The cyber peace initiative program was launched at the International Youth Forum (IYF) in Sharm el Sheikh in September 2007, by the Suzanne Mubarak Women's International Peace Movement (SMWIPM).  The mission of the initiative is to empower youth of any nation, through ICT, to become catalysts of change: to create safe and better futures for themselves and others, to address the root causes of conflict, to disseminate the culture of peace and to create international dialogues for a harmonious world.

The initiative's main focus is on empowering youth through capacity building- internet safety and encouragement of innovation. 

Cyber-Peace aims to promote the "Peace Culture“which is defined by the United Nations as “a set of values, attitudes, modes of behavior and ways of life that reject violence and prevent conflicts by tackling their root causes to solve problems through dialogue and negotiation among individuals, groups and nations" (UN Resolutions: Culture of Peace and, Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace).  This could be achieved by improving communications across cultural and geographical barriers through content development, platform creativity, by exploring the socio political impact of IT enabled industries, exploring in depth ICT as a channel for economic opportunities and innovation for youth, and by engaging youth in securing the Internet as the medium through which these objectives will be achieved. 

The Initiative rests on capitalizing on the creative spirit of youth to innovate constantly-changing Internet based content and IT platforms that should match the pace of socio-political changes and developments in real life.

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