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Our work About Our work Annual Report in 2012 Introduction GPPAC in 2012 Highlights

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3 Annual Report Introduction by emmAnuel bOmbAnde, ChAir OF The GPPAC bOArd

i am happy to present to you GPPAC’s 2012 annual report. 2012 was a turbulent year, which saw the eruption of violence in mali, rising tensions around iran, and a coup d´état in Guinea-bissau. however, it was also a year of further democratic reform in burma, with nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu kyi’s national league for democracy winning 43 out of the 44 seats they contested in a parliamentary by-election, and the signing of a framework peace agreement between the government of the Philippines and the moro islamic liberation Front after 40 years of confl ict. GPPAC very much welcomes these positive developments, but much remains to be done in confl ict prevention and peacebuilding.

uring this year, GPPAC continued its response skills of members of regional advisory Dialogue and Mediation work: The committees. One such event was a nation-wide Dvisit of a GPPAC Delegation to the learning exchange, where I had the chance to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, where share my experiences of setting up operational we met with experts, government offi cials multi-stakeholder platforms for early warning and civil society representatives working on and early response in West Africa. peacebuilding and disarmament related issues is one of the many activities worth highlighting These are just two highlights from the past year. in 2012. It was a unique opportunity, realised In this report, we are also happy to share with after several years of preparations led by GPPAC you our work on human security, gender, the Northeast Asia. Though tensions have recently League of Arab States and the Georgia-Russia risen in the region, GPPAC strongly believes dialogue in the Istanbul Process, and much that dialogue is the only way forward, and our more. dedication to facilitating it continues.

Another aspect of GPPAC’s work is strengthening capacities for confl ict prevention and building infrastructures for peace.A number of major activities were conducted in Kyrgyzstan 4 in 2012 to enhance the early warning and early 5 Annual Report Introduction by PeTer VAn TuiJl, eXeCuTiVe direCTOr

it is estimated that at least 10 per cent of the world’s population live in zones of confl ict and fragile states. An effort to prevent and minimize violence will have to take three issues into account. First, we have to respond to new confi gurations of war and peace. Second, resolving confl icts can no longer be the task of governments alone as it increasingly demands the participation of civil society and other stakeholders. Third, we need to reform institutions and establish new political processes that will be relevant to create and sustain human security.

he notions of ‘war’ and ‘peace’ are effective government presence. They can provide increasingly outdated. The defi nition information that may help to prevent confl ict, T of war as a state of violent confl ict and they can help mediate between different between nation states is disappearing in parties or target and minimize an offi cial international relations. Instead, violence is intervention, if needed. dispersed among different players inside and across the territories of different countries. It Civil society must equally adapt to the need may be and usually is caused by a variety of to establish effective conditions for human motivations: political, criminal, a demand for security. resources, ethnic or religious. National armies Participation and co-operation in networks are increasingly competing with different groups are growing. The Global Partnership for the of privately organised armed forces, guerrillas, Prevention of Armed Confl ict (GPPAC) is an mercenaries or other guns for hire. At the same important example. Networks provide some time, peace as a state of calm brokered within protection, moral support and opportunities to the realm of governments is becoming less learn, build capacity and consolidate a voice important in providing security and freedom as an input into a political process. A greater from fear for ordinary people. responsibility of civil society in promoting human security will also require higher Governments and Building peace means establishing the conditions standards of transparency and accountability. for human security. Governments alone can no longer deliver these conditions. State monopoly Though the role of civil society has gained civil society promoting on violence – a somewhat theoretical construct nominal recognition in offi cial policy documents, – has signifi cantly eroded. The new confi guration the instincts of governments and regional or of violence requires more hybrid arrangements of international organisations often remain inclined human security information-sharing, prevention, standard-setting, towards keeping civil society at a distance on rules and enforcement. This is where the potential issues of armed confl ict. The costs of violence of civil society comes in. and human suffering do not allow for this attitude anymore. A new relationship is needed Civil society organisations (CSOs) are often to enable us all to work towards greater peace 6 active in locations where there is little or no and human security together. 7 The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a member-led network of CSOs active in the field of conflict prevention About and peacebuilding from around the world. Founded in 2003, the network consists of 15 regional networks of local GPPAC organisations; each region having its own priorities, character and agenda.

As part of its mission to work towards a global shift from reaction to prevention of violent conflict, GPPAC strives for multi-actor collaboration and local ownership. Together, GPPAC members aim to achieve greater synergy in the field of conflict prevention and peacebuilding by strengthening the role of local civil society groups in conflict regions and connecting them on the national, regional and global level.

GPPAC supports the capacity of its regional members to work together, and facilitates regional and global exchanges, where members from different parts of the world learn from each other’s experiences and develop joint strategies. GPPAC also connects its members with other actors, including the UN, regional intergovernmental organisations, state actors, the media and academia, to enable unique initiatives. This shows GPPAC’s ability to bridge global policy making with local ownership and practice on the ground.

GPPAC’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2015 focuses on the following thematic priorities: Preventive Action, Dialogue & Mediation, Peace Education, Human Security. GPPAC seeks to develop strategic partnerships around these themes. The work of the network revolves around four key programmes: Network Strengthening & Regional Action, Action Learning, Public Outreach, and 8 Policy and Advocacy. 9 GPPAC’s achievements in 2012 About GPPAC

The Civil Society Network for Human Security was established, a platform 4 bringing together experts working GPPAC Liaison Office to the United Nations on ­violent extremism and ­effects of 1 based in New York fully operational. ­counter terrorism measures.

