As UN Session Opens, Peacebuilders Call on Governments to Move from Commitments to Action on Peace. Over 100 international and domestic peacebuilding organizations have joined together to release a statement in advance of the International Day of Peace, which falls on September 21.

If current trends persist, by 2030 more than half of the world’s poor will be living in countries affected by high levels of violence. Yet, resources devoted to peacebuilding and prevention represent only a fraction of those for crisis response and reconstruction. Similarly, while the new international frameworks for development, humanitarian action, and peace and security have highlighted the need to focus on peace, justice and inclusion, little has changed in practice.