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 BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Madagascar: An overview of current crisis factors in the run-up to the 2018 presidential elections

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

Although the democratic election of a new government in 2014 ended five years of political crisis in Madagascar, the situation in the country remains fragile and volatile with potential for increased tensions and possibly even a new crisis in the run-up to presidential elections in 2018. Poverty is widespread and the country’s overall economic and […]

OTHER EVENT – Webinar: Nonprofits No Longer ‘Particularly Vulnerable’: What’s Next?

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has revised its Recommendation 8 on nonprofits (NPOs) to no longer characterise them as being 'particularly vulnerable' to terrorist abuse, and made important changes to the Interpretive Note to this Recommendation. NPOs are now wondering how their countries will react to these revisions and how they can ensure that […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – A Civil Society Vision for the Future of Syria

EPLO office Hive5 Saint-Michel, Cours Saint-Michel 30B, Brussels

In the absence of political progress in Geneva to end the war in Syria, Syrian civil society groups are working together to end the Syrian crisis and establish a future Syria where equal rights and responsibilities are granted to all Syrians. In this EPLO Brown Bag Lunch discussion, a delegation of Syrian civil society activists […]

OTHER EVENT – Book Launch: Business and Conflict in Fragile States: The Case for Pragmatic Solutions

Maison de la Paix Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva

Large-scale investments in fragile states – in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia – have increasingly become magnets for conflict that undermines business, development and security. International policy has so far responded to these challenges with regulation, state-building and institutional reform, but with poor and often perverse results. Caught up in old […]

OTHER EVENT – Book Launch: Business and Conflict in Fragile States: The Case for Pragmatic Solutions

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Delta Annex, 4 Quai du Point du Jour, Paris

Large-scale investments in fragile states – in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia – have increasingly become magnets for conflict that undermines business, development and security. International policy has so far responded to these challenges with regulation, state-building and institutional reform, but with poor and often perverse results. Caught up in old […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – M & E Thursday Talk: Ask an Evaluator!

'Ask an Evaluator!' is part of a webinar series on M&E and Ethics in the Digital Age which DME for Peace are hosting. DME for Peace is a global community of practitioners, evaluators, donors, and academics who share best and emerging practices on how to design, monitor, and evaluate peacebuilding programs. Through greater collaboration and […]

OTHER EVENT – Book Launch: Business and Conflict in Fragile States: The Case for Pragmatic Solutions

International Institute for Strategic Studies Arundel House, 13-15 Arundel Street, Temple Place, London

Large-scale investments in fragile states – in Latin America, Africa, the former Soviet Union and Asia – have increasingly become magnets for conflict that undermines business, development and security. International policy has so far responded to these challenges with regulation, state-building and institutional reform, but with poor and often perverse results. Caught up in old […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Infopoint Lunchtime Conference: International Day of Peace

External Cooperation InfoPoint Rue de la Loi 43-45, Brussels

The event is to mark the International Day of Peace by raising awareness of EU staff and stakeholders of the situation and role of women, children and youth in peacebuilding in light of the UNSCRs 1325 and 2250 and respective EU commitments. The event will finish with the screening of the documentary 'The value of […]