Inspirational

A selection of videos and podcasts that highlight peacebuilding efforts - what has been accomplished, what is underway, and what is possible. 

A collection from the CBC Archives chronicling Canadian contributions to global peace, from the law professor who penned the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to Lester Pearson’s Nobel Peace Prize, Pierre Trudeau’s disarmament efforts, and Lloyd Axworthy’s work to ban land mines and create the International Criminal Court.

Lester Pearson: A Peacemaker's Peacemaker

From 1957, a CBC television clip celebrating Lester B. Pearson’s Nobel Peace Prize, awarded for his efforts to end the Suez Crisis – the first UN peacekeeping deployment.

Samantha Power on Sergio Vieira de Mello 

The Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power discusses one of the greatest peacebuilders of recent times, UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello

Asher Hasan's message of peace from Pakistan

Social entrepreneur Asher Hasan brings a message of peace from Pakistan to an Indian audience. 

Now: The Peace

A National Film Board film about the founding of the United Nations.

 Caught in the Crossfire

A National Film Board film about Canadian peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia.

One Voice Movement

OneVoice Movement is one of the most exciting grassroots peacebuilding organizations in the world, focused on bringing a constructive end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Insight on Conflict: The Peacebuilding Podcast

Insight on Conflict’s Peacebuilding Podcast profiles local peacebuilding efforts around the world.