GPPAC delegation visit to the Democratic Successful launch of the Peace Portal, People’s Republic of Korea. an interactive online platform developed 2 5 to support the work of the GPPAC net- work and partner organisations.

‘Breaking the Nuclear Chain’ campaign was launched, developed in partnership with 3 IKV Pax Christi and Peace Boat (GPPAC The second online dialogue on implemen- Northeast Asia Regional Secretariat). tation of United Nations Security Council 6 Resolution 1325 in partnership with the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) was held.

10 11 Network Strengthening A network is always more than the sum of its parts; it is rather the product of interaction between its members. Our work In order for GPPAC to effectively pursue its GPPAC’s Programme Steering Committee goal – the prevention of armed conflict by also met twice in 2012: the March meeting in 2012 peaceful means through collaboration at all focused on ways of improving reporting, network levels between CSOs, state actors, RIGOs, the strengthening issues, gender, improving the UN and other relevant actors – it is necessary dissemination of the thematic working groups’ to have a strong and accountable global outputs throughout the network, improving network steered by its members. This will foster GPPAC’s messaging, and GPPAC’s advocacy collaboration between CSOs in designing and at the UN with Regional Intergovernmental implementing joint conflict prevention efforts Organisations (RIGOS) and in the Middle East at global and regional level, and act as a force and North Africa (MENA) region. The September multiplier for the work of individual members. meeting of the committee included the regional The Network Strengthening programme aims and programme annual plans for 2013; and an to ensure that the network’s governance and in-depth discussion of an evaluation of GPPAC’s operational structures are consolidated; that work from 2006-2011, which developed a GPPAC members can function self-sufficiently number of recommendations, for the upcoming as regional networks; that there is regular strategic planning period. communication and coordination of efforts between GPPAC members at the global and The heart of GPPAC is its regional networks, and regional level; and that joint conflict prevention almost all of these held a Regional Steering interventions are designed and implemented by Group meeting in 2012. These meetings are GPPAC regional networks. used for planning activities and division of labour, often with one member taking the lead One of the highlights of the Network on a strategy, in collaboration with several Strengthening programme in 2012 was a others; sharing of information from the different meeting of GPPAC’s International Steering countries in the region; and engagement with Group: representatives of GPPAC’s regional local issues in the country where the meeting networks, its Global Secretariat, and is held. international NGOs met in Tbilisi, Georgia, in May 2012. Participants addressed how GPPAC should engage on issues such as the Responsibility to Protect and small arms and light weapons, and worked on governance issues, such as making changes to the GPPAC Charter and appointing new Board members. There was also an extensive programme of local engagement, including visits to the borders of disputed areas and meetings with the EU Monitoring Mission, local civil society groups, 12 and government officials. 13 Our work Policy and Advocacy Public Outreach in 2012 The Policy and Advocacy programme is an essential part of GPPAC’s work to The Public Outreach Programme is committed to influencing the public establish an international consensus on the prevention of violent conflict debate on issues related to conflict prevention and peacebuilding and and peacebuilding. to enhancing GPPAC’s visibility.

The programme aims to strengthen civil of Arab States (LAS) and GPPAC is moving The Public Outreach programme aims to create To connect and engage more with the media society cooperation with the UN, Regional towards establishing a civil society liaison public constituencies to actively engage in in promoting a culture of peace, the GPPAC Intergovernmental Organisations (RIGOs) and with the LAS. More on this page 24. Other promoting a culture of peace. To do this, we Global Secretariat received its first in-house governments to provide input for shaping RIGOs with whom GPPAC has strengthened connect, engage and collaborate with both new media training in January 2012. This training conflict prevention and peacebuilding relationships in 2012 include the Pacific Island and traditional media. aimed to enhance staff capacity to engage strategies. The Policy and Advocacy Forum and the Association of Southeast Asian with the media through writing and submitting programme’s work resulted in some important Nations (ASEAN). In March 2012, GPPAC organised a meeting Letters to the Editor and op-eds to different achievements in 2012. with GPPAC Eastern and Central Africa media outlets. Overall, the Global Secretariat In the framework of the Review of the UN Global Regional Secretariat, NPI-Africa, titled “The wrote 30-40 pieces for the media, all of which To support GPPAC’s efforts to offer a platform Counter-Terrorism Strategy, GPPAC and Cordaid Potential Role of the Media in the Prevention have been shared as blogs on the Peace Portal. for its regional networks to share their organised expert meetings in West Africa, Latin of Election Violence” in Nairobi, Kenya. The About 10-15 were published in media outlets perspectives with key policy makers, the GPPAC America and New York. The West Africa dialogue meeting brought together participants from including the Christian Science Monitor and the liaison office to the United Nations, based in “Sustainable Mechanisms for Preventing Violent both civil society and the media to reflect on Guardian. New York, became fully operational in 2012. It Extremism in West Africa” was held in April why elections often turn violent; the role of the focused on monitoring the developments of the 2012, in Cotonou, Benin. In Latin America, the media in this; and what can be done by both UN Peacebuilding Commission and regularly dialogue meeting “Regional views on Counter- media and civil society to prevent election circulated updates to CSOs and individuals. Terrorism Strategies, México, Central America violence. It has overseen the latest developments and Colombia,” was held in June 2012 in on implementation of UN Security Council Panama City. The recommendations from these Breaking the Nuclear Chain (www. Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and meetings were presented during the global breakingthenuclearchain.org), a campaign Security within the UN’s gender architecture, conference “Addressing Violent Extremism: developed in partnership with IKV Pax Christi notably UN Women. GPPAC’s liaison has also Creating Spaces for Civil Society Engagement”, and GPPAC Northeast Asia Regional Secretariat, facilitated and supported different GPPAC held on 26 June 2012 in New York, on the Peace Boat, was launched in 2012. The delegations to the UN throughout the year. occasion of the UN General Assembly third campaign aims to give a human face to the biennial review of the UN Global Counter- debate on the consequences of the nuclear 2012 saw increased engagement between Terrorism strategy. Read more about this event chain, informing and raising awareness of the organisations from the GPPAC network and on page 23. dangers of every aspect of the nuclear chain. RIGOs as part of efforts to enhance the capacities of key actors for conflict prevention and peacebuilding. In the Middle East and North Africa region, for example, meaningful exchanges have taken place with the League

