GPPAC Perspectives

GPPAC Perspectives is a video series featuring short conversations with GPPAC members from across the network. In each episode, they reflect on developments shaping their region and share what they are doing to strengthen the security of people and communities.

What does Bangsamoro’s first parliamentary election mean for peace? | GPPAC Perspectives Ep 3

On 14 September, people in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in the Philippines will vote in the region’s first parliamentary election, more than a decade after the 2014 peace agreement. In the third episode of GPPAC Perspectives, Gus Miclat, Regional Representative for GPPAC Southeast Asia, reflects on what the upcoming election could mean for the peace process, for people, and for the country.

What does security mean in Ukraine after 4.5 years of full-scale war? | GPPAC Perspectives Ep 2

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has fundamentally changed how Ukrainians experience peace and security. In the second episode of GPPAC Perspectives, Nataliia Nechaieva-Yuriichuk, GPPAC Regional Representative for Eastern Europe, reflects on what security means for Ukrainians today, the critical role civil society plays in the country's response, and how international actors can support Ukraine.

What do shifting Pacific security dynamics mean for local peacebuilding? | GPPAC Perspectives Ep 1

Regional security dynamics are shifting in the Pacific. What does this mean from the perspective of local peacebuilders? In the first episode of GPPAC Perspectives, GPPAC member Sharon Baghwan Rolls, co-founder of the Pacific Women’s Mediators Network, shares her insights on the changing security landscape in the Pacific, what these developments mean for communities across the region, and how local peacebuilders are responding.