CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE NETWORK EVENT – Training Seminar: ‘Gender, Peace and Security Advocacy towards the EU’

Unnamed Venue Brussels

Learning objectives The training seminar aims to enable participants to increase their understanding of: (1) EU policies and tools for the implementation of international commitments on women, peace and security; and (2) potential advocacy strategies on gender, peace and security issues at the EU level.   Methodology The training seminar will consist of preparatory reading, […]

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 BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT – Building peace, fighting extremism: a conversation with Iraqi human rights defenders

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

Iraq is at the heart of the ongoing international efforts to stop the spread of terrorism and terrorist groups such as the Islamic State. Iraqis themselves suffer deeply from the decades-long war and unrest, and the current unstable security situation. In this EPLO Brown Bag Lunch discussion, a delegation of Iraqi civil society representatives and […]

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 […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – M&E Thursday Talk: Remote Monitoring, Lessons from Democracy and Governance

'Remote Monitoring, Lessons from Democracy and Governance' 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. […]

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE NETWORK EVENT – Member State Meeting: ‘The EU and the Netherlands’ engagement on fragility: Building on the 2030 Agenda’

The Hague Institute for Global Justice The Hague

Background In October 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was approved and a specific Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 16) was dedicated to ‘the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, the provision of access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable institutions at all levels.’ How it will be implemented, monitored […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Brussels Conference on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending

Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community Square de Meeûs 19, Brussels

EU governments are spending a total of 255 billion euro on the military in 2014, and globally military spending accounted for $1776 billion. This is disproportionate and in many cases does not contribute to the security of citizens. To the contrary, “The world is over-armed and peace is underfunded” stated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. […]