14 15 Our work Action Learning Gender in 2012 GPPAC’s Action Learning programme is building a unique clearing house of Women play a crucial yet often invisible role in reducing violent conflicts knowledge generated by civil society on conflict prevention. Through collecting, around the world. sorting and documenting experiences, lessons learned and best practices.

The Action Learning programme focuses on what Mediation Working Group took place in Istanbul, The Gender programme supports the efforts of conflict prevention in practice is and how civil Turkey. This meeting brought together GPPAC GPPAC regions and programmes to integrate society can best contribute. It works to harness experts from a number of regions. The group gender-sensitive perspectives into their work. In the expertise and experience of peacebuilding discussed important issues included assessing addition, it also seeks to contribute a conflict and conflict prevention practitioners in the the nuances of the ‘Ulaanbaatar Process’, a prevention perspective to global advocacy GPPAC network, oriented by our thematic confidence-building dialogue process between efforts on women, peace and security issues. priorities: Preventive Action, Peace Education, countries in Northeast Asia in support of the Following the successful start of integrating Human Security and Dialogue & Mediation. Each Six-Party Talks. More details on page 21. The gender perspectives into the network in 2011, theme has its own Working Group composed of Istanbul Process, a Russia-Georgia expert the Gender programme took some important regional and international experts. By bringing dialogue in the Caucasus region, continued to steps in 2012. these experts together, GPPAC works to enhance be an important part of GPPAC’s mediation work and contribute to both policy and practice in in 2012. More about this progress on page 25. A key activity was a learning exchange between our field of work. The following provides a few Preventive Action and Gender experts from examples of activities undertaken in 2012. Under Human Security, GPPAC’s collaboration GPPAC South Asia, Southeast Asia, Eastern & with Cordaid saw the further development of a Central Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa with the opportunity to raise more awareness Throughout 2012, GPPAC continued to build global initiative addressing the issue of violent in June 2012. The event was co-organised with and greater visibility to the importance of on its Preventive Action work in Central Asia. extremism. This involved GPPAC members and the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and gender and conflict, including the latest The Foundation for Tolerance International Cordaid partners highlighting the shrinking hosted by GPPAC member WANEP Cote d’Ivoire. developments. In addition to public events, the (FTI), GPPAC Central Asia Regional Secretariat, space of civil society as a result of measures The learning exchange resulted in concrete meetings also provided an important space for continued efforts toward strengthening capacities to counter violent extremism and advocating suggestions for integrating gender into GPPAC’s internal exchange. for conflict prevention in Kyrgyzstan. FTI facilitated alternative perspectives on how civil society Conflict Analysis Framework. More details can a number of major events such as rounds of can contribute to addressing violent extremism be found on page 22. In March 2012 the programme conducted its meetings and individual consultations with key through a human security. As part of this second online dialogue in partnership with the national government offices in Kyrgyzstan. More initiative, a number of regional events were In October 2012, GPPAC convened its annual European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), about this event and others see page 24. organised. More on these events on page 23. meeting of Gender Focal Points from different on the Peace Portal. The dialogue focused on regions, in New York City for the anniversary the implementation of UNSCR 1325 through Building on previous work, the GPPAC Peace A major outcome of 2012 was the of UNSCR 1325. In total, 10 GPPAC regions National Action Plans and its monitoring by Education Working Group initiated a multi- establishment of the Civil Society Network for were represented. In addition to monitoring the civil society. By holding the dialogue online over stakeholder collaboration between Western Human Security, a platform bringing together Open Debate on UNSCR 1325 in the Security several days, participants from around the world Balkans Regional Secretariat, the Nansen GPPAC members with civil society partners and Council, Gender Focal Points engaged in public were able to engage with each other on this Dialogue Centre Montenegro, and the Ministry actors from development and human rights discussions and with the media, organised by issue. of Education and Sports of Montenegro and the field, focusing on issues of violent extremism GPPAC. This provided the Gender Focal Points Department of Education of the State of Victoria, and effects of counter-terrorism measures. Australia. The project continued supporting Coordinated by GPPAC and the Human middle school teachers in integrating peace Security Collective, it has led to strengthened education components into their curricula and relationships with UN bodies working on helped to develop their learning modules further. counter-terrorism, enabling a greater space for More details on this collaboration on page 26. GPPAC members at regional level who work to 16 In March, the first meeting of the Dialogue and address issues of violent extremism. 17 Our work Peace Portal in 2012 The Peace Portal is an important tool for GPPAC and partner civil society organisations, supporting their work online.

