Annual Report 2004 and 2005

The European Centre for Confl ict Prevention / Stichting Europees Centrum voor Confl ictpreventie Annual Report 2004 and 2005

Including audited fi nancial report for 2004 and 2005 2

Foreword connect our on-going Dutch activities, such as the Dutch People Building Peace awareness raising activities, and inform Since its inception in 1997, the European Only three years after its establishment, our local partnerships and outreach Centre for Confl ict Prevention (ECCP) The Global Partnership has grown into a efforts. In addition, in April 2006 the has developed in new strategic directions pivotal nexus for civil society input into ECCP office moved to The Hague, and adapted, in accordance with its confl ict prevention and peacebuilding where we will look to establish stronger mandate, to fill crucial needs in the discussions, debates, and policymaking ties with municipal efforts in the confl ict confl ict prevention and peacebuilding at all levels. We have effectively set prevention and peacebuilding area, community. Due to strong relationships the civil society agenda for conflict including with The Hague itself. with civil society organisations working prevention with the Global and Regional on confl ict prevention in regions around Action Agendas, and signifi cantly raised This is a crucial moment for the future of the world built through our Searching the level of civil society engagement with both ECCP and The Global Partnership. for Peace and People Building Peace the UN and other key policy actors. As we look ahead, it is now essential for programmes, the work of the ECCP is the regions and the network as a whole increasingly global in reach. The Global Conference From Reaction to implement the agendas so boldly to Prevention, which brought over 900 developed over the last period. Among Our global work really began in earnest participants – including civil society, the priorities are generating wider in 2003 when the Global Partnership governments and UN personnel global attention to the possibilities of for the Prevention of Armed Confl ict – to the United Nations headquarters conflict prevention work. Starting in was established with ECCP as initiator in New York in July, decisively placed 2006, GPPAC will increasingly focus on and International Secretariat. The confl ict prevention on the international building public awareness through the Global Partnership fi lls a crucial need community’s radar. Subsequently, annual UN International Day of Peace in the confl ict prevention community The Global Partnership has been on 21 September. Another new effort by providing a universal platform for increasingly involved in high-level will be the facilitation of civil society-led our collective work, and for engaging UN discussions, including with the peace monitoring early warning and in capacity building, knowledge sharing Security Council, about civil society- response centres in a number of regions, and joint action across the regions. government partnerships for conflict a move long in preparation and now prevention. taken with care and in partnership with key regional partners. We also hope The process leading up to the 2005 to play a pivotal role in improving the Global Conference was an extremely effectiveness of the newly established motivating time, and the gathering itself UN Peacebuilding Commission, by was rewarding to the participants from forging connections between its around the world, who were inspired to operations and regionally-based civil continue their regional processes, even society led expertise and knowledge. under diffi cult funding environments, and to establish long-term work plans This is an extremely exciting time for our to carry our collective work forward. work, and there is much to accomplish in the years ahead. The ECCP will continue to function as the International Secretariat for The Jan Hoekema Global Partnership for the coming years. Chairman of the Board As such, this aspect of our work will also April 2006

Foreword 2 The Dutch Coalition 8 Activities of the European Centre in 2004-2005 3 Looking Ahead 9 The Global Partnership for the Prevention 3 Financial Report 10 of Armed Conﬂ ict (GPPAC) Auditor’s Report 13 The Regional Process 4 Donor List 14 The Global Action Agenda 4 ECCP Team 2004-2005 14 The Global Conference 5 ECCP Board of Directors 14 Assessing Progress to Date: 5 International Steering Group of the 15 Achievements of the Global Partnership Global Partnership Searching for Peace Programme 7 European Platform Members and Key Contacts 15 Table of Contents Table The European Platform 8 Dutch Coalition List 15

Annual Report 2004-2005 3 Activities of the European Centre in 2004-2005 The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Confl ict (GPPAC)

