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Virtual Meeting of the 5th Annual Civilian Strategic Support Group

ACCORD attended the 5th Civilian Strategic Support Group (CSSG) meeting on 4 December 2020, hosted virtually by the African Union ...

ACCORD in Dialogue with Betty Bigombe Peace Mediator

On Friday the 20th of November 2020, Ms Bigombe who some may know as the woman who befriended a warlord, ...

Founder and Executive Director of ACCORD interviewed by UN as part of their Building Peace During the Pandemic series

The UN Peacebuilding Support Office has launched a new series of short video conversations to understand how the pandemic has ...

Academia

ACCORD Hosts Panel Discussion on the Role of Academia in the Prevention, Management, and Transformation of Conflicts

Academics shape the discourse and set the education agenda in the field of peace and security, as well as promote ...

ACCORD’s support to the IGAD MSU Review and Validation Workshop of the Draft Report of the Country Consultations on the Development of a Reconciliation Framework and Dialogue Index

In 2018, the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Mediation Support Unit (MSU) held a High-Level Retreat with the aim to ...

ASC

ACCORD induction training on the handover of the African Standby Capacity

Training to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities from ZIF to ACCORD during the transition period which will end ...

Leymah

ACCORD in Dialogue with Leymah Gbowee, Peace Activists, Nobel Peace Laureate

Knowledge sharing sessions have been a critical component of the broader FemWise-Africa Capacity Building Initiative.

Congo IGD

ACCORD, AU OYE and Global Peace convenes the Republic of Congo Intergenerational Dialogue

Panellists highlighted that young people lack opportunities and resources which makes it easier for gangs and insurgency groups to manipulate ...

ASC Commemoration UNSCR 1325

ACCORD joins the African Standby Capacity Partners in commemorating the 20th Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325

Providing a unique opportunity to educate the general public to have a better appreciation of UNSCR 1325 and how the ...

FemWise Africa

ACCORD Co-Hosts the 2nd FemWise-Africa Capacity Building Initiative

Knowledge sharing session hosted in collaboration with FemWise-Africa, ACCORD and Sida as part of a larger Capacity Building Initiative.

AASU Conflict Management Training

ACCORD Conducts Conflict Management Training for All African Students Union

Understanding the framework in which SRC leaders operate is important for an SRC to be effective in carrying out their ...

Increasing womens participation mediation UNSCR 1325

ACCORD highlights the urgency of increasing women’s participation in mediation 20 years after UNSCR 1325

Event jointly hosted by 11 civil society organisations across Africa for women to voice their perspectives on progress and challenges ...

Conflict Management Training Webinar

ACCORD Conducts Youth and Conflict Management Training Webinar

Equipping young people with the tools to understand and intervene in conflicts and mediation.

UN75

Vasu Gounden participates in UCLG discussion on Reactions of local and Regional Governments to the UN75 Report

Vasu Gounden formed part of the panel discussion in a UN exercise in crowdsourcing priorities and solutions, and harnessing big ...

Vasu Gounden Future UN

Vasu Gounden participates in discussion on The Future of the UN, Policy Advice and Think Tanks

ACCORD’s Executive Director presented at a virtual gathering of the world’s leading Think Tanks on the occasion of the 75th ...

IGD Uganda

ACCORD in association with AU Office of the Youth Envoy and UN75 convened the Intergenerational Dialogue of Kampala, Uganda

The discussions in this IGD noted that the commercialization of politics is a scourge on the continent and needs to ...

IGD South Africa

ACCORD in association with AU Office of the Youth Envoy and UN75 convened the Intergenerational Dialogue of South Africa

The dialogue highlighted that the STG agenda is especially important in the youth context because, in dealing with conflicts on ...

CAR Training

Two day training with 40 CAR women and young females leaders

Equipping female leaders with the required technical capacity to train others on the inclusion of women and girls in CAR's ...

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