Peace & Security: Building Justice, Trust and Human Dignity
This learning resource, designed for educators and learners, provides an accessible introduction to the drivers and impacts of conflict, the links between peace, justice, and development, and the importance of trust and human dignity. Through real-world examples, infographics, and guided reflection, the resource applies systems thinking to help learners connect global trends with lived experience, challenge common misconceptions, and build skills for dialogue, critical thinking, and civic engagement in support of more peaceful and inclusive societies.
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Peace & Security: Building Justice, Trust and Human Dignity is a learning resource developed by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Ages of Globalization, and the Global Schools Program, in collaboration with Compass Education, to accompany the UN at Your Doorstep Global Dialogue on Peace & Security.
Designed as an accessible entry point for educators and learners, the resource supports a deeper understanding of one of today’s most complex global challenges. It helps learners explore why peace and security matter in the current global context, what drives conflict and violence, and how insecurity affects societies at local, national, and global levels.
Through real-world examples, short readings, infographics, and guided reflection questions, learners examine common myths and misconceptions about conflict, connect global trends to current events and lived experiences, and understand how peace relates to justice, development, and human rights. The guide introduces systems-thinking approaches that highlight how conflicts are interconnected and why sustainable peace requires cooperation across institutions, communities, and sectors.
The resource also equips young people with tools for dialogue, critical thinking, and civic engagement, encouraging them to identify root causes, consider multiple perspectives, and reflect on practical actions they can take to promote peace and inclusion in their schools and communities.