Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)
The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a global civil society-led network which seeks to build an international consensus on peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict. It was established in 2003 in response to the call made by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan for an international conference of civil society organisations working in the field of conflict prevention in his 2001 report Prevention of Armed Conflict.
The Global Partnership consists of fifteen regional networks, each of which has its own Regional Action Agenda and Work Plan and also participates in activities at the global level. GPPAC is governed by an International Steering Group which consists of representatives from all regions and a number of international NGOs. GPPAC’s five main programmes are developed and run by member-driven Working Groups that are coordinated by the Global Secretariat, which is held by the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP) in The Hague, The Netherlands.
GPPAC’s commitment to gender equality and the empowerment of women is reflected in its Charter and its Global Action Agenda. Since holding its Global Conference in 2005, GPPAC has worked to strengthen civil society networks for peace and security by linking local, national, regional, and global levels of action; to establish effective engagement with governments, the UN system and regional organisations; and to carry out projects within the five main programme areas identified in its Global Work Plan (2007-2010).
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