Why Fragility Matters: The EU’s Role in Building 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 […]
Diplomeds Exchange on Mediation, Dialogue and Peacebuilding in the Mediterranean
On 5 May 2026, EPLO and Diplomeds, The Council for Mediterranean Diplomacy, in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, convened a closed-door roundtable in Brussels bringing together practitioners from mediation and diplomacy, alongside experts and peacebuilders from across Mediterranean countries.
Roundtable Discussion with Geneva Call
On 22 April 2026, EPLO co-hosted a high-level roundtable discussion with Geneva Call, exploring how the EU’s renewed approach to the Sahel can be implemented in practice, with a particular focus on humanitarian engagement with armed groups and de facto authorities (AGDAs). The discussion took place against the backdrop of a severe and multi-layered crisis. […]
EPLO 2026 General Assembly
On 17 April 2026, EPLO held its Annual General Assembly, bringing together its 50+ member organisations from across Europe.
EPLO Brown Bag Lunch with Geneva Call: Civilian Protection, Conflict Prevention and Dialogue with Armed Groups and Communities in Sudan
During April 17, EPLO hosted a Brown Bag Lunch discussion with Geneva Call (LINK), focusing on civilian protection, conflict prevention and dialogue with armed actors and communities in Sudan.
Nonviolent Peaceforce – Online Brown Bag on Peacebuilding in Emergency Contexts: Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) as a Peacebuilding Approach
Brown Bag Lunch session with Nonviolent Peaceforce on their brief Peacebuilding is Possible in Emergency Contexts: Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) as a Peacebuilding Approach
International Crisis Group – Informal Exchange on the state of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda
Informal exchange on the state of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in today’s uprooted geopolitical landscape with Cristal Downing, Director for Gender and Conflict at the International Crisis Group
Conciliation Resources – Brown Bag on A Peace for All Women
Brown Bag Lunch session with Conciliation Resources on their newest report ‘A peace for all women: Lessons from Peacebuilders on Intersectionality’.
GPPAC – Roundtable discussion with Palestinian peacebuilding organisations
EPLO and GPPAC convened this roundtable discussion to share the perspective of Palestinian young women on what is needed to lay the groundwork for a peace process in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
International Rescue Committee (IRC) – Online Informal Discussion on Negotiating humanitarian access through high-level diplomacy
In this discussion, Amsel Saleem (Policy Analyst, IRC) and Anne-Marie Schryer (Regional Advocacy Coordinator East Africa, IRC) presented findings from a new report by the IRC analysing diplomatic efforts to improve humanitarian access in Sudan, Gaza, Ethiopia, Yemen and Syria