If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children.

- Mahatma Ghandi (1869 -1948)

ECPC timeline

View the ECPC timeline, beginning with the emergence of the Consortium from an effort involving multiple agencies engaged in improving peaceful outcomes for families and communities who realized the potential of joining forces to create a much larger impact on the world community.

2009
Hallmark paper "Building a generation of reconciliation"
2012
Inception of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium
2013
Milestone | Launch of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium
2014
Event | U.N. High-level Forum on The Culture of Peace
2014
MIT Press | Pathways to peace: The transformative power of children and families
2014
ECPC Chair, Rima Salah serves on the high-level panel to improve U.N. peace operations
2015
ECPCs 1st Annual Conference: Early Childhood & Families
2015
ECPC establishes its body of governance
2015
Event | Implementing the SDGs: Is ECD a pathway to peace?
2015
Milestone | ECPC acknowledged in U.N. resolution on The Culture of Peace
2016
Event | The transformative power of ECD actions in migration & refugee situations
2018
ECPC background paper | ”Contributions of Early Childhood Development Programming to Sustainable Peace and Development”
2018
Special journal | Towards a more peaceful world: The promise of early child development programmes
2018
Milestone | ECDpeace.org launch
2018
ECPC Open House Conference at Yale University
2019
Event | Small Asks for BIG Impact
2019
2019 U.N. High-Level Forum on The Culture of Peace
2020
Event | “No Street Address” The global magnitude of Children`s Homelessness
2020
Event | "No street address" Single mothers' vulnerability to homelessness and its impact on children
2020
ECPC global call to action in response to COVID-19
2020
ECPC Beirut solidarity statement
2020
ECPC advances a Global Call to Action at the G20 Civil Society (C20) Summit 2020
2023
ECPC Global Call for Urgent Action and Support to Protect Children and Families Affected by the Recent Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
2023
“Raising Children of Peace” ECPC launches new lectures series at Yale
2023
ECPC Webinar ‘BIG THINK’: The Power and Potential of Youth Advocacy to Build Peace
2023
World Premier "Seeds of Peace" ECPC Athem Song for Hope (UNICEF)
2023
ECPC UNGA-78 High-level Session "Early Childhood Development: Pathways to Sustainable Peace"
2023
ECPC Call-to-Action for Justice, Peace, and the Protection of All Children Affected by the War in Israel and Palestine
2024
ECPC launches Youth Working Group
2024
CSocD62 (2024) | Keeping the Promise: Leave No One Behind! Social Protection Responses to Forcibly Displaced Children
2024
ECPC Youth Working Group hosts Interview & Workshop "Manifesto for Change: Youth & Future", with Italian singer-songwriter Giovanni Caccamo

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