Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) has been named as the ‘‘2020/2021 Best Young Peacebuilding Organisation in Nigeria’’ by the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding-Nigeria…
Excerpt: This policy brief interrogates the complementarity of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace and Security and the AU’s Continental…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation is a registered non-governmental and non-profit youth-led organization working on countering violent extremism, conflict prevention, peacebuilding, accountability governance, and sustainable development…
Written by Adebayo Blessing Introduction Violence is a form of action that causes pain, destruction or suffering to the affected persons. All over the world,…
Written by Oluwaseun KOLAWOLE, Director of Partnership, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Introduction All over the world, women and children take the brunt of the…
By Chukwudi Gbadebo Njoku Research Fellow, Building Blocks For Peace Foundation The Nigerian government announced the ban on Twitter on the 4th of June, 2020…
Written by Chukwudi Gbadebo NjokuResearch Fellow, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation In West Africa, herders have had a long history of migrating and establishing relationships…
The attention of the Building Blocks for Peace (BBforPeace) Foundation has been drawn to a heart-rending violence in Imo State. On 5th and 6th April,…
The federal government of Nigeria has appointed a new acting Inspector General of Police, in person of Mr. Usman Alkali on 6th April, 2021. The…
The 2021 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum held virtually between 7-8 April 2021. This 10th Anniversary of the ECOSOC Youth Forum…
Nigerian authorities must ensure an end to the incessant abduction of students and children, and work towards bringing an end to kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism.…
Position: Network Development Intern Starting date: 10th March 2021 Duration: 6 months Location: Remote/Possibility of travelling within Nigeria About Building Blocks for Peace Foundation Building Blocks…
Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Roman Catholic…
PRESS STATEMENT THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM) 6 February 2021 The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) joins other…
It is a new dawn for the United States of America! President Joe Biden’s rise to the American presidency is an inspiring story of courage…
Building Blocks for Peace Foundation has announced four finalists for the 2020 Most Outstanding Young Peacebuilders Award. The announcement was made after careful review of…
On behalf of Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, WANEP Nigeria, Sanctuary of Hope CSDEA and other peacebuilding partners, we formally announce the call for registration…
19 OCTOBER 2020 PRESS STATEMENT The Nigeria Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security (NCYPS) has monitored closely the ongoing development around the #EndSars movement in…
OCTOBER 12, 2020 The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) welcome the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigeria Police Force…
Nigeria Youth4Peace Awards is an annual event designed to reward, celebrate and showcase young people who are making exceptional efforts to conflict prevention, peacebuilding and…
8 August 2020 We, the Nigeria Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security, a coalition of over 50 youth-led and youth-focused peacebuilding organisations in Nigeria, welcome…
The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening young people’s participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding with the adoption of the United Nations…
BBFORPEACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RAFIU ADENIRAN LAWAL RE-ELECTED UNOY PEACEBUILDERS ISG REPRESENTATIVE
The United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) – a global network of over 100 youth-led organizations working on conflict prevention and peacebuilding with headquarters in…
Written by Rafiu Adeniran Lawal, Executive Director, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation On the 2nd March 2020, the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres presented…
Globally, COVID-19 has brought disruptions and the creation of a “new normal. The pandemic has widened inequalities, brought up new conflicts and shaken the trust…
Section 277 of the Child Rights Act (2003) defines a child as a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18). Children deserve…
20 YEARS OF WARSAW DECLARATION: HOW NIGERIA IS FARING
One of the protracted challenges confronting Africa today is violent conflict. Since the independence of most countries in the region, the continent has been a…
As governments continues to groan with the negative effects of COVID 19 on her economy, politics, security, medical facilities and citizenry, countries with low per…
WRITTEN BY RAFIU ADENIRAN LAWAL LAWALRAFIU88@GMAIL.COM As the new decade began, no one would have thought or expected that there would be a time when…
REPORT OF THE ONE DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON PEACEBUILDING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: REVISITING UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2250 HELD ON THE 24TH NOVEMBER…
REPORT OF THE ONE-DAY NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT ON “YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES” HELD ON THE 6TH APRIL 2017 AT THE…
Report of the 3rd National Workshop of Nigerian Youth 4 Peace Initiatives themed “2019 Elections in Nigeria: Enhancing Youth Political Participation for Peaceful and Inclusive…
In 1981, the UN General Assembly agreed to set aside a day as the international day of peace, devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace…
The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation hosted the maiden edition of the Nigeria Youth for Peace Forum and Awards on the 6th of December 2018…
In 1981, the UN General Assembly agreed to set aside a day as the international day of peace, devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace…
Introduction On the 12th of June, 2019, the Building Blocks for Peace Foundation organized a one-day Capacity Building Training which focused on the Youth, Peace…
On the 9th of December, 2015, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a pioneering resolution on youth, peace and security. This resolution recognizes that…
As governments continues to groan with the negative effects of COVID 19 on her economy, politics, security, medical facilities and citizenry, countries with low per…
The Nigeria Youth for Peace Forum 2020 which held on the 9th December 2020 in Abuja was convened by Building Blocks for Peace Foundation in…