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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 23/09/2026

🌎 Junte-se a nós em nosso próximo webinar, que contará com a participação dos autores do nosso novo compêndio sobre abordagens baseadas em evidências para a prevenção da violência urbana em um contexto de incerteza global. 🗓️ 8 de outubro ⏰ 10h–11h30 (ET) Inscreva-se: buff.ly/WpPEDJl #SafeCities

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 23/09/2026

🌎 Rejoignez-nous à l’occasion de notre prochain webinaire, qui réunira les auteurs de notre nouveau compendium consacré aux approches fondées sur des données probantes pour prévenir la violence urbaine dans un contexte d’incertitude mondiale. 🗓️ le 8 octobre ⏰ 10 h–11 h 30 (ET) ➡️ buff.ly/WpPEDJl

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 23/09/2026

🌎 Acompáñanos en nuestro próximo webinar, que contará con la participación de los autores de nuestro nuevo compendio sobre enfoques basados en evidencia para prevenir la violencia urbana en un contexto de incertidumbre global. 🗓️ 8 de octubre ⏰ 10:00–11:30 a. m. (ET) Regístrate: buff.ly/WpPEDJl

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 23/09/2026

Join us at an upcoming webinar featuring authors of our new compendium, which looks at evidence-based approaches to urban violence prevention amid global uncertainty. 🌎 🗓️ October 8 ⏰ 10:00-11:30 AM (ET) Register: buff.ly/WpPEDJl #SafeCities #PeaceInOurCities

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 14/08/2026

How does prevention shift from local to regional to systems-level change? The Peace Initiative Network shows us how, through deliberate tactics. From radio 📻 to police reform 🚔 to faith-based peacebuilding 🙏, they've built a system where local action drives regional and systems-level change. 🔄

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 13/08/2026

How does prevention infrastructure work at scale? PIN shows us through deliberate media tactics. 📢 From radio 📻 to police reform 🚔 to faith-based peacebuilding 🙏, they've built a system where local action drives regional and systems-level change. #PeaceinOurCities

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 12/08/2026

On Day 2 in Abeokuta, Empire Fighting Chance demonstrated something powerful: how sports can be a vehicle for psychosocial support and emotional self-awareness. 🥊💭 Through their Box Champion model, psychological principles are woven into every drill and conversation.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 11/08/2026

How do you build trust with government without losing credibility with communities? The Peace Initiative Network answered this through years of consistency and clear purpose. In Abeokuta, we watched them operate credibly across government, traditional leaders, civil society & grassroots communities.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 10/08/2026

In Abeokuta, Nigeria, we witnessed multistakeholder violence prevention in action. When government, civil society, faith leaders, media, youth, and police coordinate—real change happens. Key insight: systemic change built on trust, working within structures, and time. 🧵

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 21/07/2026

🏙️ With #SDG11 under review, cities were at the center of the discussions at this year’s High-Level Political Forum at the #UnitedNations. Peace in Our Cities made sure to be there to highlight the crucial role of cities and local leaders in creating a more safe, just and inclusive world for all.

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"Welcome to VNR Labs | July 7-15, 2026 | Dag hammarskjöld Library" signage in front of the room in the United Nations HQ.

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Speakers and attendees listening to remarks from a speaker at the UCLG side event during HLPF 2026 at UNHQ.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 15/07/2026

💫 We are thrilled to welcome Instituto Cidade Segura to the #PIOC network! A civil society organization based in Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 , their goal is to “promote an evidence-based approach to public safety + violence prevention.” ▶ buff.ly/cHbxDjL #SafeCities #SDG10

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 09/07/2026

June was a busy month for Peace in Our Cities at the World Bank Fragility Forum in Washington, DC. Our Secretariat joined conversations on violence prevention, including a workshop on Identity-Based Mass Violence in Urban Contexts: Uncovered. #IBMV

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 02/07/2026

Reflecting on the UCLG World Congress in Tangier! 🌍✨ Our "Violence Prevention in Practice" panel highlighted how local leaders drive innovation in urban peacebuilding. Leaving inspired and affirmed that global peace starts at the local level. 🏙️🕊️ #UCLGCongress #Listen2Cities

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 26/06/2026

🌍 Daniel Friedman represented Peace in Our Cities at @uclg.bsky.social's World Summit in Tangier 🇲🇦, calling for cities to play a stronger role in the post-2030 agenda and violence prevention. 🎥 Watch his full remarks: buff.ly/WY0EgJo #UCLGCongress #Tangier2026 #Listen2Cities

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Daniel Friedman's Remarks at the UCLG World Congress 2026.

