A Network of People Building Peace
13 January 2020Interview on SDG 16+: Locally Rooted and Globally Connected
The 2019 16+ Forum Annual Showcase in Dili, Timor-Leste, provided an excellent opportunity for GPPAC to interview one of its members, long-time...
21 August 2019Never Forget: Remembering the Victims of Terrorism
On December 19, 2017, at the Seventy-Second Session of the United Nations General Assembly, a resolution was adopted to honor the victims of terrorism...
5 August 2019Post-Easter Sunday Attacks: The Peace and Security nexus in Sri Lanka
The modern conflict environment is complex due to the involvement of various actors and the changing nature and scope of conflicts. It is important...
7 June 2018What’s the role of civil society in sustaining peace and preventing conflict? Hague Talks at Colombo
At Hague Talks in Colombo, local and international speakers from Sri Lanka, Colombia and The Philippines shared how personal experiences inspired them...
6 June 2018Dangerous trends in democracy in South Asia
Dr. Mallika Joseph, policy advisor and Regional Coordinator for GPPAC South Asia, participated in a round table discussion hosted by the Institute of...
17 May 2018The Hague Talks: The case for conflict prevention - Lessons learned from local civil society
What's the role of civil society in sustaining peace and preventing conflict?
At Hague Talks in Colombo we will have local and international voices...
2 May 2018Visaka Dharmadasa: Mother, Daughter, and Woman of Peace! 72nd UN General Assembly
Visaka Dharmadasa's story touches the hearts of many. A mother, whose son went missing after a Tamil Tigers attack in Sri Lanka; a woman, who marched...
17 October 2013Increase in North commercial sex
Visaka Dharmadasa from the Association of War Affected Women in Sri Lanka outlines the gendered impacts of conflict in the country, making the direct...