Asian Academy for Peace Research and Development, a non-profit organization, is desirous to see ‘All Human beings live in harmony and peace with dignity thereby enjoying potential to growth and development in a sustainable manner’, and aiming at to promote quality services though knowledge generation, capacity building, linking practice, policy, and academia.

Asian Peace Academy works with and for Peacebuilding and development organizations in Kathmandu and abroad to identify local Peacebuilding and development needs; to support and accompany with relevant institutions and stakeholders for developing local capacities. Developing capacity is a key in achieving its vision and mission, therefore, Asian Peace Academy engages in capacity development of local peace and development actors, particularly from youth, women and marginalized groups. Civil society organizations and local government actors are also encouraged and accompanied with.

Key areas of Asian Peace Academy involve

• Knowledge generation,
• Capacity development, and
• Linking practice, policy, and academia.