The Peace Portal (www.peaceportal.org) peacebuilding, development and human rights is a unique platform for learning, sharing work in situations of violent conflict, repression and collaborating in the conflict prevention and censorship. The online community shares and peacebuilding field. The Peace Portal the work of this initiative such as resources, was officially launched in January 2012 in events and blogs with a larger audience. The The Hague. The launch brought together closed section of this community provides a international speakers working in the field of secure space for discussion, exchange and conflict prevention and technology, sharing documentation for the members. their experiences. Since then, the Peace Portal has supported a number of initiatives such In line with the collaborative business model as campaigns, projects, and events for GPPAC behind the Peace Portal, the first online members and other like-minded organisations. partnership was established by the COP team (Communication & Online Partnerships) with To support the work of GPPAC in 2012, a the Hague Institute for Global Justice. The number of online communities were developed. collaboration brought together the technical These include spaces to support GPPAC’s platform of the Peace Portal and the knowledge International Steering Group, three of GPPAC’s of the COP team to build a website and thematic working groups as well as various support online the creation of JUSTPAL, an regional communities. In addition to providing international network of justice professionals. a private space for working group members to interact with each other, the communities also enable members to share their work with a wider audience.

The Peace Portal has also supported the work of partners such as the Civil Society Network for Human Security (www.humansecuritynetwork. net), a collaboration between GPPAC and The Human Security Collective, an initiative derived from Cordaid. The platform brings together civil society organisations from fields such as

18 19 Dialogue & GPPAC Our work Mediation: International fi rst Working Delegation to in 2012 Group Meeting the Democratic HIgHlIgHts ACTiOn leArninG People’s In March 2012, the fi rst meeting of the GPPAC Republic of Dialogue and Mediation Working Group took place in Istanbul, Turkey. The Working Korea (DPRK) Group meeting brought together the GPPAC members from the Caucasus, Latin America POliCy And AdVOCACy and the Caribbean, Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, North As part of an on-going process to promote America, Eastern and Central Africa. During the civil society dialogue for the creation of a meeting the Working Group members closely peace regime on the Korean Peninsula and studied a citizen’s diplomacy process around for peace and stability in Northeast Asia, US-Cuba relations, supported by GPPAC’s a GPPAC international delegation visited Latin American network; assessed nuances the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea of the Ulaanbaatar Process aiming at trust- (DPRK or North Korea) on October 2-6, 2012. building measures between the countries in Hosted by GPPAC’s partner organisation Northeast Asia in support of the Six-Party in Pyongyang, the Korean National Peace Talks; discussed the progress of the Istanbul Committee (KNPC), the delegation met with Process – a dialogue between Georgian and experts, government offi cials and civil society Russian political experts; and deliberated on representatives working on peacebuilding and experiences of GPPAC members in Southeast disarmament related issues. The delegation Asia, Western Balkans, and Eastern & Central also had meetings with key GPPAC partners Africa. and stakeholders in Beijing on the way to Pyongyang. The fi rst Working Group meeting served as an opportunity for internal knowledge sharing and Civil society dialogue for the creation of a also clarifi ed the initial planning identifying the peace regime on the Korean Peninsula has group’s priorities and immediate plans. The been a longstanding priority for the GPPAC Working Group will continue providing a space Northeast Asia Regional network, particularly for collaboration and cross-regional knowledge efforts to support the Six Party Talks framework. sharing. Consequently, seeking to articulate This delegation visit was realized after several practical experiences, conceptual knowledge, years of preparations led by GPPAC Northeast and lessons learned, the Working Group Asia with its Regional Secretariat at Tokyo- members are working towards consolidating based NGO Peace Boat, including engagements a collection of articles documenting their with governments, policy makers and other knowledge and best practices around Dialogue stakeholders in the both Koreas, the US, Japan, 20 and Mediation. China and Mongolia. 21 During the delegation’s visit to the DPRK, and challenges of peace education work in On 26 June 2012, the global civil society Our work extensive talks were held with the Korean different regions at the Deutsche Welle Global conference “Addressing Violent Extremism: National Peace Committee related to concrete Media Forum in Bonn. Creating Spaces for Civil Society Engagement” in 2012 future collaboration and dialogue. The GPPAC’s work on peace education was was held in New York. It was a side event of HIgHlIgHts delegation also held a high-level engagement presented by GPPAC members from the the UN General Assembly third biennial review with the Disarmament and Peace Institute Western Balkans, the Middle East and North of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism strategy of the DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Africa, Southern Africa, and programme staff (A/RES/60/288), organized by GPPAC and focusing on the current situation on the from the Global Secretariat. The GPPAC Cordaid. The event brought together over Korean Peninsula including issues related to delegation presented their views on challenges seventy representatives from civil society, UN reunifi cation and the relationship with the and strategic advantages of operationalisation Permanent Missions, UN agencies, and other Republic of Korea (South Korea), the DPRK’s of peace education projects at different stages international organisations and foundations. nuclear programme, US-ROK joint military of the confl ict cycle: prior, during and after Civil society representatives from West Africa, exercises, and the dispute regarding maritime violence. The workshop was attended by more Southeast Asia and South Asia. Participants the Middle East and North Africa, Latin boundaries around Yeonpyeong Island. The than 100 participants from academia, civil shared regional experiences and challenges America and Central America, and South opinion was echoed that NGOs and civil society society, students and media. on confl ict analysis for preventive action and Central Asia shared regional experiences organisations such as GPPAC, through Track and gender analysis with a masculinities of both terrorism and counterterrorism 2 dialogue, can contribute to the resolution of perspective. The participants worked on measures and made recommendations to problems challenging to governments or states. integrating a holistic gender perspective the UN community to protect civil society including masculinities in Confl ict Analysis space. Key recommendations were refl ected GPPAC will continue to follow up this visit as Learning for Preventive Action. Outcomes include a list in the document “10 Human Security Guiding an important step in establishing a civil society of concrete recommendations for the GPPAC Practices for Countering Violent Extremism”, dialogue process in support of resumption Exchange Confl ict Analysis Framework (currently under outlining how the human security approach of the Six Party Talks. The process ultimately development), as well as developing concrete can be operationalised in that context. seeks to contribute to the creation of a peace on Gender action plans at country and sub-regional level. regime on the Korean Peninsula and stability In 2013 the focus will be on leveraging civil for the Northeast Asia region as a whole. Sensitivity in The learning event ended with a press society input into policymaking processes, GPPAC believes that an immediate return conference where representatives from through advocacy and lobbying, as well as to dialogue and communications is the only Preventive the group presented the outcome of the the continued development of a knowledge way to deescalate the current situation, and Learning exchange to the Ivorian media. In component. More on GPPAC’s human security urges steps to prevent violence and promote Action Practice addition, participants met with the Ivorian work and this initiative can be found on www. denuclearisation, peace and cooperation on Ministry for Women, Family and Children to humansecuritynetwork.net. the Korean Peninsula and across the region. Gender, PubliC OuTreACh exchange insights and lessons learned on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in their As part of GPPAC’s Gender mainstreaming respective countries. initiative, GPPAC and the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) co-organised a learning GPPAC at the exchange, titled “Gender Sensitivity in Preventive Action Practice: Comparing Challenges, Finding Deutsche Welle Solutions” on 5-7 June 2012 in Abidjan, Côte GPPAC’s work on d’Ivoire. The exchange was hosted by WANEP Global Media Côte d’Ivoire, a member of the West Africa Human Security Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Regional Forum Secretariat for GPPAC West Africa. ACTiOn leArninG, POliCy And AdVOCACy

