A Network of People Building Peace
Locally-led peacebuilding action
We ensure local ownership and leadership for sustainable peacebuilding.
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
What we do
As a member-led network connecting over 250+ civil society organisations worldwide, we champion a network approach to peacebuilding. Concretely, this means we support and empower each other to drive locally-led and locally-owned peacebuilding. We do so by creating vibrant and collaborative learning and exchange spaces.
Find out more and discover the three themes we work on-
Inclusion of women and youth peacebuilders
We empower women and youth as agents of change. Inclusion isn't an afterthought; it's a guiding principle in everything we do.
Climate security and emerging threats
We put local leadership and knowledge at the forefront to effectively tackle the pressing challenges of climate change and other emerging threats.
Our Ways of Working
Local peacebuilders and experts from the GPPAC network share their experience and expertise to strengthen our peacebuilding practices around the world...
Our work in action
The latest developments and news from GPPAC
23 October 2024
Supporting Women’s Impactful Participation in Peace Processes: Learnings from Kyrgyzstan, Uganda, and Palestine
Our learning paper was launched during Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Week in New York at our event, “Making Global Policy Effective in Supporting...
6 March 2025Courage in Crisis: The women shaping Ukraine’s path to peace
Olha Zaiarna is a dedicated advocate for women's meaningful participation in Ukraine’s peace efforts. With extensive experience in gender-sensitive...
4 March 2025Courage in Crisis: How Yemeni women are reshaping society and peacebuilding
As an activist and researcher from Yemen, Olla Al-Sakkaf shared her insights on the challenges and opportunities facing women peacebuilders in the...
4 March 2025Courage in Crisis: How young women in Mongolia are leading climate action
In Mongolia, climate change is hitting vulnerable communities the hardest, with young women in rural areas among those facing the greatest challenges...
3 March 2025Courage in Crisis: What is women's role in trauma healing and peace in Abyei
Since the 2005 signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan, Belkys López has worked in the border area of Abyei, which is strategically...
Impact of armed conflict worldwide
- 70.8 million refugees and displaced
people in 2018 - $ 14.1 trillion global economic impact
- 165 violent conflicts
in 2018 - 77392 conflict related
deaths
We prevent conflict
in 15 regions around the globe
Our members organise themselves in 15 regional networks that determine their own peacebuilding priorities responsive to the needs of their communities. This ensures that our peacebuilding efforts are contextually relevant and locally owned.
What we offer
To our members and partners worldwide.
For more information on our programs,
please contact us.
Cross-regional learning
GPPAC is a global network of locals: We connect for peace!
Partnerships
Conflict prevention is possible if we work together!
Our Expert Groups
Globally, we bring together experts on many different themes.
Expertise
We improve practice through learning exchanges on conflict prevention!
Our stories
GPPAC: Preventing Conflict Worldwide
We need to shift our focus from reacting to violent conflicts to the longer-term focus of prevention. In this animation we explain what conflict prevention is, why it is important and what GPPAC is doing for sustainable peace worldwide.
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