A Network of People Building Peace
Shaping Regional Platforms
GPPAC aims to strengthen regional architectures to do effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding by enhancing cooperation between regional...
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
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Peace Champions in Uganda
Young adults become agents of change and transform their communities to prevent youth re-radicalization
From Local to Global
Through working with the UN, we strive to reduce the gap between local peacebuilders and global policy-makers, by engaging and facilitating exchanges...
Youth Empowerment in Kyrgyzstan
Our participatory video project 'Cameras in Hands' in Kyrgyzstan empowers Kyrgyzstani youth to become agents of change, and bridge social, gender, and...
Our work in action
The latest developments and news from GPPAC
20 January 2020
Education for Peace: Bridging the Divide in Western Balkans
Dragana was born into a Serbian family in a small, multiethnic town called Hrvatska Kostajnica, Croatia. In Communist Yugoslavia, the concepts of...
29 January 20202020: The Year to Make Peacebuilding the Norm
15 years ago, a thousand peacebuilders from across the globe traveled to the United Nations (UN) in New York. It was time to unite. The door at the UN...
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...
22 January 2020Webinar: Participatory Video in Peacebuilding: Lessons Learnt from Occupied Palestinian Territories and Kyrgyzstan
(30 January, 11.00 GMT +1 / CET register here)
This webinar will focus on participatory video methodology and how this was used for peacebuilding...
20 January 2020Webinar: Violent Extremism and Terrorism - Exploring New Frontiers in West Africa
(January 31, 2020 12.00 GMT +1 / CET, register here)
This webinar, from our Peace Education webinar series, will highlight the emerging trend of...
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 goal: 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!
Our Expert Groups
Globally, we bring together experts on many different themes.
Expertise
We improve practice through learning exchanges on conflict prevention!
Our stories
Education for Peace: Bridging the Divide in the Western Balkans
At just 17, Dragana had to flee her home due to war. Now, over 20 years later, Dragana uses the power of education to help bridge the divide created by conflict.
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