Peace in Our Cities Network

👏 Please welcome @amassuru to @PiOC_Network! 🌍 Amassuru was created to promote the work of women in these areas, as well as to facilitate their visibility and promote discussion spaces in the region. ➕ Learn more: sites.google.com/view/amassuru/…

👏 Please welcome @PADForg to @PiOC_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. ➕ padf.org

👏 Please welcome @isoudapaz to @PiOC_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: soudapaz.org/what-we-do/

👏 Please welcome @angatbayi in Quezon City, Philippines, to @PiOC_Network! 💡 They aim to collectively advance feminist peacebuilding in urban spaces, center marginalized voices, and promote inclusive, accountable, and transformative peace. Learn more: angatbayi.com

¡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. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🔔 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! ⤵️ nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

...para identificar los riesgos que les afectan y ofrecerles vías alternativas y apoyo. ¡Inscríbete ahora! ⤵️ nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🤔 ¿Cómo podemos hacer frente al aumento del reclutamiento de jóvenes por parte del crimen organizado? 💡El 8 de abril, un próximo seminario web analizará cómo las ciudades han apostado por enfoques innovadores centrados en los jóvenes...

RSVP now! ⤵️ nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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

Únete a nosotros el 8 de abril en un seminario web para explorar vías alternativas para los jóvenes. ¡Inscríbeteahora! ⤵️ nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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 delitos violentos no mortales. Entonces, ¿cómo podemos abordar este reto?

RSVP now! ⤵️ nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Youth aged 15-29 account for >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.

📍 Policy Councils 🏙️ Luisa Portugal, Program Officer at @PiOC_Network, highlights how cities are proving that violence can be reduced through human-centred, preventive approaches: upholding human rights, democratic values, and the rule of law. #CitiesAreListening

🟡#UCLGMeets Towards #Tangier2026 From theory to action, cities in dialogue with civil society shape the global agenda by promoting cross-collaboration, turning commitments into concrete measures, and building peaceful, human-centered communities. 🗨️@kelseyshantz, @PiOC_Network

🔙 Last week in Brooklyn, students, technologists, and community leaders gathered for the 2026 NYU Tech for Change Hackathon, a three-day sprint to build solutions for safer, more just communities. Organized by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN), participants developed civic tech ideas to tackle real-world challenges, from public safety to community resilience. 💡 #NYUCIC and @SDG16Plus were proud to take part, with Luisa Portugal from our Halving Global Violence initiative bringing two @PiOC_Network cities as clients: Edmonton 🇨🇦 and Niterói 🇧🇷, which invited teams to design tech solutions supporting their public safety strategies. 🤝 Participants explored questions such as: 🔺 How can we redefine public safety? 🔺 How can data advance justice? 🔺 How can tech support human flourishing? 👏 Thanks to the organizers, mentors, and students who made it a success. #TechForChange #CivicTech #PublicInterestTechnology #NYU #DataForGood #UrbanInnovation #JusticeInnovation #CommunitySafety #HalvingGlobalViolence 🎓 Hosted by: @NYU_CUSP @NewAmericaPIT @nyutandon 🤝 In partnership with: #NYUCIC @NYUCampusSafety @Columbia @CU_SPS_NECR @CfJColumbia @KAVI_Brooklyn @GUNSdownLIFEup @bubble @TMI_LDF @NYCCouncil @CitizenApp @innovjustice @verainstitute @FreeOurVoteInc NYU Prison Education Program, Columbia University Justice Through Code, Man Up Inc., INSINC, bright data, and Braid.

Cities are increasingly recognizing that effective violence prevention requires engaging w/ masculinities across this continuum. Join us + @Efusnews for a webinar to explore gender-responsive & gender-transformative approaches to this violence. RSVP ⤵️ forms.gle/nMvunh5uQGHv8n…

@BArevalodeLeon @GuatemalaGob Without that, security can not be durable or meaningful. #ICYMI: Watch the recording 👇️ youtube.com/watch?v=vpnLkc…

@BArevalodeLeon @GuatemalaGob 💡 During last month's Latin American Forum on Democratic Security and Territorial Governance in Guatemala City, President Arévalo also spoke to the challenge of investing in strategies that fundamentally uphold human rights and reinforce trust.

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