EPLO MEMBER ORGANISATION EVENT – Effective local action: from early warning to peacebuilding

Silken Berlaymont Hotel Boulevard Charlemagne 11/19, Brussels

Local actors play a critical role in responding to conflicts, and as such constitute a key element of peacebuilding efforts in fragile and conflict affected contexts. In the framework of an EU-funded project called 'Capacities for Peace', Saferworld and Conciliation Resources have supported local actors to undertake, or take part in, early warning and peacebuilding […]

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 […]

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

Unnamed Venue Brussels

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 […]

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 […]