Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict

What we do

GPPAC consists of hundreds of civil society organisations from around the world and what unites
them all is a dedication to conflict prevention and peacebuilding

See all our projects

Human Security

We place the security of people at the heart of peacebuilding, recognising the various grievances that are often the root causes of violence, in order...
Youth Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan

Our participatory video project 'Cameras in Hand' in Kyrgyzstan empowers Kyrgyzstani youth to become agents of change, and bridge social, gender, and...
Gender

We focus on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, making women’s participation in peace processes an absolute priority.
Dialogue in Northeast Asia

Our members employ Dialogue & Mediation to prevent conflicts from escalating into violence

Our work in action

The latest developments and news from GPPAC

3 January 2019

A Peaceful 2019!

The year 2018 posed a number of challenges for conflict prevention and peacebuilding worldwide. We are living in a more polarized and volatile world,...

16 January 2019

Promoting 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...
14 January 2019

UN Update: the Importance of Regional Partnerships for Peace and Conflict Prevention

The UN Secretary General’s report on peacebuilding and sustaining peace from 2018 explicitly highlighted that sustaining peace is a collective effort...
7 January 2019

Peace Education Webinar: Building Capacity from a Local to Global Level

We are happy to announce that the first series of peace education webinars conducted by experts from GPPAC's Peace Education Working Group will start...
24 December 2018

Local Ownership, Inclusivity and Civil-Military Synergy in EU External Action

Our Training and Capacity Building Coordinator, Gabriëlla Vogelaar, has published an article in the Journal of Regional Security, entitled ‘Local...

Impact of armed conflict worldwide

68.5 million refugees and displaced
people in 2018
$ 14.76 trillion global economic impact
131 violent conflicts
in 2018
90358 conflict related
deaths

We prevent conflict

in 15 regions around the globe

GPPAC is a global network of locals. We all share the same purpose: to prevent violent conflict and build more peaceful societies everywhere.

What we offer

To our members and partners worldwide.

For more information on our programs,
please contact us.

Cross-regional learning

GPPAC is a global network of locals: We connect for peace!
Partnerships

We believe that conflict prevention is possible if we work together!
Become part of an expert group

Globally, we bring together experts on many different themes.
Expertise

We improve practice through learning exchanges on conflict prevention!