ACTiOn leArninG, PubliC OuTreACh The three-day learning event brought The Human Security approach underpins together 15 male and female practitioners GPPAC’s Guiding Principles and Values, and In 2012 the GPPAC network members with expertise in Preventive Action, Confl ict has remained a key focus for the network in its 22 presented their perspectives on successes Analysis and Gender Analysis from Africa, work in 2012. 23 dynamics, assembling data into analytical society organisations in the region on the one reports, developing and implementing hand and the LAS on the other. recommendations to ensure that early GPPAC’s Our work warnings are followed by early responses and The representatives of the LAS expressed preventive actions. continued interest in cooperating with GPPAC and MENAPPAC and to organize a Second i n 2012 GPPAC’s strategic contribution was drawn from engagement International Conference on strengthening the practical experiences from other countries where cooperation between regional organisations GPPAC member organisations have successfully with the League and civil society organisations. It will be a Regional designed and implemented similar processes. follow up to the fi rst conference held under the In early 2012, the GPPAC Global Secretariat of Arab States same title in Madrid in 2011. The conference is Highlights contributed towards conducting a capacity planned to be held in the second half of 2013 assessment of Kyrgyzstan’s existing peace middle eAST & nOrTh AFriCA, POliCy in one of the countries of the Middle East. infrastructure and suggested further steps to And AdVOCACy, PeACe POrTAl enhance the effectiveness of advisory committees. Building on its engagement with regional Strengthening Later in the year, FTI, GPPAC and UNDP intergovernmental organisations in its work convened a nation-wide learning and exchange towards the prevention of armed confl ict, Istanbul Process: the capacities event, which brought together advisory GPPAC continued to work with the League and peace committees members, regional of Arab States (LAS) in 2012. Civil society a dialogue for confl ict governance structures and civil society representatives from the GPPAC network in organisations. The event was enriched by the the Middle East and North Africa (MENAPPAC) of Georgian prevention, participation of Emmanuel Bombande, GPPAC and representatives from the League of Chair and WANEP Executive Director, who Arab States met in Lebanon in June 2012, and Russian building shared experiences in setting up operational during the regional conference, ‘Responding multi-stakeholder platforms for early warning to the Arab Spring: Enhancing Civil Society political experts infrastructure and early response in West Africa. The local and Regional International Organizations stakeholders found this knowledge to be Collaboration to Meet New Peace and Security CAuCASuS, ACTiOn leArninG for peace in particularly encouraging and inspirational. Challenges.’ During this conference, the mechanisms to enhance cooperation for peace In 2012, one of the dialogue processes Kyrgyzstan In December 2012, FTI fi nalized a round of and security were discussed. The participants facilitated through GPPAC, the “Istanbul meetings and individual consultations with key agreed in the development of a set of Process”, continued to play a prominent CenTrAl ASiA, ACTiOn leArninG national government offi ces in Kyrgyzstan. These mechanisms and structures for consultation role. The dialogue was initiated in 2008, by consultations marked an important stage of a and coordination between the LAS and civil GPPAC Caucasus Regional Secretariat, the Throughout the year, GPPAC’s Regional broader process, resulting in the plan to establish society organisations with expertise on peace International Center on Confl ict and Negotiation Secretariat in Central Asia, the Foundation a state structure with a mandate to lead on and security. Prior to the conference, an online (ICCN) following the crisis between Russia and for Tolerance International (FTI) led by its language policy and inter-ethnic relations. consultation was held via GPPAC’s Peace Georgia. It is a dialogue between independent President Raisa Kadyrova, continued building Portal, where many civil society organisations political experts from both countries. the capacity of local level advisory and peace from the Middle East and North Africa region committees. These are multi-stakeholder were involved in articulating key priorities. Since then, Istanbul Process participants institutions composed of civil society and have continued convening regularly to provide regional authorities mandated to provide A concrete step to further strengthen the their analyses, attempting to unmask the confl ict analyses and early response measures relationship between civil society organisations political myths infl uencing consciousness in the seven regions of Kyrgyzstan. and the LAS was the agreement to establish the of both societies across the confl ict divide. FTI facilitated a number of major events and position of a liaison offi cer, chosen to represent While the fi rst encounters sought to explore conducted ongoing consultations with the civil society organisations, working on issues differing viewpoints by analysing less members of advisory and peace committees of prevention of armed confl icts and human sensitive issues of historical background as 24 to enhance their skills in monitoring confl ict security and arms control, to link between civil well as fundamental causes behind political 25 Our work