A Network of People Building Peace
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...
14 October 2021Mapping the Paths to Transform Financing for Peacebuilding
Financing for peacebuilding has become a hot topic in peacebuilding discussions in recent years as the international community has come to acknowledge...
12 October 2021GPPAC Member Peace Boat received Lifetime Organizational War Abolisher 2021 Award
On October 6, 2021, in a festive online ceremony, GPPAC- founding member Peace Boat, a Japan-based organisation that promotes peace, human rights, and...
22 September 2021Integrating Conflict Prevention Across Climate Action
Climate change is a peace and security issue. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has referred to climate change as the defining...
25 August 2021Statement on Recent Developments in Afghanistan
Concerned about the growing insecurities in Afghanistan since the Taliban obtained control over the majority of provinces in the country, including...
24 August 2021Virtual Engagement of Local Peacebuilders in the Age of COVID-19
Local peacebuilders support communities in breaking through cycles of violent conflict. In this, they have historically relied on in person dialogue...
11 August 2021Reflecting on the State of Peacebuilding Debate at the 2021 HLPF
Another year of the High-Level Political Forum (#2021HLPF) – the global platform for mobilising action on sustainable development – concluded on the...
11 August 2021#HLPF2021 as Experienced by Local Peacebuilders: An Interview with Daniel Antonio Martín Villar
We sat down with our member Daniel Antonio Martín Villar from Centro de Colaboración Civica Mexico to talk about his personal experience participating...
4 August 2021PBC Blog: Institutionalising Sustaining Peace
Being a leader in sustaining peace requires significant capacity. Institutionalising processes that support sustaining peace can make a significant...
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4 August 2021
Peace Education: Building Bridges for Peace across the Dniester River
The Dniester River is a deep blue stream that eventually ends in the Black Sea. It separates Moldova from its breakaway region Transnistria. Not only...