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USA High School Visit

ACCORD House Receives a Visit from High School Students from the USA

ACCORD hosted fifteen United States high school students visiting SA as part of their intercultural engagements and training to broaden ...

Enhancing Effectiveness Preventive Diplomacy

ACCORD Co-hosts High-Level United Nations Meeting on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation in Africa

Discussing key challenges and exploring options for improving strategic cooperation and coordination of early conflict preventative action.

Protection of Civilians Specialisation Course

ACCORD partners with the African Union Commission (AUC’s) on its Protection of Civilians Specialisation Course

The AUC’s Peace and Security Operations Division (AUC PSOD), in partnership with ACCORD and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), ...

FemWise Group

ACCORD contributes to FemWise-Africa’s induction training on preventive diplomacy and mediation

ACCORD participated in the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation’s (FemWise-Africa’s) first induction training on preventive diplomacy ...

ACCORD-Trustee-and-EXCOM-Meetings

ACCORD Trustee H.E. Ambassador Billy Modise passes away

It is with great sadness that ACCORD announces the death of ACCORD Trustee H.E. Ambassador Billy Modise, who passed away ...

Mozambique

ACCORD continues its commitment to strengthen the participation of women in peace and reconciliation processes for social cohesion in Mozambique

Widening the space and enhancing engagement of women in peace processes in Mozambique towards a national agenda on peace and ...

IGAD

ACCORD contributes to the development of a Mediation Protocol for the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Region

ACCORD provided substantive support at IGAD’s Pre-Consultative Meeting Towards the Development of a Mediation Protocol.

MONUC DDR

ACCORD/TfP participated in the 14th Annual Meeting of the Integrated Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Training Group

Providing an opportunity exchange best practices, lessons learned and the need for researches to address emerging issues in the DDR ...

EAC Retreat

ACCORD contributes to discussions in the EAC Retreat on Mediation, Negotiation and Dialogue Processes

Strengthening institutional capacities on mediation in the East African Region through best practices and lessons learnt in the continent.

APSTA

ACCORD/TfP participates in the 2nd Extraordinary General Meeting of APSTA

The African Peace Support Trainers’ Association discusses past and upcoming activities, funding opportunities and its relations to the African ...

Lilongwe City

ACCORD participates in the RPTC Integrated Mission Planning Course

ACCORD was invited to contribute to the civilian training during a two-week course planned and conducted by the SADC.

Open Peace Forum

ACCORD facilitates Gender Mainstreaming Skills Training Workshop for IGAD Peace and Security Division

Strengthening institutional capacities on gender mainstreaming in peace and security interventions.

Group Photo

ACCORD participates in the Executive Steering Committee of FemWise-Africa

Meeting convened by the African Union to strengthen the role of women in mediation in Africa.

Imvepi refugee camp

Workshop on the Drivers of Conflict in the Great Lakes Region

Frederique de Man, the Dutch Ambassador to Rwanda, co-hosts workshop for Embassies of the Netherlands in the Great Lakes ...

Flag of New Zealand

ACCORD attends Peace Operations Training and Capacity Building Workshop at the AUC

Peace operation capacity building workshop convened by the African Union Commission and Government of New Zealand.

SADC Meeting

ACCORD/TfP participated in SADC Exercise Planning Meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi

Bringing together various regional entities to conclude the preparation of all necessary processes and requirements to conduct Command Post ...

Jerry Matthews Matjila

ACCORD’s Founder and Executive Director participates in UN High-Level Meetings

Advocate Gounden presented at a UN Roundtable on Security Sector Reform and a Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace.

Vasu Gounden AU

ACCORD’s Founder and Executive Director meets with Deputy Chairperson of the African Union

Advocate Vasu Gounden met with H.E. Ambassador Kwesi Quartey on 18 April 2018.

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