A Network of People Building Peace
28 February 2022GPPAC in Eastern Europe statement on UN General Assembly emergency meeting on Ukraine
Today, 28 February 2022 at 10 am (EST), the General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session of the 193-member UN General Assembly on...
24 February 2022GPPAC statement on Russia's war against Ukraine
As a global network of peacebuilders, GPPAC is gravely concerned by the situation around Ukraine. We condemn the military operations launched by...
9 February 2022GPPAC statement on the situation around Ukraine
GPPAC expresses its deep concern about the heightened tensions around Ukraine and the risk of an escalation of the armed conflict taking place in the...
24 January 2022Why Peace Education is More Urgent Than Ever
It seems an unfamiliar sound now – school bells ringing and children running and talking excitedly on their way back to their classroom and face-to...
15 December 2021Reflecting on Building Peace in 2021: What we can Imagine, we can Create
We all know that violent conflict and war are persistent in the world. This sad reality has not changed in 2021. Think about the crimes against...
15 December 2021Enhancing Women’s Participation: GPPAC Partners with the WPHFs Rapid Response Window
We are excited to share that we have entered a one-year partnership with the Rapid Response Window (RRW) of the United Nations Women’s Peace and...
7 December 2021When, If Not Now? Funding Local Women Peacebuilders
During my undergraduate studies, I was a member of a local student-based feminist organisation. I still recall vividly how challenging it was to...
29 November 2021#Financing4Peacebuilding: Civil Society Statement to the Peacebuilding Commission
GPPAC's Senior UN Policy and Advocacy Advisor, Marina Kumskova, on behalf of civil society shared the following written submission with the...
26 November 2021The Growing Crisis in Eswatini: Local Peacebuilders Response
The throne of King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute Monarch for 35 years does not seem to stand steady on the ground anymore. The thousands of...
4 November 2021Celebrating Women, Peace and Security at 21: Time to Invest in Local Women Peacebuilders
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Open Debate on Women Peace and Security at the UN Security Council was a rallying point for our Gender...
25 October 2021Geneva Peace Week 21: GPPAC is joining the Global Community to share Local Priorities for Strengthening Infrastructures for Peace (I4Ps)
It is not news to the international community that Infrastructure for Peace (I4Ps) are critical for peacebuilding and sustaining peace. Local peace...
21 October 2021The Troubled Monarchy: Statement on the Civil Unrest in the Kingdom of Eswatini
On Wednesday, October 20 2021, protests against corruption and for democracy turned violent in Eswatini, Africa’s last monarchy. It was the most...