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Peace and Peacebuilding
Our Peacebuilding work harnesses the energies of people Wales-wide to contribute to peacebuilding in Wales and the world.
Through our Peace Education team, we work with communities, schools, colleges, universities and adult learning.
Through Academi Heddwch, we focus on academic and policy research, engagement and partnerships.
Cymru Global aims to empower people of all ages to understand peace, take action, and shape solutions.
Learning the skills to live peacefully
Peace Education
Peace education is the process of gaining the values, knowledge, attitudes, skills and behaviours needed to live in harmony with ourselves, with others, and across our communities, nations and cultures.
Research & Policy
Academi Heddwch
Academi Heddwch is Wales’ first ‘peace institute’ – and one among a global family of research institutes bringing together the best academic minds and expertise to build a better world.
Academi Heddwch Cymru brings together Cymru Global, universities, the peace movement, and national institutions to place peace firmly on the national agenda. By connecting academic expertise with practical initiatives, Academi Heddwch Cymru enables everyone to get involved in building a culture of peace.
Wales and the Spanish Civil War: 90 Years On
This feature complements the interview broadcast on BBC Wales, 18th July 2026 with Cymru Global Heritage Advisor Craig Owen (28:50 on playback recording) July 2026 marks 90 years since General Franco’s fascist military coup against Spain’s elected government, supported by Hitler and Mussolini, sparking a 3-year Civil War over 1936 […]
Read moreCymru Can be a Nation of Peace: Llangollen 2025 Peace Lecture
Written by and reposted (with thanks) from The Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales. Event organised between Academi Heddwch and Llangollen International Eisteddfod. View ‘Cymru Can’ campaign here. “”Wales has a role to champion true peace. But to fully embrace the role of a Nation of Peace, however, […]
Read moreDEC Myanmar Earthquake Appeal
As a member of the DEC Cymru (Disasters Emergency Committee) network in Wales, from Thursday 3rd April WCIA will be launching an urgent fundraising appeal for people in Myanmar who have been affected by the catastrophic earthquakes. Context The earthquakes were the strongest to hit the country in decades, with […]
Read moreSafeguarding nature during times of conflict
6 November marks the 23rd annual International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2001, this day was created to remember the environmental consequences of war, whether that be on wildlife, plants, or even water and […]
Read moreReflecting on the recent Austrian elections: Why could this be so problematic for human rights?
At the end of September, Austrian voters went to the polls to elect the National Council, the lower and legislatively most powerful house of Austria’s parliament. In a historic win, Herbert Kickl’s Freiheitliche Partei Österreich (FPÖ) secured 28.9% of the vote, and although this is far short of a majority, […]
Read more‘Wales as a Nation of Peace’ – UN Peace Day, 21 Sept 2024
UN World Peace Day, 21 September 2024 To imagine a Wales and a world where peace reigns is not just to imagine the absence of war. It’s to imagine a place where we all live free from fear, where our rights are respected, and where everybody is equal. It’s to […]
Read moreWales statement of solidarity and togetherness – Datganiad Cymru o undod a chydberthynas
Datganiad Cymru o undod a chydberthynas – Wales statement of solidarity and togetherness We were shocked by the violent attack that took place in Southport last week and are deeply saddened by the murder of young girls as well as the injuries inflicted on the other victims. Our sympathies are with […]
Read moreBringing Wales’ Peace Archives to UK National Collections through ‘Our Heritage, Our Stories’
Over Spring 2023, WCIA have been proud to participate in a UK-wide programme initiative ‘Our Heritage Our Stories‘, managed through Glasgow University alongside a range of partners, and funded through the AHRC (Arts & Humanioties Research Council). OHOS’ funding has enabled WCIA to run a weekly programme of Wednesday afternoon […]
Read moreStudent Blog: Rhiannon Day reflects on WCIA Heritage Communications Placement
Rhiannon Day, MA International Public Relations and Communications, Cardiff University. Rhiannon has been undertaking an internship supporting the updating and digitisation of WCIA’s Hidden Histories feature articles, being uploaded as PDFs to People’s Collection Wales for long-term access into the future, with printed versions at the Temple of Peace, so that […]
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