As we gather with loved ones to celebrate this festive season, let us take a moment to reflect on the world we share. We live in a world that can often feel divided, cruel, and unfair. Yet, kindness, compassion, and empathy are gifts we all can give this Christmas;...
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International conference to host fringe event in Armagh
The Market Place Theatre Armagh will host an innovative Digital Lab event on Friday 26 October as part of the international ‘Build Peace’ conference in Belfast. The ‘Peacetech 101 Digital Lab’ event offers a hands-on introduction to the use of innovative technologies...
Build Peace Conference expected to generate over £345k for local economy says Visit Belfast
Build Peace, the international conference which takes place at the end of October in Belfast is expected to generate over £345,000 for the local economy, according to Visit Belfast – the official tourism marketing agency for the Belfast City Region. The conference,...
Community Relations Council Bursary for Build Peace 2018
The Community Relations Council has generously sponsored 10 bursaries for young people living in Northern Ireland to attend the Build Peace conference in Belfast from October 29-31. Build Peace brings together practitioners, activists, academics, policy makers,...
Lord Alderdice awarded Honorary Doctorate
Lord Alderdice has today (Tuesday, July 10) been awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Literature) by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Professor, the Lord Alderdice FRCPsych, is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords and was the Chairman of the...
Annual Report 2018: The challenges of our time
In my life-time there has never been a greater need, across the world, for people to work for democracy and peace building. When we started CDPB our focus was largely on Northern Ireland – what we had learned, and what we needed to do to complete the Peace Process. It...
New tech, prosperity and peace @ Digital DNA
CDPB are delighted to host in partnership with Build Up a session on "New tech, prosperity and peace" at the annual Digital DNA conference in St. George's Market, Belfast. We will explore how creative industries and technological innovation in private, public and...
Ulster University in partnership with Build Up and CDPB to host Build Peace in October 2018
Ulster University in partnership with Build Up and the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building, will host the fifth international Build Peace conference. Taking place from 29-31 October, the conference brings together practitioners, activists, academics, policy...
Build Peace 2018: Re-Imagining Prosperity
Come and join us at the launch of Build Peace 2018 and learn how you can take part and contribute to this exciting international conference. Every year, Build Peace brings together practitioners, activists, academics, policy makers, artists and technologists from...
Home of Hope. Marking 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
This week in Belfast, over 200 international delegates from around the globe will come to Belfast for ‘Peace and Beyond’. This is an international conference focused on peace-building to mark the 20th anniversary of the Agreement led by the British Council in...








