EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – The people’s peace – Making a difference on the ground: an interactive discussion with four citizens who are creating more peaceful societies around the world

Tour & Taxis Avenue du Port 86c, Brussels

The new development agenda identifies the creation of more peaceful, just and inclusive societies as one of five global priorities. To start a conversation on how societies can become more peaceful, this session will bring together active citizens from very different contexts to share their experiences in reducing violence and building peace at the community […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Promoting Young People as Peacebuilders: How Engaging Youth Can Prevent Violent Extremism?

Tour & Taxis Avenue du Port 86c, Brussels

The appeal of violent extremism is growing and is capturing the hearts and minds of some young people globally. In truth, the silent majority of them are positive change makers actively contributing to preventing violent extremism. A sense of disengagement and marginalisation leaves them vulnerable to recruitment, injustice, discrimination. In response to extremist violence, governments […]

STRENGTHENING EARLY WARNING AND MOBILISING EARLY ACTION EVENT- Closing Event: Strengthening Early Warning, Mobilising Early Action

Unnamed Venue Brussels

Drawing on three years of field research and engagement with key decision-makers, including from across the EU institutions, civil society experts and the wider diplomatic community, the event will offer the opportunity to: Identify lessons learned, challenges and opportunities in the field of early warning and early action in an increasingly fragmented yet interconnected world; […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Conférence ‘L’ONU aujourd’hui: Négociation et action?’

Résidence de France Boulevard du Régent 41, Brussels

Le bureau d'ESSEC IRENÉ à Bruxelles fêtera son deuxième anniversaire avec une conférence «L'ONU aujourd'hui: Négociation et action?», animée par Monsieur Jean-Marc de La Sablière, Diplomate et ancien Ambassadeur de France, et Monsieur Marc Pecsteen, Directeur de Cabinet du ministre Belge des Affaires étrangères, le lundi 20 juin 2016 à 18h00 à Bruxelles (Résidence de […]

EPLO BROWN BAG LUNCH EVENT: The role of education in building peace: conceptions of peace and peace education in Europe

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

UNESCO has long held that education is one of the essential pathways to building an enduring peaceful future for humanity. As we face an unprecedented influx of violently-displaced refugees and migrants into the EU, it is particularly crucial to reflect on how education contributes to peace. While recognising that education offers both support and an […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – EU capabilities in conflict prevention & peacebuilding

Quaker House Square Ambiorix 50, Brussels

ESSEC IRENÉ and Build Up are organising two events on 'EU capabilities in conflict prevention & peacebuilding' on 23 June in Brussels. These events will take place at the Quaker House in Brussels, from 14:00 to 19:30, and will be followed by a cocktail. Both events are taking place in the framework of the Whole […]

CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE NETWORK EVENT – Training Seminar: ‘Peacebuilding Advocacy towards the EU’

Unnamed Venue Brussels

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 27 – 28 June 2016, in Brussels. The training seminar will analyse the EU’s institutional capacity regarding conflict prevention and […]

EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Global Youth Rising

Transylvania

The Peace Action Training and Research Institute of Romania* is organising the Global Youth Rising 2016 summer camp for dedicated, passionate, motivated youth activists and peacebuilders from across the globe come together to learn, share, build and exchange their experiences from their movements and organizations. The summer camp will include a variety of workshops and […]

EPLO Brown Bag Lunch Event: Integrating Gender into Conflict Analysis

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

Gender sensitivity is essential to inclusive and effective peacebuilding. However, including gender in policies and programmes can be a hard task. In order to respond to this challenge, Conciliation Resources developed a Gender & conflict analysis toolkit for peacebuilding practitioners. A complementary toolkit has been developed by Saferworld: “Gender in Conflict Analysis”. In this Brown […]