Past Program

Peace is key to ensuring Asia's sustained development and prosperity as the world's most populous region grows in global geopolitical and economic importance. But despite the region’s rich experience in mediating peace and reconciliation, the learning exchange between regional, local and community-driven initiatives has so far been low.

Launched in 2020, the Asia Peace Innovators Forum aims to shape long-term peace, stability, and regional cooperation in Asia by building a network of mid-career professionals working in different sectors and countries to exchange knowledge, community-driven approaches, and best practices. Due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this program has been moved primarily online, where every two weeks the selected Asia Peace Innovators will tackle a different element of peace-building. 

This online program addressed issues arising from people on the move.  In particular, participants split into two discussions, one on “diaspora engagement” which considered how best to connect diaspora groups with their homelands and in peacebuilding efforts there, using Sri Lanka as a case study.  The other discussion, on “refugees and displaced persons,” looked deeper into the rights of displaced persons without legal status in various Asian countries.
 
This program is open exclusively to accepted participants of the Asia Peace Innovators Forum.