🌍 As conversations on the future of global governance look beyond the 2030 Agenda, cities must have a stronger voice in shaping—not just implementing—the solutions to today's greatest…

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 25/06/2026

What a night! 🎉 With @open-society.bsky.social and Mercociudades, PiOC co-organized a rich fireside conversation w/two mayors on the real-world challenges + breakthroughs shaping their cities’ approach to violence prevention on the sidelines of the @uclg.bsky.social #WorldCongress in Tangier, 🇲🇦.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 18/06/2026

Join us at the UCLG Congress in Tangier for Violence Prevention in Practice: Showcasing Global Innovation at the Subnational Level. City leaders and partners will share practical approaches to preventing and reducing violence, with room for cross-regional learning and exchange. #UCLGCongress #PiOC

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 01/06/2026

🚨 Happening tomorrow! Join us for the webinar, “Communications for Sustainable Local Safety Practice,” to explore how communication can achieve safety. 🔍 This webinar will explore communication as a conversation that is led by the needs of community members. RSVP now ⤵️ buff.ly/ejKgiM7

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 27/05/2026

🤔 How can the role of communication achieve safety? 💡 On June 2, the webinar co-hosted by Peace in Our Cities & Fixed Africa, “Communications for Sustainable Local Safety Practice,” will focus on the localised communications needs of safety practitioners. RSVP now ⤵️ buff.ly/ejKgiM7

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 20/05/2026

How can communication be used effectively to provide accurate information & enable coherent collection action? Join us for a webinar to explore communication as an underutilized tool at the core of municipal strategies & as a conversation led by the community's needs. ⤵️ buff.ly/ejKgiM7

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 19/05/2026

Please welcome the City of Manta in Ecuador to the @peaceinourcities.org network! Manta has a common goal of: 🟡 Raising awareness about urban violence 📊Advancing evidence-based solutions ⚒️Supporting local leaders & civil society in building peace Learn more: manta.gob.ec

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 15/05/2026

📣 Please welcome the city of Montego Bay in Jamaica to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 🇯🇲 Over the past decade, Montego Bay has worked tirelessly with their communities, security partners, and the government of Jamaica to reduce violence and strengthen public safety. More ➡️ buff.ly/Bxd8gGT

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 13/05/2026

👥 This week, we are also present at the Meeting of Municipal Secretaries of the UNICEF Brazil Cities’ Agenda! 🌆 UNICEF Brasil + #PiOC are mutually committed currently to the prevention of violence against children + youth in Brazilian cities. #ViolencePrevention #Cities

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 13/05/2026

DAY 1️⃣ | PiOC #CityExchanges w/Niterói & Rosario 🌄 The PiOC Secretariat + Rosario representatives were welcomed by the gov't of Niterói w/a 101 primer on the Niteroi Pact Against Violence program. 🖼️ The group also visited the inspiring MAC Niterói!

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 12/05/2026

🆕 PiOC #CityExchange | Niterói & Rosario 📅 May 12-14 📍 Niterói, Brazil City leaders from Rosario 🇦🇷 travel to Niterói 🇧🇷 for a technical exchange on violence reduction. Real results being shared through site visits, peer dialogue, and civil society partnerships. Follow for real-time updates!

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 11/05/2026

👏 Please welcome LAB-CO to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 🌎 LAB-CO is a nonprofit laboratory for policy innovation in crime prevention, citizen security and justice in Latin America. Learn more: buff.ly/0gGzk4w #PeaceInOurCities #PIOC

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 09/05/2026

🤔 How can multistakeholder convenings serve as practical tools for rebuilding trust and advancing collective violence prevention efforts?

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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 12/12/2025

A new communications guide by @peaceinourcities.org supports a balanced approach to public safety in Latin America that integrates law enforcement, justice systems, and social prevention to deliver both immediate relief and durable security. Read the guide: peaceinourcities.org/resources/ta...

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Tackling the False Dilemma: A Communications Guide for Advancing Balanced and Effective Public Safety Approaches - Peace in Our Cities

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Stanley Center for Peace and Security @stanleycenter.org · 10/03/2026

Cities should be safe for all their residents. Local governments & those supporting their work have the tools to increase peace and reduce violence. Stanley Center’s Kelsey Paul Shantz presented the Letter of the Local Social Covenant on Violence and Conflict Prevention at the UCLG Annual Retreat. ⤵️

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 29/04/2026

🆕 EVENTO | ¿Cómo gestionan la seguridad los gobiernos locales? 🗓️ 5 de mayo ⏰ 10:00 a. m. (Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil) | 9:00 a. m. (Chile) | 8:00 a. m. (Colombia, Perú, Ecuador) Inscríbete ▶️ buff.ly/SxkcpeX Coorganizado por Canelones (🇺🇾), Peñalolén (🇨🇱) y Godoy Cruz (🇦🇷).

