A Network of People Building Peace
30 October 2018GPPAC at Geneva Peace Week
During Geneva Peace week, we will organise two seminars. One will focus on: on the role of regional inter-governmental organisations in peace building...
18 October 2018GPPAC Gender experts at Women, Peace and Security Week
On 22-26 October, a delegation of GPPACs gender experts came to New York for the Women, Peace and Security week to advocate for the full...
17 October 2018The Peace Corner Podcast
There's excitement in the soundwaves at GPPAC, as we launched our first-ever podcast series, The Peace Corner. The intern-driven initiative started as...
17 October 2018“Shaping the Future of Peace Training in Europe and Beyond”
Between the 1st and 4th of October, GPPAC had an exciting week in Vienna, bringing members of our global network to share their expertise on peace...
21 September 2018Peace: A Right for All
How can we contribute to make ‘the Right to Peace' a reality? Today, some of the most important global policy consensus including the Sustainable...
21 September 2018#SOSNicaragua: an interview with activist Chale Guadamuz
Today is Peace Day. For this special day, we have sat down with Chale Guadamuz, a Nicaraguan activist in exile who is working through the ...
21 September 2018‘If There Were Justice, There Would Be Peace!’: an interview with peacebuilder Lucy Nusseibeh
Today is Peace Day. For this special day, we spoke to peacebuilder Lucy Nusseibeh, who has been striving for peace in the Occupied Palestinian...
29 August 2018Together for Peace in Kenya & the Region
In March, 2018, the two main (rival) party leaders of Kenya met for a "magic handshake". This was a first attempt of President Uhuru Kenyatta of the...
23 August 2018Annual Report 2017: Making Prevention Possible
Our 2017 Annual Report is now online! In 2017, together with our members, we worked hard to prevent violent conflict and foster peace in our...
23 August 2018Kofi Annan: the Loss of a Peace Icon
It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the passing of Mr Kofi Annan, former secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel...
19 July 2018Democratic Backsliding: Should the Peacebuilding Community be Concerned?
Studies indicate that there has been democratic backsliding in recent years in as many as 25 countries, including the United States. The reasoning is...
18 July 2018Time to End the Forgotten War, Time to Sustain Civil Society Dialogue Initiatives in the Korean Peninsula
Exactly a year ago, in July 2017, I had the opportunity to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for the first time. The political...