Peace Corner Podcast

In this last episode of season 10, Sofia Biscuola, Co-Director of UNOY, and Peter van Sluijs, Coordinator of the CSPPS and expert on peacebuilding and conflict prevention, join Antonia Rincón Anderson for a conversation about the role of peacebuilding networks and what it means to build collective power in a sector facing profound change. During the conversation they explored what networks actuall...

What happens when the religion we practice carries the weight of colonial violence, cutting through our ties to each other, to the land, and to our responsibility for one another? In this episode, Eline, a theology student, pastor-to-be, and community organiser for Christian spaces in the Netherlands, reflects on what it means to practice peacebuilding close to home, rather than somewhere else. Sh...

At a time when polarisation is pulling people further apart and misinformation is spreading, how do we learn to think critically, listen to one another, and imagine different ways of living together? We are joined in this episode by Andrés Morales, humanitarian, peacebuilder, and a strong advocate of youth engagement. Drawing on his own experience as a Scout, his research on peace education, and h...

How can we recognise the resilience of peacebuilders without romanticising the conditions they are forced to survive? In Episode 6 of 'Peace Under Pressure', our host Fama speaks with Ufra Mir, peace- psychologist and Founding Executive Director of the International Center for Peace Psychology, about rethinking care, wellbeing and resilience in peacebuilding. Ufra explores why wellbeing cannot be...

In a time where states are involved in almost 3/4 of all violent events, how and where can civil society peacebuilders make an impact? In this episode, Liz Hume, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, discusses the rise in state-led violence, including the US–Iran conflict, and its indirect impacts for fragile contexts across the world. She recommends for countries in the Global...

Still in the spirit of Pride Month last June, in this episode 4 of Season 10, Reemar Alonsagay (they/he), an activist-scholar in Mindanao, discusses the importance of queering the Youth, Peace, and Security agenda at the local level. Reemar reflects on how queer peacebuilders in Mindanao participate in local peacebuilding activities, despite growing hate crimes, killings, and intimidations. Throug...

In this episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, former U.S. Navy Captain and Foreign Area Officer Bill Miller joins Michaela to explore how peacebuilders and defence institutions can work together to build more sustainable and effective approaches to peace. Drawing on more than three decades of military service, Bill reflects on how his understanding of peace evolved from the cockpit to the embassy,...

In this second episode of Peace Under Pressure, Dylan Mathews, Chief Executive Officer of Peace Direct, speaks with Isabela Marcon Ciceri about one of the most pressing challenges facing the peacebuilding sector today: how peacebuilders raise money in an era of shrinking aid budgets and shifting political priorities. Drawing on his experience leading a global organisation dedicated to locally led...

In this opening episode of Season 10, Vera Al Mawla, President and Co-Founder of Peace of Art Intl. and former MENA Regional Coordinator with UNOY Peacebuilders, speaks with Martina Migliorisi about what peacebuilding really looks like on the ground in Lebanon and across the SWANA region. From building a grassroots organisation from scratch to continuing that work through the 2024 war and Israeli...

In this 10th - and last - episode of the Peace Corner Podcast season 9, our host Eugénie Hirsch, intern at CSPPS, discusses with Gina McIntyre, chief executive of the Special EU Programmes Body. Together, they explore the question of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, and the effects the peace programmes have on young people. Drawing from her experience, Gina offers her insights on different issue...

In this 9th episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, our host Mariam Tinikashvili, Advocacy Officer at UNOY Peacebuilders, is joined by Robin Fontaine, Climate and YPS Advisor at Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security (SCPS), to explore how youth-led environmental peacebuilding is not only responding to the climate-conflict nexus, but actively reshaping the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) ag...

Dans le 8ème épisode du Peace Corner Podcast, Oliver Gyori (CSPPS) s’entretient avec Adam Dicko, Directrice Exécutive de l’AJCAD – l’Association des Jeunes pour la Citoyenneté Active et la Démocratie. À travers cette conversation approfondie, ils explorent les enjeux clés de la participation des jeunes et des communautés marginalisées au Mali, ainsi que dans l’ensemble de la région du Sahel. AJCAD...

En este séptimo episodio del Peace Corner Podcast, nuestro anfitrión, Ian Puis Farrés de UNOY, y su invitado, el constructor de paz colombiano y cofundador de la Fundación Bogot’Art, Leonardo Párraga, reflexionan sobre el poder transformador del trabajo de construcción de paz liderado localmente para avanzar en la Agenda de Juventud, Paz y Seguridad (JPS). La conversación es en español. También es...

