University for Peace
The University for Peace (UPEACE) is an international university and intergovernmental organization established as a treaty organisation by the United Nations General Assembly in 1980. The university offers postgraduate, doctoral, and executive programmes related to the study of peace and conflict, environment and development, and international law.
Universidad para la Paz | |
Other name | UPEACE (English) UPAZ (Spanish) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Si quieres la paz, trabaja por la paz |
Motto in English | If you want peace, work for peace. |
| Type | United Nations-established graduate university |
| Established | 1980 |
| Founder | Rodrigo Carazo Odio |
| Accreditation | SINAES |
| Rector | Francisco Rojas Aravena |
| Dean | Juan Carlos Sainz-Borgo |
| Students | 196 (2018–19) |
| Address | Calle Universidad , El Rodeo de Mora , , Costa Rica 9°55′10″N 84°16′22″W |
| Campus | Campus in nature (includes a protected forest reserve) |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Website | www |
The headquarters of the University for Peace are in located in a natural area near Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica. However, the university also has a presence in other countries, notably Somalia and the Netherlands.
The charter of the University for Peace, adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 35/55 in 1980, defines the mission of the university as follows:
"to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations."
The organization has observer status in the UN General Assembly and maintains a permanent office at the UN headquarters in New York.