Education for safety, resilience and social cohesion

Conflict analysis summary: Côte d'Ivoire

This report summarizes findings from an analysis undertaken as part of the UNICEF Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA) funded by the...

Evaluation of UNICEF’s Peacebuilding, Education and Advocacy Programme (PBEA): evaluation summary

This document contains four sections. 1. Background : provides the context and rationale for the PBEA, its design and implementation, against...

Podcast #80: On international youth day, young activists share their views on the role of education in building peace

NEW YORK, United States of America, 12 August 2013 – International Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August every year to raise awareness about...

Podcast #87: Peacebuilding through early childhood education

NEW YORK, United States of America, 19 November 2013 – Evidence shows that the early years of life are strong predictors for individual...

Podcast #94 – Innovations in peacebuilding: how technology is changing the way we see the world and respond to violent conflict

NEW YORK, United States of America, 6 June 2014– ‘Innovation’ has been a buzzword of this decade for good reasons. The world has...

Podcast #100 – International peace day: education provides hope for young people in times of crisis

NEW YORK, United States of America, 21 September 2015– While conflicts rage, and global crises seem to multiply, one thing remains unchanged...

Resilience and hope – the children of South Sudan

One year since fighting broke out in South Sudan, UNICEF looks back at the some of the inspiring and resilient children involved in the Learning for...

Reducing violence in schools in Côte d’Ivoire

During the 2011 political crisis Côte d’Ivore, violence broke out in schools across the country, threatening the protective learning environment...

When an evaluation becomes a peacebuilding intervention

In January 2015, UNICEF partnered with InsightShare to use their Participatory Video and Most Significant...

Breaking down gender stereotypes in schools in Uganda

Forty-something Margaret Abeku, a teacher at Kanu Primary School, claps and laughs out loud in a mix of joy and disbelief. The children at her school...

Youth strive to build peace in South Sudan

Young people from Côte d’Ivoire use radio to share messages of peace

Building peace through early childhood development centers in Côte d’Ivoire

Eugenie Zohole and her family fled Abidjan after the violence in 2012. After arriving in Mapussie in the west, Eugenie joined a UNICEF-supported...

Education for peacebuilding – Sara’s story

Sara’s story illustrate the role that education can play to building peace in conflict-affected context. Filmed with the support of the Gombe...