In this 6th episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, our host Maïa Flamme is joined by Natalia Peláez Pérez, Executive Director and Founder of Fundacion LATIR, to explore how young people are shaping peacebuilding in Colombia. Natalia shares the story behind Fundación Latir and its mission to promote quality education for peace and how the global Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda informs their wo...

In this 5th episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, our host Laura Goubran speaks with Rachel Walsh Taza, Senior Manager for Strategy at Search for Common Ground, to unpack what protection truly means within the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda. Young peacebuilders—especially those from marginalised communities or conflict-affected regions—face complex, multi-layered threats. Rachel and Laura e...

Et… surprise pour nos amis francophones ! Une version en français de cet épisode est également disponible ! Dans cet épisode, Agathe Mainaud (UNOY) et Katrina Leclerc de la Coalition canadienne JPS (CCYPS) décortiquent l'intersection entre l'agenda Jeunesse, paix, et sécurité (JPS) et l'agenda Femmes, paix et sécurité (FPS) – deux agendas mondiaux visant à lutter contre l'exclusion des groupes his...

In this episode, Agathe Mainaud (UNOY) and Katrina Leclerc from the Canadian Coalition for YPS (CCYPS) unpack the intersection of Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) and Women, Peace and Security (WPS) – two global agendas aimed at addressing the exclusion of historically marginalised groups from peacebuilding processes. While often treated separately, their intersection is key to understanding and ad...

In this 3rd episode of the Peace Corner Podcast season 9, our host, Camille Panis-Boudin and her guest, Ajmal Ramyar, discussed the role of young peacebuilders from the Diaspora in the Afghan context. Their conversation underscores how young displaced peacebuilders can be powerful actors in amplifying the voices of Afghan youth and advocating for their rights. The discussion emphasises the diaspor...

In this episode, host Sara from UNOY speaks with Shataakshi Verma, peacebuilder and founder of Art of Freedom, to explore the transformative role of art in advancing the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda. Their conversation highlights how creative expression can be a powerful tool for demanding freedom, fostering resilience, and supporting youth participation and reintegration in peacebuildin...

In this 1st episode of the Peace Corner Podcast Season 9, our host Virginia Noacco and Assistant Secretary General for Youth Affairs Felipe Paullier reflected on the challenges which surrounded the creation of the Youth Peace and Security Agenda 10 years ago, its successes and three recommendations for the future centering prevention through meaningful inclusion of youth leadership in security dis...

We are exited to share with you the final episode of The Peace Corner podcast's 8th season, "Ctrl + Peace." This season, hosted by Charlotte Le Faucheur, will dive into the intersection of technology and peacebuilding, exploring both the benefits and challenges of our digital age. In today's episode, we tackle the critical issue of e-waste with Mr. Jonah Nobleza from Cordaid, Philippines. We'll di...

In this 10th episode of the Peace Corner Podcast, our host, Tifaine Amiotte-Suchet, and her guest, Pr. Joseph Rudigi Rukema, reflected on the interaction between Cyber Diplomacy and Peacebuilding. Living in an interconnected world where conflicts increasingly spill into cyberspace, the role of cyber diplomacy in resolving disputes and promoting peace appears to be compelling. This discussion delve...

In this 9th episode of The Peace Corner Podcast, our host Viktória, in conversation with Mpagi Dawn Martha, is exploring the dangers and opportunities that digital technology poses on communities at a local level. Dawn Martha is currently working with the MIGHT Foundation in Uganda on addressing online violence against women and girls, and the inaccessibility of healthcare through community dialog...

In this episode of The Peace Corner podcast, we look at the use of cyber tools to overcome the obstacles faced by users and justice professionals with Jean-Marie Chenou, cybersecurity expert, and Steve-Alek Nininahazwe, manager of the ‘Access to digital legal information’ project at Cordaid in Burundi. Find out how cyberjustice is being used in Burundi and Colombia to promote peace, and learn abou...

Join us for a compelling exploration of the modern information landscape in episode 7 of The Peace Corner Podcast. With disinformation proliferating online, discerning truth from falsehood has never been more challenging. Our guest, Fabio from Sustainable Cooperation for Peace & Security, provides invaluable insights into navigating this complex terrain. In an age where anyone can be a publish...