EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Inside the Sieges: The Scope and Implications of Besieged Syria

Scotland House Conference Centre Rond-point Robert Schuman / Robert Schumanplein 6, Brussels

The images of emaciated children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya drew international attention in January 2016. However, more than a million Syrians remain under siege, and the unanswered demand to lift them, stipulated in UN Security Council resolution 2254, threatens to derail the resumption of Syria peace talks in Geneva. Key international leaders’ […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Implementing Agenda 2030 – can citizens lead in ensuring effective accountability?

European Economic and Social Committee 74 rue de Trèves, Trèves Building, 7th floor, Brussels

Last September, 193 UN Member States adopted the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, a comprehensive and universal framework based on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is now time for the EU and its Member States to focus on the implementation of this new agenda at local, national and regional levels and to agree on citizen-centered […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Effective local action: from early warning to peacebuilding

Silken Berlaymont Hotel Boulevard Charlemagne 11/19, Brussels

Local actors play a critical role in responding to conflicts, and as such constitute a key element of peacebuilding efforts in fragile and conflict affected contexts. In the framework of an EU-funded project called 'Capacities for Peace', Saferworld and Conciliation Resources have supported local actors to undertake, or take part in, early warning and peacebuilding […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Meeting of the European Forum on Armed Drones

Open Society European Policy Institute Rue du Trône 130, Brussels

The European Forum on Armed Drones (EFAD) is an informal interest group set up in 2015 for NGO professionals concerned about issues relating to armed drones. It provides opportunities for networking, information sharing, and the coordination of advocacy. All interested NGO professionals are welcome, whether or not they have previously taken part in an EFAD […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Report Launch Event: The Cost of Conflict for Syrian Children: The economic and social impacts of the Syrian conflict on Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey

Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8-14, Brussels

The numbers of the human cost of the conflict in Syria are well known, but about the economic cost we know much less. The Syrian conflict has had a great economic impact. The World Vision report that is published on the occasion of the 5 year mark of the start of the Syrian conflict, discusses […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Presenting the evidence: Young people’s impact on peacebuilding

Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU Avenue Cortenbergh 4-10, Brussels

The 'European Partnership for Children and Youth in Peacebuilding' is an informal coalition created with the purpose of advancing the work of the Global Partnership of Children and Youth at the European Union level. It promotes EU action in relation to children and youth’s engagement in policy processes and activities related to peace-building, including in […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Meeting of the European Forum on Armed Drones

Open Society European Policy Institute Rue du Trône 130, Brussels

The European Forum on Armed Drones (EFAD) is an informal interest group set up in 2015 for NGO professionals concerned about issues relating to armed drones. It provides opportunities for networking, information sharing, and the coordination of advocacy. All interested NGO professionals are welcome, whether or not they have previously taken part in an EFAD […]