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Germany
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
PRIF sets out to analyze the causes of violent international and internal conflicts, carrying out research into the conditions necessary for peace and working to spread the concept of peace. The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), part of the Leibniz Association, is one of the leading peace research institutes in Europe and is located in Frankfurt am Main.
ProPeace
Pro Peace empowers people all around the globe in their commitment to peace. As an international non-profit organisation, we foster non-violent conflict transformation and pave ways to build a more just and peaceful future. Founded in 1996 by German peace and human rights groups in response to the Balkan Wars under the name Forum Civil Peace Service, Pro Peace is today active in 13 countries in Europe, the Middle East and South East Asia. Civil society actors who are committed to peace and non-violence in conflicts form the focus of our work. We advise and support them, collaborate on projects and campaign together for sustainable peace policies. Since 2006, we use our expertise in international conflict transformation to advise and support local communities in Germany.
Iceland
Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre
Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre, a collaborative effort of the City of Reykjavik and the University of Iceland, is a forum for international multidisciplinary cooperation, with an emphasis on the role of small states, cities and citizens in promoting peace.
India
India Peace Centre
India Peace Centre is an Inter-religious initiative constantly promoting values of peace and justice. It was founded in the year 1988 by Dr. Mathai Zachariah, former General Secretary of the NCC India on the belief that Peace is an experience of life which can be enhanced by promoting the culture of dialogue and understanding.
Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace
Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) was launched in 1999 as an initiative of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness The Dalai Lama to build a culture of coexistence and nonviolence in South Asia that is gender-sensitive and inclusive. A not-for-profit, non-sectarian, non-denominational organization, the Foundation was established with the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to The Dalai Lama.
Italy
Rondine International Peace Lab
The Association of Cittadella Della Pace is a place in Italy where hundreds of young men and women coming from conflict or post-conflict countries live and study together side by side with their so-called enemies for 2 years.
RUniPace
RUniPace is the Network of Italian Universities for Peace promoted by the Conference of Italian University Rectors. It is joined by universities that inspire their action on the fundamental principles of the Constitution, the United Nations Charter, the founding Treaties of the European Union, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Council of Europe, in the awareness that the repudiation of war as an instrument of offence against the freedom of other peoples and as a means of settling international disputes; faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person; the obligation to cooperate in order to maintain peace and prevent threats to peace; the fight against inequality and poverty they are founding values of the Italian constitutional order, of international law, of that of the European Union and of the various international cooperation agreements to which Italy is a party.
Japan
Toda Peace Institute
The Toda Peace Institute is an independent, nonpartisan institute committed to advancing a more just and peaceful world through policy-oriented peace research and practice. The institute commissions evidence-based research, convenes multi-track and multi-disciplinary problem-solving workshops and seminars, and promotes dialogue across ethnic, cultural, religious and political divides. It catalyses practical, policy-oriented conversations between theoretical experts, practitioners, policymakers and civil society leaders in order to discern innovative and creative solutions to the major problems confronting the world in the twenty-first century.
Nepal
Nepal Transition to Peace Institute
Nepal Transition to Peace Institute (NTTP-I) is a peace research institute founded upon the history of decade-long engagement in Nepal’s political transition as a credible and Track 1.5 peace process for mediation, facilitation, and dialogue among the political parties of Nepal since 2005. As a trusted forum for informal dialogues among the political parties, NTTP Forum has been functioning to resolve political standoffs, thaw stalemates and promote peaceful engagement among the political parties even in critical times in a low key and trusted setting.
Peace Appeal
The seeds of the Peace Appeal were planted in 1997 when our co-founders joined a collaborative effort that enlisted every living Nobel Peace Prize Laureate to issue the Appeal of the Nobel Peace Laureates for Peace and Nonviolence for the Children of the World. This foundational document called on the Heads of State of all the United Nations’ member countries to dedicate themselves to building a culture of peace and nonviolence.
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