IPI Mission
The International Peace Institute is an independent, international not-for-profit think tank with a staff representing more than 20 nationalities, located in New York across from United Nations headquarters. IPI is dedicated to promoting the prevention and settlement of conflicts between and within states by strengthening international peace and security institutions. To achieve its purpose, IPI employs a mix of policy research, convening, publishing and outreach.
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History:
Known as the International Peace Academy until early 2008, the International Peace Institute was founded by a group of individuals from within and outside of the United Nations who believed that a thoroughly independent institution, free from official constraints, could make a unique contribution to multilateral efforts to 
People
Featured profile:
Rita E. Hauser
Chair of the IPI Board of Directors
Rita E. Hauser has been Chair of the IPI Board of Directors since 1993.Dr. Hauser is President of The Hauser Foundation. She is an international lawyer and was a senior partner for more than twenty years at the New York 
Board & Council
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon
Honorary Chair
Secretary-General of the United Nations
President's Message
Welcome to the website of the International Peace Institute (IPI). This website presents a broad cross-section of IPI’s activities
IPI is proud to have received the highest rating from a well-known charity watchdog, the American Institute of Philanthropy.
IPI is grateful to our generous friends and donors who provide both intellectual and financial support. Their contributions help us in a very practical way to achieve program objectives, and their leadership is an invaluable resource to our organization.
Recently Published Books by IPI Authors
Although policymakers and practitioners alike have enthusiastically embraced the idea that security and development are interdependent, the precise nature and implications of the dynamic interplay between the two phenomena have