Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) is one of the 5 regional organizations under the umbrella organization International Peace Research Association (IPRA). These 5 organizations are: Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA); Africa Peace Research and Education Association (AFPREA); European Peace Research Association (EUPRA); Latin American Peace Research Association (CLAIP); and Peace and Justice Studies Association (North America).
The APPRA has a mission to contribute to the realization of fullness of peace, justice and humanity through: peace research; peace education; and peace advocacy. Thus, APPRA focuses to advance interdisciplinary research on the conditions of peace and the causes of war and violence in all their manifestations. To this end APPRA shall facilitate international collaboration designed to assist the advancement of peace research, education and action, and in particular:
- To promote national and international studies and teachings relating to the pursuit of international peace in accordance with the principle of freedom of scientific research;
- To facilitate contacts between peace researchers, educators and advocates as well as specialists in conflict resolution throughout the Asia-Pacific region, the aim of these contacts being the enhancement of peace research, peace education and peace advocacy;
- To encourage the international dissemination of research results, information and documentation of significant developments of actions for peace.