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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 NETWORK

 

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 23 cities and 40 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 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: 

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FACILITATORS

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CITIES

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Abeokuta

Nigeria

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Amman

Jordan

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Bangui

Central African Republic

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Cali

Colombia

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Chaguanas

Trinidad & Tobago

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Colombo

Sri Lanka

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Dayton, Ohio

USA

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Durban

South Africa

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Edmonton
Canada

Escobedo

Mexico

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Argentina

Guadalajara

Mexico

Hargeisa

Somalia

Kano

Nigeria

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Kisumu

Kenya

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Kumanovo

North Macedonia

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Mechelen

Belgium

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Nairobi Municipality

Kenya

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Niterói

Brazil

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Oakland, California

USA

Palmira

Colombia

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Pelotas

Brazil

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Tripoli

Lebanon

FEATURED

In June 2020, the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) together with the Peace in Our Cities Network launched the first ever global resolution to reduce urban violence, committing cities to a 50 percent reduction by 2030.


Read our new report (EN, ES)– a roadmap offering cities and networks a set of inspiring actions on how to implement their public commitments.

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COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS & EVENTS
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3 Nov 2022

Geneva Peace Week: City-led investments for peace within a context of compounding crises

Peace in Our Cities

Event

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13 Oct 2022

UCLG Prize – Congratulating Palmira, Colombia

Peace in Our Cities

Statement

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5 Feb 2020

Strategy Meeting: Peace in Our Cities

Peace in Our Cities

Event

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24 May 2021

Niterói passa a integrar plataforma internacional de combate à violência urbana

Globo

News

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11 Nov 2020

SDG16+ Champions of Change: The mayor working with her community to stop violence

Pathfinders

Blog

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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

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1 May 2020

COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace

Peace in Our Cities

Statement

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6 Apr 2021

CSW65: Event Recap

Valeria Gomez Palacios

Blog

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20 Oct 2022

Principios Rectores y Acciones Inspiradoras: Poniendo en Práctica la Resolución para Reducir la Violencia Urbana

Peace in Our Cities

Report

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9 Mar 2022

Fragility Forum: Exploring the Promise of Centralized Urban Violence Prevention Units

Fragility Forum

Event

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30 Apr 2021

Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic

Impact: Peace

Report

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24 May 2021

Niterói é a primeira cidade brasileira a fazer parte do “Peace in our cities”

Niterói

News

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23 Sept 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

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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

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1 May 2020

COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace

Peace in Our Cities

Statement

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5 Apr 2021

Building Peace in Our Cities During a Pandemic: Competing with Organized Criminal Groups

Julia Canney

Blog

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25 Oct 2022

Urban October: A Step Closer to Peace in Our Cities

Peace in Our Cities

Event

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7 Sept 2021

Peace in Our Cities

Peace in Our Cities

Video

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30 Apr 2021

Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic

Impact:Peace

Report

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30 Apr 2021

Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic: Compilation Report

Peace in Our Cities

Report

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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

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8 Sept 2020

Halving Violence and Building Peace by 2030

Peace in Our Cities

Report

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21 Sept 2020

A Decade of Action for Peace in Our Cities

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Statement

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20 Oct 2022

Guiding Principles and Inspiring Actions: Operationalizing the Resolution to Reduce Urban Violence

Peace in Our Cities, Global Parliament of Mayors

Report

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7 Nov 2019

Geneva Peace Week: ‘Ending Urban VIolence to Build Urban Peace.’

Geneva Peace Week

Event

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30 Apr 2021

Peace in Our Cities in a Time of Pandemic

Impact:Peace

Report

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11 Nov 2020

SDG16+ Campeones del Cambio: La alcaldesa que trabaja con su comunidad para poner fin a la violencia

Pathfinders

Blog

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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

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1 May 2020

COVID-19 Statement of Solidarity: Advancing Health, Reinforcing Peace

Peace in Our Cities

Statement

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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

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