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 16/04/2026

👏 Please welcome Amassuru to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 🌍 Amassuru, the Latin American Network of Women in Security and Defense, is a network of women working on security and defense issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. ➕ Learn more: buff.ly/3OZy0bR

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 15/04/2026

👏 Please welcome Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 💪 PADF has worked throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to promote development, strengthen democratic institutions, and improve living conditions in cities affected by insecurity. ➕ www.padf.org

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 14/04/2026

👏 Please welcome @soudapaz.bsky.social to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 📊 Sou da Paz’s mission is to contribute to public policies for violence prevention that are efficient and guided by the values of democracy, social justice, and human rights. Learn more: buff.ly/d3Bu9EK

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 13/04/2026

👏 Please welcome Bayi, Inc. in Quezon City, Philippines, to the @peaceinourcities.org network! 💡 They aim to collectively advance feminist peacebuilding in urban spaces, center marginalized voices, and promote inclusive, accountable, and transformative peace. Learn more: buff.ly/xiPTUMz

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 07/04/2026

🔔 ¡Mañana mismo! El seminario web «Enfoques centrados en los jóvenes para la prevención de la violencia» analizará cómo las ciudades han apostado por enfoques innovadores para identificar los riesgos que afectan a los jóvenes y ofrecerles vías alternativas y apoyo. ⤵️ buff.ly/9nm8UX4

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 05/04/2026

🔔 Happening in three days! The webinar, “Youth-Centered Approaches to Violence Prevention,” will explore how cities have invested in innovative approaches to identify risks affecting young people and provide alternative pathways and support. RSVP now! ⤵️ buff.ly/9nm8UX4

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 04/04/2026

🤔 ¿Cómo podemos hacer frente al aumento del reclutamiento de jóvenes por parte del crimen organizado? 💡 El 8 de abril, el evento «Enfoques centrados en los jóvenes para la prevención de la violencia» analizará cómo las ciudades han apostado por enfoques innovadores centrados en los jóvenes...

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 03/04/2026

🤔 How can we address the increasing recruitment of youth into organized crime? 💡 On April 8, “Youth-Centered Approaches to Violence Prevention” will explore how two cities invested in innovative youth-centered approaches to identify risks affecting young people and provide alternative pathways.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 02/04/2026

🚨 Los jóvenes de entre 15 y 29 años representan más del 40 % de todas las víctimas de homicidio a nivel mundial, y hay millones más afectados por otros delitos violentos. Entonces, ¿cómo podemos abordar este desafío?

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 01/04/2026

🚨 Youth aged 15 to 29 account for more than 40% of all homicide victims globally, with millions more affected by nonfatal violent crimes. So, how can we address this challenge? 🌟 Join us on April 8 for a webinar to explore how Cali and Guadalajara are supporting alternative pathways for youth.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 12/03/2026

Cities are increasingly recognizing that effective violence prevention requires engaging w/ masculinities across this continuum. Join us + @efusnews.bsky.social for a webinar to explore gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches to this violence. RSVP now! ⤵️ buff.ly/c2CYAcA

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 11/03/2026

"We need to understand the way in which crime can be used by political actors against democracy to create an unstable state."—Mr. Bernardo Arévalo, President of Guatemala.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 10/03/2026

How can local governments recommit to preventing violence and building safer communities? Peace in Our Cities joins @uclg.bsky.social in supporting city leaders to commit to violence prevention strategies that are balanced, evidence-based, legitimate, inter-related, and focused.

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Kelsey Paul Shantz speaks, with a microphone, on behalf of Peace in Our Cities during the UCLG 2026 Annual Retreat in Barcelona, Spain.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 10/03/2026

🔔 This week, the webinar, “Evidence for Peace: Gathering Local Data to Prevent Urban Violence,” showcased two initiatives as practical examples of how cities can generate actionable evidence to inform violence prevention. Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/rJm2RYE

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 09/03/2026

🆕 Our new Peace Incentive Fund 2024-25 Report demonstrates how even small investments in violence reduction and prevention can yield significant results and transform the lives of those most vulnerable to violence and insecurity.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 08/03/2026

🤔 How can cities address the gender norms that shape urban violence? 💡 Join us for a webinar to explore the challenges and approaches in navigating gender norms in street-based outreach, group violence intervention, and public-space safety strategies. RSVP now! ⤵️ buff.ly/c2CYAcA

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 01/03/2026

#DYK: Harmful constructions of masculinity linked to power, status, territorial control, risk-taking, & the use of force often cut across private & public forms of violence. Join us + @efusnews.bsky.social for a webinar to learn how we can address this challenge. RSVP ⤵️ buff.ly/c2CYAcA

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 23/02/2026

❓ How can masculinities & gender norms shape violence in private & public spaces? 💡 Join us + @efusnews.bsky.social for the webinar, “Masculinities, Gender, & Urban Violence Prevention,” to explore this topic in spaces including IPV, GBV, & community violence. RSVP ⤵️ buff.ly/c2CYAcA

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Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies @sdg16.plus · 21/01/2026

🤔 How can multi-sector & multilevel partnerships build more resilient cities? 🌟 On January 26, @sdg16.plus, @internationalidea.bsky.social, + @peaceinourcities.org will host a virtual event to highlight partnerships that fostered trust, built shared purpose, & delivered results.

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Peace in Our Cities @peaceinourcities.org · 19/01/2026

💡 A finales de julio de 2025, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y el gobierno municipal de Rosario se reunieron en un intercambio de conocimiento para avanzar en la prevención de la violencia mediante la mediación comunitaria y la colaboración entre múltiples partes interesadas.

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