The Peace in Our Cities network seeks to galvanize mayors, city governments, and civil society organizations to halve urban violence by 2030.
PEACE
IN OUR CITIES
ABOUT THE INITIATIVE
More people are dying on the streets of the world’s cities than in conflict zones, yet we have failed to give the problem sufficient attention.
Growing urban areas, strained social services, and increasing patterns of precarity and inequality threaten to further exacerbate violence patterns in cities.
Luckily, we have tried and tested tools and evidence-based solutions which have in the past helped drastically reduce violence in cities across the world.
Peace in Our Cities, a network of 20 cities and 30 community-based and international partners, has quickly established itself as a pioneering platform championing bold urban violence reduction goals and actionable ideas. We seek to work with city leaders and partners to halve urban violence by 50% by creating concrete, participatory, and evidence-based platforms that make progress toward SDG16+ with an initial focus on SDG16.1 (to significantly reduce all forms of violence).
Since our launch in 2019, Peace in Our Cities has evolved into a platform working to:
FACILITATORS
CITIES
Abeokuta
Nigeria
Amman
Jordan
Bangui
Central African Republic
Cali
Colombia
Chaguanas
Trinidad & Tobago
Colombo
Sri Lanka
Dayton, Ohio
USA
Durban
South Africa
Edmonton
Canada
Escobedo
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico
Hargeisa
Somalia
Kano
Nigeria
Kumanovo
North Macedonia
Mechelen
Belgium
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Nairobi Municipality
Kenya
Niterói
Brazil
Oakland, California
USA
Palmira
Colombia
Tripoli
Lebanon
FEATURED
Adapting Urban Violence Prevention Efforts during COVID-19: A Series
In 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, member cities prioritized gaps in knowledge relating to how to adapt to violence prevention efforts as the pandemic continues.
Impact:Peace initiated action-oriented research in 6 different areas: (1) violence against women; (2) violence in informal settlements; (3) violence associated with organized crime/criminal groups; (4) city interaction with national or state policy that may hamper prevention efforts; (5) social media’s influence on violence; and (6) how to foster healthy relationships between communities and law enforcement.
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COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS & EVENTS
7 Nov 2019
Geneva Peace Week: ‘Ending Urban VIolence to Build Urban Peace.’
Event
30 Apr 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic
Impact:Peace
Report
30 Apr 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic: Compilation Report
Peace in Our Cities
Report
3 Aug 2020
World Bank Fragility Forum 2020: Making the Case for Peace in Our Cities: Interview with Mayor Jules Abézoua of Bangui (CAR)
Peace in Our Cities
Event
8 Sep 2020
Halving Violence and Building Peace by 2030
Peace in Our Cities
Report
21 Sep 2020
A Decade of Action for Peace in Our Cities
Peace in Our Cities
Statement
10 Feb 2021
Police, Communities, and Relationships During COVID-19
Julia Canney
Blog
23 Sep 2019
Peace in Our Cities — Local Steps towards Halving Global Violence
Bojan Francuz
Blog
20 Feb 2020
World Urban Forum:A Decade of Action to Transform Urban Violence: Achieving SDG16+ and Implementing the UN system-wide Guidelines on Safer Cities and Human Settlements"
Peace in Our Cities
Event
30 Apr 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic
Impact:Peace
Report
11 Nov 2020
SDG16+ Campeones del Cambio: La alcaldesa que trabaja con su comunidad para poner fin a la violencia
Pathfinders
Blog
4 Aug 2020
World Bank Fragility Forum 2020: Making the Case for Peace in Our Cities: Mayor Clara Luz Flores of Escobedo, Nuevo León (MX)
Peace in Our Cities
Event
1 May 2020
COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace
Peace in Our Cities
Statement
1 Feb 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic: Digital Threats & Urban Violence Prevention
Dr. Lisa Schirch for
Peace in Our Cites
Evidence Brief
9 Feb 2021
Preventing Violence Against Women (VAW): How local governments are tackling VAW in a COVID-19 Context and Beyond
Valeria Gomez Palacios
Blog
1 Feb 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic: Competing for Governance and Legitimacy with Organized Criminal Groups in the time of COVID-19
Carlos Munoz Burgos for Peace in Our Cities
Evidence Brief
5 Feb 2020
Strategy Meeting: Peace in Our Cities
Peace in Our Cities
Event
24 May 2021
Niterói passa a integrar plataforma internacional de combate à violência urbana
Globo
News
11 Nov 2020
SDG16+ Champions of Change: The mayor working with her community to stop violence
Pathfinders
Blog
30 Jul 2020
World Bank Fragility Forum 2020: A Mayor’s Call: Making the Case for Peace in Our Cities
Peace in Our Cities
Event
1 May 2020
COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace
Peace in Our Cities
Statement
6 Apr 2021
CSW65: Event Recap
Valeria Gomez Palacios
Blog
8 Mar 2021
Building Peace in Our Cities During a Pandemic: Digital Threats & Urban Violence Prevention
Zander Willoughby
Blog
30 Apr 2021
Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic
Impact: Peace
Report
24 May 2021
Niterói é a primeira cidade brasileira a fazer parte do “Peace in our cities”
News
23 Sep 2020
Eleven cities and six global partners around the world pledge accelerated actions towards the ambitious goal of halving urban violence by 2030
Peace in Our Cities
Statement
5 May 2021
2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development: Harnessing Action Research and Narrative Change During COVID-19
Peace in Our Cities Team
Event
1 May 2020
COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace
Peace in Our Cities
Statement
5 Apr 2021
Building Peace in Our Cities During a Pandemic: Competing with Organized Criminal Groups
Julia Canney
Blog
15 Mar 2021
Paying for Peace in Our Cities: How to finance urban violence reduction when funds are tight and priorities abundant
Bojan Francuz
Blog