Why We Dialogue for Peace?
Before any peace agreement was signed, before any conflict ended, before any understanding was reached — someone decided to listen.
It sounds simple. It isn't. Genuinely listening to someone whose life looks different from yours, whose fears are shaped by different experiences, whose version of the world doesn't match your own — that takes something. Courage. Curiosity.
Because peace isn't one thing. It lives inside us, between us, and in the world around us — not as the absence of conflict, but as something active: people enabled, voices heard, dignity upheld. Dialogue is how we build all three: By understanding your own identity well enough to share it; by not holding on to ideas we might have about our differences; by listening to someone else’s perspectives openly.
That's where peace starts. And it starts with you.
About Peace Day & Peace Day Dialogues
That's where peace starts. And it starts with you. Observed globally on 21 September, the United Nations International Day of Peace is a call to people everywhere to reflect, act, and commit — not just to the end of conflict, but to the active presence of justice, understanding, and dignity in the world.
During the week of 21 September, Generation Global hosts a series of live video conferences bringing students together across borders for facilitated intercultural dialogue on peace and security. Last year, more than 960 young people from 20 countries took part. These aren't debates or lectures — they're genuine conversations where every voice counts equally, and the goal is understanding, not winning.
For Young People
What does peace mean to you — and what does it mean to someone growing up somewhere completely different?
In Peace Day Dialogues, you will:
Connect live with students your age from across the world.
Share what peace means to you and hear what it looks like for others.
Reflect on your own values and perspectives in the process.
For Educators
Sometimes, the most powerful learning happens when students encounter a perspective they couldn't have found in a textbook.
The Peace Day Dialogues give your students a live, facilitated conversation with peers from around the world — and our free Peace Day teaching resource helps you prepare them for it. Explore ideas about peace from across world religions, cultures, and traditions in the classroom, then bring those conversations global.
How to participate?
As an educator
If you have not already:
- Register on the Teacher Portal (learn how)
- Create a class for your learners (learn how)
- Send learners a link to register to the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure (UDA) from your account (learn how)
Once you have registered and created a class:
- Book your learners into a Peace and Security video conference between 16 - 22 September 2026 (learn how)
- Prepare your learners using activities using our Peace Day resource
- Discuss the agenda questions with your learners prior to the video conference
As a learner
Step 1: If you have not already, sign up on our student gamified platform, Ultimate Dialogue Adventure, here - adventure.generation.global or simply download and register on the Generation Global App on Android or iOS
Step 2: Complete the Peace and Security topic and participate in Dialogue Spaces to earn XPs
Step 3: Book and participate into a video conference between 16 - 22 September 2026 (learn how)
Step 4: Complete the reflection popup after the video conference (learn how)
Step 5: Download your certificate for completing the topic from the Ultimate Dialogue Adventure (learn how)
Certificate of Participation
All learners who complete a video conference and submit their final reflections will receive a certificate for participating in the Peace Day Dialogues 2026.
If you have any questions, please consult our Support Centre or send us a request.