dynamics in two countries, the further process of coordination of activities aimed at confl ict The project continued supporting middle shifted gradually towards addressing more resolution and peace initiatives. school teachers in integrating peace education i n 2012 pressing matters related to deeply seated components into their curricula and helped Regional grievances and unaddressed concerns in The recent changes present signifi cant to further develop their learning modules. Highlights Russia-Georgia relations. dividends and open up new channels for Throughout 2012, these learning modules Despite a number of differences in positions the Istanbul Process to shape the future were tested by teachers in Australia and and perceptions, the participants of the of Georgia – Russia relations. The current Montenegro. As the collaboration continues, Istanbul Process succeeded in identifying and confi guration of the Istanbul Process becomes the initial assessment demonstrated that the negotiating a basic set of common principles even more relevant as it allows for politically project was highly appreciated by teachers and that would condition mechanisms for ongoing neutral space, in which actors from both sides students, while modules will continue to be dialogue between the two societies. could explore different scenarios and test improved through further testing and integration potential policies, working to inform what could of lessons learned from actors involved. The Moldova, Belarus and Russia in initiating a In November 2012, the Istanbul Process later be transmitted into offi cial policies. The next phase of the project will include further number of projects aiming to address growing found itself in a transformed political November 2012 meeting of the Russian and networking and communication among of xenophobic attitudes in the region. landscape when participants convened for Georgian experts negotiated a set of guiding practitioners from Australia and Montenegro the next round of talks, one month after principles that in their opinion are necessary to including teachers, students, representatives of A series of small-scale research programs the parliamentary elections in Georgia. The take into consideration while designing further Ministries of Education with the aim to reinforce were conducted, and a journalism contest results of the elections presented a number approaches towards normalisation of relations bilateral cooperation and cross-regional on integration, tolerance, and understanding of opportunities that were never there in the between the two countries. learning. The members of the GPPAC Peace is facilitated on an annual basis. A number previous years of existence of this expert Education Working Group from other countries of online tools were created to support dialogue. A number of Istanbul Process will also continue sharing their perspectives and communication between different groups, participants currently hold key roles in the lessons learned contributing further towards enabling them to exchange views on new parliament and continue serving as the reinforcing the cross-regional project between xenophobia. Additionally, a series of round new Prime Minister’s advisors on a range of Cross-regional Australia and Montenegro. tables were held on the premises of the domestic and foreign policy related issues. Moscow House of Nationalities, the Institute For instance, zurab Abashidze, Georgia’s exchange on of Oriental Studies, the Moscow Institute of former ambassador to Russia, prominent Civil Engineering and the Moscow Institute political analyst, and one of the participants best practices of Municipal Management, bringing together of the Istanbul Process was appointed as GPPAC Eastern recognized experts, civil society, media, the Special Representative for Relations in peace educators and municipal governments. with Russia. Paata zakareishvili, a renowned European expert on confl ict issues in the Caucasus and education: Currently the GPPAC Eastern European network a former civil society leader, who contributed network is preparing to initiate a project, which will to previous rounds of the Istanbul Process, Western combine research of the underlying causes of was appointed as a State Minister in charge addressing growing inter-ethnic tensions and xenophobic Balkans - Pacifi c manifestations. The network members will the growth of also organize a series of inclusive dialogue WeSTern bAlkAnS, The PACiFiC, processes that will involve representatives ACTiOn leArninG xenophobia in of various ethno-cultural communities. In general, these activities will support practical In 2012 a multi-stakeholder collaboration the region steps aimed at integration and interaction between the Nansen Dialogue Centre- of different ethnic and cultural communities Montenegro, the Ministry of Education and eASTern eurOPe, ACTiOn leArninG based on the recognition of their common Sports of Montenegro and the Department of PrOGrAmme interests and challenges. As a result of Education of the State of Victoria in Australia these efforts, the network hopes to develop advanced further, continuing a joint initiative In 2012, the GPPAC Eastern Europe Regional a working model for addressing tensions in of GPPAC Peace Education Working Group Secretariat, Nonviolence International, inter-ethnic relationships in Russia and other 26 members from Western Balkans and the Pacifi c. supported network members in Ukraine, countries of the region. 27 Balance sheet as at December 31 Financial (after appropriation of the result) Report

