On Wednesday evenings, starting on Wednesday 21 February 2018, the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is organising a reading group to explore race and privilege using the book 'Waking Up White and finding myself in the story of race' by Debbie Irving. Would you like to explore issues of race and privilege and what […]
On Thursday 22 February 2018 (9:30-12:30, refreshments from 9:00), the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is organising a free workshop for early-career professionals. • Who are you? • Where do you want to go? • What do you want to do? • And how do you get there? A participatory, interactive three-hour workshop with […]
Over the past ten years, peacebuilding and development actors have developed a more sophisticated understanding of why young people, in particular, are driven to participate in (or resist) violent extremist groups. However, understanding those drivers is only the first step. There is also a pressing need to gather evidence of “what works” in reducing violence […]
The EU’s military training mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) was launched in July 2016. Its second operational objective is to ‘contribute to Central African armed forces (FACA) capability to become credible, accountable, ethnically balanced and under democratic control.’ The international humanitarian law (IHL) and prevention of sexual violence (PSV) component of the […]
It is a common assumption that only armed military or police can do the work of peacekeeping. However, unarmed civilians have been successfully ‘keeping the peace’ in situations of violent conflict all over the world, and their numbers are increasing. Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) is a growing field practice, implemented by more than 40 organisations […]
The training seminar will analyse the EU’s institutional capacity regarding conflict prevention and peacebuilding. It will enable the participants to increase their understanding of the EU as a foreign policy actor, learn about obstacles and potential of the EU to do effective peacebuilding and provide them with concrete examples of advocating for more effective policies […]
The European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), with the support of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission (EC), is organising a training seminar on Peacebuilding Advocacy towards the European Union (EU), on 8 – 9 March 2018, in Brussels. The training seminar will analyse the EU’s institutional capacity regarding conflict prevention and […]
On Thursday 15 March 2018, 17.00-18.30, the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is organising a launch event of their recently published report 'Building Peace Together: a practical resource' at the Quaker House in Brussels. Opening Remarks: François Cornet d'Elzius, Belgian Representative to the Political and Security Committee to the EU Jan Reinder Rosing, European […]
On Wednesday 21 March, the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, the United Nations and the World Bank Group are co-organising an event entitled 'A Joint United Nations and World Bank Study: ‘Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict'. Opening Remarks: Barbara Pesce-Monteiro, UN Director in Brussels Moderator: Sonya Reines-Djivanides, Executive Director of the European […]
Uganda is currently facing internal sources of tension around issues such as land rights, possible changes to the constitution and future elections. In addition, the continuing arrival of people seeking refuge in the country from neighbouring states (in particular from South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi) means that Uganda now hosts the […]