A Network of People Building Peace
17 August 2020Lebanon: No Justice, No Peace
Billowing smoke encompassed the port of Beirut on the 4th August 2020. A fire in warehouse 9, erupted into a giant explosion. Several smaller...
5 February 2020Marching towards inclusion in Sudan
Economic hardship and the rising cost of living has wreaked havoc in Sudan. In the name of a better quality of life, the people of Sudan have united...
28 January 2020Is "Passionate Appeal" Enough for Prevention? The Power Imbalance Challenges the UN to Act
In a world where having your voice heard depends on access to the right places and people, the United Nations’ (UN) job to uphold a strategic...
15 April 2019Arab Pacifists Demand an End to Violence in Libya
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), as a worldwide network of peacebuilders, supports the following call by our...
16 January 2019Promoting sustainable peace in MENA
With the Arab Spring in 2011, many had high hopes for democratic reform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. What followed was many...
29 November 2018Youth for peace in MENA
Youth is key for conflict prevention and peace. In 2015, the UN recognised the importance of youth in building peace and adopted the historic...
22 January 2018The Importance of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa region
For many decades the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has been in turmoil. The last years the turbulence increased following the civil wars...
11 October 2017GPPAC MENA Workshop 'Peacebuilding in Syria: Early Warning Early Response'
In April, the workshop ‘Peacebuilding in Syria: Early Warning Early Response,' brought together sixteen Syrian civil society representatives and...