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.
Locally-led peacebuilding action

We ensure local ownership and leadership for sustainable peacebuilding.
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...

15 January 2025

What impact does the CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding have on local peacebuilders?

The cafeteria on the 4th floor in the Secretariat Building of the UN, a place that can be a bit of a maze for those unfamiliar with the premises, was...
14 January 2025

8 Key Takeaways for Local Peacebuilders from the Informal Phase of the 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review Ahead of the Formal Phase

The UN Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA) undergoes an assessment every five years to evaluate its effectiveness. What makes the 2025 Peacebuilding...
3 December 2024

What are Peace Games? A hands-on approach explained

It was late at night in November 2024 when Salissou from Niger and Henrietta from Cameroon first crossed paths at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Both...
14 October 2024

Pacific Women Mediators Network’s Statement

Calling for the support of Women Mediators Networks
Dear Ambassadors,
We write to you ahead of this year’s annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and...

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!