The peace goals the world is missing — written by children.
The Sustainable Development Goals contain only one goal on peace. We believe peace is far broader than the absence of war. Children in many countries will formulate a set of peace goals, anchor them with political leaders and offer them as input to the United Nations in September 2028.
Peace in three rings
From the classroom to the world, twelve areas map the breadth of peace. Children choose what matters most to them.
1 · Peace in everyday life
Violence, bullying and humiliation · Equal worth and inclusion · Conflict and reconciliation
2 · Peace in society
Democracy and children's voice · Fair distribution · Truth, information and online hate · Education for peace
3 · Peace between countries and generations
Children in war · Weapons · Borders, displacement and encounters · Climate and resources · Technology and AI
Across all three rings runs one principle: decisions made today must be defensible to the children who live tomorrow.
"What would it take for you — and every other child — to live in peace?"
Every Peace School is invited to work with this question. The answers become the foundation of the Peace Goals.
Towards 2028
Read more about the road to the United Nations.
- 2027 · ListenPeace Schools in many countries work with the same question. Answers are gathered on Peace Day, 21 September 2027.
- Autumn 2027 · FormulateThe Children's Council distils the answers into a draft of no more than ten goals.
- 2028 · AnchorPolitical leaders who support The Children's Peace Pledge adopt a goal and meet children about it. Each goal is linked to existing indicators so progress can be followed.
- September 2028 · PresentThe Children's Peace Goals are launched on Peace Day and submitted as input to the UN review of the Pact for the Future.
- 2028–2030 · SustainWe offer the goals as children's input to the global agenda that follows the Sustainable Development Goals.
Our principles
- Children write the goals. Adults facilitate, but never write the goals for them.
- Rights, not party politics. The goals express children's rights and perspectives — never a side in a specific conflict.
- Safe participation. Children from conflict areas take part only with consent, anonymously and in a safe setting.
- Built on what exists. The goals connect to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, SDG 16 and UNESCO's work on education for peace.