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The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict
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 . 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).
GPPAC is governed by an International Steering Group which consists of representatives from all regions and a number of international NGOs. Its five main programmes are developed and run by member-driven Working Groups that are coordinated by the Global Secretariat, formerly known as the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP) in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Please click here to download the GPPAC Charter The core membership of the GPPAC network is comprised of regional and international civil society organisations and networks involved in conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities. Wherever possible, the network engages in active partnerships with individual governments, intergovernmental organisations, private sector associations and other relevant bodies to pursue conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities. GPPAC is structured through fifteen regional networks, each of which has a Regional Secretariat and a Regional Steering Group, which often consists of all the organisations that have been chosen to act as National Focal Points in the region. The global network is supported by a Global Secretariat, formerly the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP), which is located in The Netherlands.
Together with the fifteen Regional Secretariats and the Global Secretariat, three non-regional members (World Vision International, the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the World Federalist Movement-Global Policy Institute) form the International Steering Group (ISG), which meets once or twice a year. Four members are elected by the ISG to serve a two year term on the GPPAC Executive Committee, which is empowered to make decisions between meetings of the full ISG, but remains accountable to the ISG for any action taken.
For a full overview of the network's governance structures, please download the GPPAC Charter. The Global Secretariat of the Global Partnership is based in The Hague, the Netherlands, with the organisation formerly known as the European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP). On January 1st 2011, the ECCP changed its name to the GPPAC Foundation .
The Global Secretariat serves the needs of the network by: enabling effective network governance, working closely with the ISG; Providing coordination of the global network, with particular attention to priority programmatic areas determined by the ISG; Supporting the strengthening of regional networks; GPPAC is governed at the international level by an International Steering Group (ISG), which meets every 10-12 months.
The ISG is composed of GPPAC's fifteen Regional Secretariats together with the Global Secretariat and a number of non-regional members, namely World Vision International, the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy. Four members are elected by the ISG to serve a two year term on the GPPAC Executive Committee, which is empowered to make decisions between meetings of the full ISG, but remains accountable to the ISG for any actions it takes. We're glad you're interested in the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, and hope to make it as easy as possible for you to join us in our efforts or keep updated on what we're doing. If you would like to become a member of GPPAC, please contact your regional secretariat . If you would like to become a friend of GPPAC and/or receive updates, please check the appropriate boxes below: Global SecretariatGPPAC Foundation
Address: GPPAC Foundation Laan van Meerdervoort 70 For questions and remarks about this website, please contact Charlotte Crockett at c.crockett@conflict-prevention.net Eastern and Central Africa
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