2012 2011 Assets € € tangible fi xed assets Equipment 26,968 16,503 total 26,968 16,503

current assets Receivables 293,477 117,080 Cash and cash equivalents 784,553 772,348 total 1,078,030 889,428 Total 1,104,998 905,931

2012 2011 Liabilities € € reserves Continuity reserve 45,326 45,326 Short-term reserve 3,192 8,240 total reserves 48,518 53,566

short-term liabilities Accounts payable 18,875 44,248 Taxes and social security 22,278 21,934 payments Received pre-payments 875,347 692,854 donors Accruals, provisions and 139,980 93,329 other liabilities total short-term liabilities 1,056,480 852,365 Total 1,104,998 905,931 28 29 The income of the GPPAC Foundation in The results of new online partnerships Statement of income and 2012 increased to EUR 2,531,380, from EUR established on the Peace Portal have started to Financial 2,226,167 in 2011. Income versus expenditure contribute to the income of the Foundation. It has expenditure for the year 2012 showed a shortage of EUR 5,048, which led to the inclusion of ‘income other than grants’ Report was covered out of the short-term reserve. as a new category in our fi nancial reporting. This small reserve was created in 2011 from The full accounts are audited by Flynth audit b.v. interest accrued on MFS2 funds granted by the We publish our audited accounts on our website Realisation Budget Realisation Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. www.gppac.net. Income 2012 € 2012 € 2011 € Grants from governments 2,479,912 2,414,000 2,207,577 and others 1% Income other than grants 51,468 10,000 18,590 20% Expenditure sum of income 2,531,380 2,424,000 2,226,167 per programme 2012

Network strengthening & Expenses 9% Regional action expenditure on behalf 50% Action learning of the objective Network strengthening & 1,173,608 1,124,000 1,147,444 Policy and advocacy regional action Action learning 472,027 453,000 358,266 20% Public outreach Policy and advocacy 458,725 439,000 283,965 Online partnerships Public outreach 207,132 198,000 191,261 Online partnerships 18,415 0 0 6% total 2,329,907 2,214,000 1,980,935 2%

expenditure fundraising 2012 Costs obtaining gover- 56,609 65,000 64,108 Expenditures on behalf ment grants and others of objectives total 56,609 65,000 64,108 Expenditures fundraising management & Management and administration administration Costs management & 149,912 145,000 144,777 92% administration total 149,912 145,000 144,777 Sum of expenses 2,536,428 2,424,000 2,189,820 10% Expenditure Surplus/defi cit - 5,048 0 36,347 14% per programme 2011

Network strengthening & Appropriation of result Regional action Continuity reserve 0 0 28,107 Short-term reserve - 5,048 0 8,240 Action learning - 5048 0 36,347 58% 18% Policy and advocacy 31

30 Public outreach Donors Financial We gratefully acknowledge the continued support from our donors and Report thank them for their ongoing commitment to the work of GPPAC.

Fundraising Outlook In 2012, we have continued to seek grant With three current long-term contracts from funding from governments and private donors up to the end of 2015, we have foundations. New contracts were signed with secured a major part of the required funding the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the for the implementation of our Strategic Plan Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Norwegian 2011-2015. We will continue to build on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For the first time, success of collaborations with GPPAC members 2012 saw the development of income other and other civil society organisations as well than grants through online partnerships with as with key partners in the UN, and other like-minded organisations who benefit from international and regional organisations. In services enabled by the GPPAC Peace Portal addition to traditional grant funding, the results and some reimbursement of staff-time spent on of new online partnerships established on trainings for UNDP. the Peace Portal have begun to contribute to our income. Another new source of income is Partnerships and Alliances reimbursement for staff time, when providing In addition to being a member of the Freedom trainings. Though still small at this stage, from Fear Alliance, together with IKV Pax Christi, fundamentally it represents a significant step in Amnesty International Netherlands and Free establishing a new way forward to support the Press Unlimited, GPPAC in 2012 entered into long term sustainability of the Foundation. two new partnerships. A new three year grant approved by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund In 2012, GPPAC received funding from was developed in collaboration with GPPAC the following donors: members in the US: Alliance for Peacebuilding, • GPPAC delegation Austrian Development 3P Human Security and the Kroc Institute Agency (ADA) for International Peace Studies. A four year • Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposal to the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign • Cordaid Affairs will support a partnership between • Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs GPPAC, NPI-Africa (GPPAC Eastern & Central • Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs Africa Regional Secretariat), and ACCORD and City Council of The Hague (GPPAC Southern Africa Regional Secretariat) to • Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs work on a series of activities in the Great Lakes • Rockefeller Brothers Fund Region.

32 33 Organisation & Governance

Global Secretariat Staff Jenny Aulin Programme Manager Action Learning, Regional Coordinator West Africa Gesa Bent Coordinator Gender, Regional Coordinator Western Balkans Victoria Carreras Lloveras Manager Communications and Online Partnerships Charlotte Crockett Programme Manager Network Strengthening, Regional Coordinator Eastern & Central Africa, and Southern Africa Deniz Düzenli Content Manager, Regional Coordinator MENA Marte Hellema Programme Manager Public Outreach, Regional Coordinator Asia Pacific Kees Kolsteeg Finance Manager Paul Kosterink Coordinator Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Shireen Lau Coordinator Donor Relations Zahid Movlazadeh Programme Manager Action Learning, Regional Coordinator Central Asia, Caucasus, Eastern Europe Ingrid Peroti Office Manager Giovanni Puttin Online Project Manager Darynell Rodriguez Torres Programme Manager Policy and Advocacy, Regional Coordinator Europe, North America and Latin America & the Caribbean Goele Scheers Programme Manager Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Quality until November 2012 William Tsuma Programme Manager Action Learning, Preventive Action, Human Security, Regional Coordinator West Africa, Southern Africa until May 2012 Peter van Tuijl Executive Director Gabriëlla Vogelaar Programme Assistant Human Security

Interns Rafif Anbar Policy and Advocacy Rodrigo Bueno Lacy Public Outreach Rosemary Forest Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Kristen Harding Donor Relations Anoek Letschert Donor Relations Ettore Marchesoni Action Learning Sophie Schellens Gender and Network Strengthening Evaline Schot Policy and Advocacy Tania Sibiglia Public Outreach 34 Reint Vogelaar Donor Relations 35 Governance Organisational The GPPAC Foundation is a Foundation under Dutch Law. The Board of the Developments Organisation GPPAC Foundation consists of seven members. & Governance

