United for Peace was founded to advance peace work in the Middle East. As a non-profit organization, United for Peace approaches conflict systemically and systematically, addressing and analyzing the root causes, and adopting a long-term programming approach to mitigate conflict and strengthen social cohesion within and between communities.
Since its founding, United for Peace has successfully enhanced the quality and reach of peace programs in the Middle East, ensuring effectiveness and efficiency in every endeavor, through dialogue facilitation, training, coaching, technical support, grants and in-kind contributions. Based on the close collaborations with organizations carrying out projects and engagements in the field of peacebuilding, development and conflict resolution, United for Peace works on capacity building and facilitated processes to bridge existing divides.
The unique model of United for peace entails a continuous development approach, where reflective feedback and lessons learned are channeled back into the system, to communally improve peacebuilding efforts.
United for peace focuses on supporting communities through dialogue, peacebuilding initiatives, and reflective practices that strengthen collaboration, understanding, and long-term social cohesion.
To address conflicts in a constructive manner, facilitate difficult conversations through process design and intended outcome planning, to both prevent and resolve conflict peacefully.
To design and implement localized community projects, to promote knowledge, skills, and attitudes that support communities in preventing conflict and strengthening cooperation.
Findings from field work, partnerships, and community engagement are continuously assessed and reflected back into future initiatives to improve peacebuilding efforts and impact.
To contribute to the advancement of peace work in the Middle East, through the development of sustainable peace building programs, tailoring methodologies and tools, based on the requirements of local communities, countries and the region as a whole.
A peaceful Middle East, where societies engage in structured deep dialogues to address conflict.
United for peace is governed by four core values: