Youth-led Peace
Since its earliest days, Scouting has made peacebuilding a cornerstone of daily life — inspiring generations of young people to serve as messengers of harmony and mutual understanding, building bridges across cultures and communities.
Through initiatives such as Messengers of Peace and by celebrating international days that highlight the importance of living together in peace, Scouts strengthen their skills in dialogue, empathy, and community engagement, equipping them to play a meaningful role in creating a more peaceful world.
On this page, you’ll find inspiring resources, practical tools, and key information to support your journey, helping Scouts everywhere deepen their understanding of peace, foster inclusivity, and create transformative experiences rooted in empathy and service.
International Day of Peace
International Day of Peace reaffirms a commitment that has been at the heart of Scouting for generations: helping young people build a more peaceful world. Through friendship, dialogue, service, and learning to understand others, Scouts develop the skills and values needed to strengthen communities, bridge differences, and contribute to peace in their everyday lives.
Each year, Scouts around the world mark International Day of Peace on 21 September by turning those values into action. From community service and peace education to intercultural dialogue and local projects, the day is an opportunity to celebrate the role young people play as peacebuilders and to inspire even more Scouts to create positive change in their communities.
How NSOs can take part! 🤝
Raise awareness and make a greater impact at the grassroots level by:
- Celebrating with community-based activities that promote peace and inclusion.
- Forging partnerships and strengthening collaborations with civil society, academia, and other like-minded organisations.
- Creating spaces where young people can lead peace efforts.
- Promoting unity in diversity and the building of a just and sustainable world through dialogue and service.
Youth, peace, and security position paper
Developed by, with, and for young people, this position paper provides a common framework for NSOs to advocate more effectively for greater recognition, support, and partnership for peace.
Living Together in Peace
At the 43rd World Scout Conference in Cairo, Egypt, NSOs adopted a resolution to commemorate International Day of Living Together in Peace. Observed on 16 May, this day aligns with World Scouting’s commitment to promote peace, tolerance, inclusion, and solidarity.
Webinar - Scouting and Youth, Peace, and Security
Join a webinar to learn how to advocate and build partnerships for peace. The webinar will be conducted in English.
🗓️ 3 October at 12:00 UTC
Activities for Scouts
Get involved with these fun activities:
🧩 Lets build a team mosaic.
🗺️ Make a peacebuilding map.
🎧 Journey to understand compassionate listening.
🤝 Your Conflict Resolution Style.
🗣 Discover your dialogue-zone
Key resources
Check out the resources below and get inspired to take action 🎯
🕊️ Learn more about World Scouting's position on youth, peace, and security
📚 Learn how we can create Living Spaces for Dialogue.
💡 Discover what it means to be a Dialogical Scout through dialogue.
📘 Explore Peace Education in Scouting: Training Design
🤝 Discover the World Scouting : UNESCO World Heritage Recognition Programme.
📝 Access Gender-based Violence: Concepts, Methods, and Findings.
☂️ Find out how to join Safe From Harm Week 2026.
Strategy for Scouting
Our new Strategy for Scouting further strengthens this commitment to creating a more peaceful and inclusive world shaped by youth, emphasising peace as a core value of our Movement.
Messengers of Peace
Since 2010, Messengers of Peace has empowered millions of Scouts to take action in their local communities and beyond, fostering a global culture of peace and positive change.
