On 21 November 2015, during ACCORD’s 2015 Africa Peace Award celebration, ACCORD’s Founder and Executive Director Vasu Gounden made a call for the United Nations (UN) to convene the first ever UN Global Conference on Peace.
The call was made during the presentation of the Africa Peace Award by the Chairperson of ACCORD, Madame Graça Machel, to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Commission was chosen as the recipient in recognition of its central role in contributing to peace and promoting development in Africa.
