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 […]
On Wednesday 16 May - Friday 18 May 2018, the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is organising a 2.5 day intensive course on leadership entitled 'Leadership in Action: The theory, practice and skills of leadership'. The challenges – and opportunities – of offering effective leadership today are well understood. Wherever we look, we see […]
In the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, unrest in the Donbas region grew into a war between pro-Russian rebel armed groups, seeking independence from Ukraine or unification with Russia, and the post-revolutionary Ukrainian government. Dr Anna Matveeva tells the story of the insurgency from the perspective of the rebellion, providing the detailed account of […]
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) is organising a screening of the film 'Trafficked', followed by a debate with leading experts in the field of human trafficking and modern slavery. It is estimated that 40.3 million people live as slaves today and that the slave trade was worth $100 billion in 2017. The film […]
On Thursday 24 May, DME for Peace will hold a webinar with Tilman Brück and Neil T. Ferguson of the International Security and Development Center, who will lead a discussion on "Do Jobs Aid Peace? The Impact of Employment Programming on Peace". That employment builds peace backstops over 2,450 interventions; and good theories suggest the […]
The overall objective of the meeting is to create space for an informal discussion on the EU’s capacity as a global peace actor between the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP), senior EU officials and the top leadership of established peacebuilding civil society organisations. […]
The Swedish Permanent Representation and the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation are pleased to invite you to a panel discussion based on the recently published report Suffocating the Movement – Shrinking Space for Women’s Rights taking place on 5th June 2018, 18:00 – 19:30. Light refreshments and snacks will be served after the discussion. In 2017, […]