Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement Perspectives on the Great Lakes region
On 6 July 2026, EPLO organised an online Civil Society Dialogue Network (CSDN) Geographic Meeting on ‘Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement Perspectives on the Great Lakes region’. The overall objective was to unlock concrete recommendations that would lead the EU to more effectively use climate, peace, and security programming as a […]
Towards a Renewed EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security: Recommendations from Peacebuilding Civil Society
This CSDN Meeting Communication gathers the recommendations discussed during the CSDN Advanced Training Seminar on ‘Engaging with the European Union on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)’, held from 21 to 23 September 2026. The seminar brought together 24 participants from peacebuilding civil society organisations. It was convened in the context of the renewal of the […]
Peace and security in the Pacific Island Countries
This CSDN Regional Briefing Paper examines how the EU can act as a Strategic Partner to the Pacific Islands Forum, with a focus on peace and security.
Advancing Progress on Women, Peace and Security: Opportunities for GAP IV
This CSDN Discussion Paper analyses how the EU’s forthcoming Gender Action Plan IV (GAP IV) can strengthen the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda across EU external action
CSDN Video – Understanding Fragility: How Can the EU Help Build Resilience?
Fragility is multifaceted, driven by conflict, economic pressure, or environmental shocks, but fuelled by states’ limited capacity to absorb them. According to the OECD, highly and extremely fragile states hold 25% of the world’s population, yet account for 72% of the world’s extreme poor. To mark our new video on fragility, we’re looking at why this matters for EU external action, and what tools the EU already has to respond.
Climate, Peace and Security: Entry points for EU engagement in complex partnership contexts – Perspectives on the MENA region
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from a June 2026 online Geographic Meeting on the climate-peace-security nexus, drawing on experiences from Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen. Peacebuilding practitioners and EU officials examined how climate and environmental pressures interact with conflict dynamics across the region. Climate pressures rarely drive conflict on their own. They […]
The EU’s Engagement in Syria: Perceptions and Recommendations from Civil Society
This CSDN Country Briefing Paper draws on interviews with international and local NGOs conducted between March and June 2026, mapping how Syria’s civil society landscape has shifted since the fall of the Assad regime and where the EU fits into that picture. The paper closes with six recommendations for EU engagement, including a call for […]
Advancing EU Mediation Efforts in an Unpredictable World
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from a June 2026 Policy Meeting on the changing global mediation landscape, bringing together mediation practitioners and EU officials to examine what a more transactional environment means for the EU’s role. Participants described a mediation landscape reshaped by the growing prominence of middle powers such as Qatar, Oman […]
Assessing Trends in Peace, Security, Stability and Response to Crises for Global Initiatives under the Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (2028-2034)
This CSDN Meeting Report presents the discussions from the July 2026 Funding Instruments Meeting on trends in peace, security, stability and crisis response funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034).
Maintaining a strong civil society engagement in a revamped EU delegation network
This CSDN Discussion Paper examines what the ongoing restructuring of the EU Delegation network means for civil society engagement on peace and security.