Members of the Board are appointed upon of Employment of the GPPAC Foundation, at The name change of the former ECCP in the organisation of the GPPAC Foundation. nomination by the GPPAC International Steering a rate commensurate with the Guidelines Foundation to GPPAC Foundation and the Human Resources Group (ISG), and a majority of the Board members for compensation of Directors of Charitable profound changes in the structures and The Global Secretariat has 15 staff and is have to be a member of the ISG. Each of GPPAC’s Organizations, established by the Netherlands governance of GPPAC implemented as per supported by designated Regional Liaison 15 regions is represented in the ISG, which Professional Association of Charitable January 2011 continued to benefit the Officers in most GPPAC regions. GPPAC does determines joint global priorities and actions. Organizations organisation. Overall, the GPPAC Global not employ any volunteers but benefits from the Secretariat and the GPPAC network has become support of interns, who are compensated for The Board provides leadership and is The Executive Director is accountable to used to working within the new structures, with their travel expenses only. accountable to the ISG. Members of the GPPAC the GPPAC Board and takes financial and occasional suggestions for improvements still Board serve for a period of three years, which operationaldecisions within the policies and being made. can be renewed once. Membership of the guidelines as set by the Board. Mr Peter van Tuijl In March 2012 the ISO 9001-2008 certification Board is voluntary, and does not involve any is the director of the GPPAC Foundation and of the GPPAC Foundation was renewed for three form of financial compensation, other than the was appointed by the board as per 1 August years after a successfully concluded external reimbursement of expenses. The Board appoints 2007. His gross salary of 2012 amounted audit. The auditor report concluded that ‘the and supervises the Executive Director of the € 81,756. This is excluding 8% holiday management system is stable, mature and well GPPAC Foundation. The Executive Director is allowance and pension premium. No other supported by staff and management.’ compensated within the Terms and Conditions allowances were paid to him. The project to support building the Peace Portal ended in March 2012. During the year, the Peace Portal team was integrated as Board members 2012: Communications and Online Partnerships team

Emmanuel Bombande Chair Executive Director West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) Accra Ghana Joris Voorhoeve Vice Chair Professor in Leiden in Public administration, in particular of international organisations as well as Lector International Peace, Justice and Security at the Haagse Hogeschool Carlijne Bueters Treasurer Director Turing Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Mariska van Beijnum Member Deputy Head Conflict Research Unit, Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations, The Hague, the Netherlands Raisa Kadyrova Member Executive Director, Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Agusto Miclat Vice Chair Executive Director, Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID), Davao, Philippines Sharon Bhagwan Rolls Member Executive Director, FemLINKPacfici, Suva, Fiji Islands (as of May 2012)

Rena Ramkay stepped down as Board Member in May 2012. 36 37 GPPAC International Regional Representatives GPPAC International Steering Group Steering Group Eastern & Central Africa Northeast Asia Nairobi Peace Initiative-Africa (NPI-Africa) Peaceboat Ms Florence Mpaayei Mr Yoshioka Tatsuya Executive Director Co-Founder and Director www.npi-africa.org www.peaceboat.org Stockholm Sweden Southern Africa Central Asia Berlin The African Centre for the Constructive Foundation for Tolerance International (FTI) Germany Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) Ms Raisa Kadyrova Brussels Mr Vasu Gounden Director Belgium Executive Director www.fti.org.kg www.accord.org.za Middle East & North Africa The Hague West Africa Permanent Peace Movement (PPM) the Netherlands West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Mr Fadi Abi Allam Global Secretariat (WANEP) President Mr Emmanuel Bombande [email protected] Moscow Bishkek Executive Director Russia Kyrgyz www.wanep.org Eastern Europe Republic Nonviolence International Tokyo Latin America and the Caribbean Mr Andre Kamenshikov Podgorica Japan Regional Coordination for Economic and Director New York Montenegro Social Research (CRIES) nonviolenceinternational.net USA Tbilisi Georgia Ms Ana Bourse Coordinator Capacity Building and PM&E Caucasus Beirut www.cries.org International Center on Conflict & Negotia- Lebanon tion (ICCN) North America Dr. George Khutsishvili SERAPAZ Director Davao City Suva Mr Mauricio Salazar www.iccn.ge Philippines www.serapaz.org.mx Fiji Islands Western Balkans Mexico Nairobi City Kenya South Asia Nansen Dialogue Centre Montenegro Mexico Colombo Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (NDC-M) Sri Lanka (RCSS) Ms Ivana Gajovic Dr Mallika Joseph Anila | Director Director www.rcss.org www.nansen-dialogue.net

The Pacific Europe Accra Durban Ghana femLINKPACIFIC Global Partnership for the Prevention of South Africa Ms Sharon Baghwan Rolls | Director Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Buenos Aires www.femlinkpacific.org.fj Mr Darynell Rodriguez Torres | Programme Argentina Manager Policy and Advocacy, Southeast Asia Regional Coordinator Europe Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID) www.gppac.net Mr Augusto Miclat Executive Director www.iidnet.org

GPPAC’s International International members ISG members

World Vision International World Federalist Movement Folke Bernadotte Academy European Peacebuilding SIGNIS GPPAC’s Regional Mr Ekkehard Forberg Mr Bill Pace Mr Ragnar Angeby Liaison Office (EPLO) Mr Alvito De Souza Representatives 38 Manager Peacebuilding & Director Head of Conflict Prevention in Ms Catherine Woollard Director 39 Advocacy Practice Program Director With thanks to our donors for their support

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