ground experiences and high-level political leadership.

The Commission is leading the global participatory process to reframe thinking on the global peace agenda. A key work of the Commission is to amplify local voices, lived experiences and aspirations by anchoring the Initiative In both realpolitik and real society. It aims to collaboratively develop new principles, moral guidelines, norms and standards to generate momentum that seeks to transform incentives in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable peace.

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International Commission

The independent International Commission on Inclusive Peace consists of a diverse group of eminent experts and leaders, bringing together policy, practice, on-the-ground experiences and high-level political leadership.

The Commission is leading the global participatory process to reframe thinking on the global peace agenda. A key work of the Commission is to amplify local voices, lived experiences and aspirations by anchoring the Initiative In both realpolitik and real society. It aims to collaboratively develop new principles, moral guidelines, norms and standards to generate momentum that seeks to transform incentives in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable peace.

Executive Chairman & Co-founder of Edgelands Institute, & Former Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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Yves Daccord
Switzerland
Co-Chair
World Bank Special Envoy on Fragility, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs & Former United Nations’ SRSG in Ivory Coast and Mali
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Bert Koenders
Netherlands
Co-Chair
Founder and Executive Director of the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN)
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Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Iran / United Kingdom
Co-Chair
Founder of the Dallaire Institute for Children, Peace and Security
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General Roméo Dallaire
Canada
Lead Convener: Security & Stabilization
Party to the Philippines Peace Agreement on the Bangsamoro & Former Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process in the Philippines
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Teresita Quintos Deles
Philippines
Lead Convener: Local Ownership and Responsibility
Member of the Guatemalan Congress & Senior Diplomat
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Bernardo Arévalo de León
Guatemala
Peace Activist & Co-founder of Elman Peace and Human Rights Center
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Ilwad Elman
Somalia / Canada
Lead Convener: Youth, Peace and Security
Head of Conflict Prevention and Early Warning Division at the African Union Commission (AUC)
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Frederic Gateretse-Ngoga
Burundi
Chief Adviser for Religious and Cultural Affairs & Personal Envoy of HM
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Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad
Jordan
Former Deputy Minister of Finance & Former Deputy for the Secretariat for Peace Loya Jirga in Afghanistan in 2019
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Naheed Sarabi
Afghanistan
Senior Fellow at the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University & Former Secretary of State for International Development
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Rory Stewart
United Kingdom
President of the Board of Governors European Institute of Peace & Former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
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Annika Söder
Sweden
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A Collective Effort

The Stakeholder Platform brings together representatives of local, regional and international organizations, research institutes, governments, private sector entities and other relevant networks.

The Stakeholder Platform accompanies the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP) throughout its mandate and the development of the Principles for Peace. It provides the ICIP with a sounding board, a vehicle for deeper outreach and advocacy.

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A Collective Effort

The Stakeholder Platform brings together representatives of local, regional and international organizations, research institutes, governments, private sector entities and other relevant networks.

The Stakeholder Platform accompanies the International Commission on Inclusive Peace (ICIP) throughout its mandate and the development of the Principles for Peace. It provides the ICIP with a sounding board, a vehicle for deeper outreach and advocacy.