Marsabit
Climate change is predicted to increase conflict in the coming decades. In Marsabit, northern Kenya, prolonged drought is already causing resource scarcity and fueling violent conflict among the tribes.
Yet, members of the local communities, young women and men, mothers and elders, are refusing to let the harsh climate conditions determine their fate. Overcoming tremendous challenges with an exceptional strength, optimism and resilience, they foster dialogue between communities, organise peace meetings, and develop alternative livelihoods.
28/10/2020: EPLO and The Peace Studio released the song ‘Dì Mi L’amore‘ and accompanying sand art video, co-produced by Petru Canon, a Corsican singer, songwriter and poet, Britt Hewitt, a New York-based singer and songwriter, and Belgian sand artist Colette Dedyn.
26/10/2020: EPLO has published a statement entitled ‘A new Africa-EU Strategy: Recommendations for EU support to peace and security in the framework of a renewed Africa-EU Partnership‘.
05/10/2020: EPLO and seven other NGOs have published a joint statement on funding for the Neighbourhood Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and the Humanitarian Aid Instrument (HAI) in the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
30/09/2020: The September issue of the EPLO Newsletter is out now. Click here to read it.
21/09/2020: To mark this year’s International Day of Peace, the EPLO office released a new video entitled ‘You can build peace‘, and shared quotes from various women peacebuilders who were asked the following question: ‘What qualities make for a successful peacebuilding leader?’.
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The Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) is a mechanism for dialogue between civil society and European Union (EU) policy-makers on peace and conflict. Most CSDN events take the form of dialogue meetings which bring together relevant civil society actors and EU policy-makers. They take place in Brussels, EU Member States and conflict-affected countries with EU presence.