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Confl ict the programme and ECCP was confi rmed as International is a worldwide civil society led process to generate and build Secretariat. An overall structure was agreed: a series of parallel a new international consensus on peacebuilding and the regional processes, fl exible enough to encompass regional prevention of violent confl ict. While governments have primary differences but suffi ciently aligned to give coherence to the responsibility to protect civilians and prevent violence, the whole. Evaluation of the IPM showed that the participants complexity, scale and diversity of confl ict mean that no single considered the meeting to be a good start as the process entity, on its own, can ensure peace: a comprehensive network toward and during the meeting was very inclusive and that of relationships and actions is needed. The Global Partnership participants felt “a growing sense of shared ownership”. works on strengthening civil society networks for peace and security by linking local, national, regional, and global levels From 2003 to 2005, organisations and actors in fifteen of action and effective engagement with governments, the regions worldwide have engaged in consultation, dialogue UN system and regional organisations. This, in turn, supports and research, exploring and documenting the roles of civil the potential for solidarity work and global mobilization to society in confl ict prevention and peacebuilding. This process strengthen capacities for peace and justice. led to fi fteen Regional Conferences at which Regional Action Agendas on confl ict prevention were adopted. These Regional The Global Partnership was offi cially established in June 2003 Action Agendas have formed the basis for the Global Action in response to the UN Secretary-General’s call to civil society Agenda for the Prevention of Violent Confl ict. in his Report on the Prevention of Armed Confl ict (2001) to organize an international conference on the role of non- The Global Conference From Reaction to Prevention: Civil governmental organisations and their interaction with the Society Forging Partnerships to Prevent Violent Confl ict and UN in confl ict prevention. The European Centre for Confl ict Build Peace, held 19-21 July 2005 at UN headquarters, was Prevention (ECCP) acted on that call, and created the Global organized by the Global Partnership in partnership with the Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Confl ict. UN Department for Political Affairs. The Conference brought over 900 people from 118 counties to the UN to launch an In June 2003, the International Preparatory Meeting (IPM) international movement to prevent violent confl ict and to took place, which was the offi cial start of the programme. develop plans and methods for implementation of the Global Sixty delegates from around the world met at Soesterberg, the Action Agenda. At the opening ceremony, in the General Netherlands for three days to discuss the purpose, structure, Assembly Hall, the Global Action Agenda was presented to and planning of the programme. At the IPM a provisional the UN, and the publication, People Building Peace II: Successful International Steering Group (ISG) was established to oversee Stories of Civil Society, was launched.

People Building Peace II: Succesful Stories of Civil Society

When covering war, the media overwhelmingly reports the been documented. The book also explores topics such as negative: deaths, violent clashes, failed peace processes and reconciliation, dialogue and traditional methods of confl ict other negative developments. We seldom hear about the resolution. successes in peacebuilding, let alone the inspiring work of how people are working to make their lives and communities Each story is accompanied by thematic analysis and insights better. Yet people are working creatively to overcome from key experts in the fi eld of confl ict prevention such as violence, building bridges and seeking innovative ways to Hizkias Assefa, Catherine Barnes, Norbert Ropers and Andrés live together in peace – and these stories deserve a place in Serbin, and by personal anecdotes from a number of high- the public and policymaker discourse on confl ict. profi le peacebuilders such as President Xanana Gusmão, Desmond Tutu, Her Majesty Queen Noor, together with a The book People Building Peace II testifi es to the positive, foreword by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. life-enhancing activities and strategies that citizens around the world are taking to prevent and mitigate confl ict in their People Building Peace II was edited by ECCP personnel communities. A rich collection of 65 inspiring stories of how (Paul van Tongeren, Juliette Verhoeven, Malin Brenk and people are working for peace, People Building Peace II refl ects Marte Hellema) and published by Lynne Rienner (USA). on a variety of activities initiated by a broad range of actors It is increasingly being used in conflict prevention and including women’s groups, youth groups, and faith based peacebuilding curricula around the world. organisations. Many of these stories have never previously 4

To date, thousands of people and organisations have been involved in the Global Partnership processes, especially civil society actors from peacebuilding, peacekeeping, disarmament, development, humanitarian, human rights, women’s, faith-based and academic/ research organisations.

The regional processes have been facilitated by Regional Initiators, who collectively govern the direction of the Global Partnership through an International Steering Group (ISG) (see page 15 for a list of ISG members). The global process is served by ECCP as International Secretariat.

The Regional Process Each of the fifteen regions forming part of the Global Partnership worked regularly on the private meeting space The Global Partnership’s primary goal through 2004 and the fi rst half of 2005 on the Global Partnership website. is to support a paradigm shift from to develop Regional Action Agendas Dr. Catherine Barnes, an expert on reaction to prevention. It seeks to (RAA) on the role of civil society in confl ict prevention, was commissioned achieve this aim by working toward confl ict prevention and peacebuilding to draft a synthesis document based the following objectives: in their regions. Each region was free to on the regional recommendations produce an Action Agenda that would and independent research and 1. To develop a sustainable net- best fi t its own situation, constituency consultations. This formed the basis of work of individuals and groups and capacity. These agendas contain the fi rst draft Global Action Agenda. effi ciently and effectively trained recommendations for civil society, After further consultations with the in prevention and peacebuilding governments, regional organisations ISG, the draft was circulated to over at global, regional, national and and the United Nations system. The 5,000 contacts and made available local levels. This network will Regional Action Agenda processes on the website, with requests for include multi-stakeholder partner- brought together confl ict prevention feedback. The ECCP Lobbying and ships involving diverse civil society practitioners and other concerned actors Communication Coordinator then organisations, governments, – both regional and international. The incorporated the comments into a 40- regional organisations and the Action Agendas are the foundational page document. From May 16 to 18 the United Nations to enable effective ‘roadmap’ documents for the regions, Drafting Task Force met in Soesterberg, engagement. and help guide the development of The Netherlands and finalised the 2. To develop and work towards short- and long-term goal planning. document. the implementation of a policy change agenda, as articulated All Regional Action Agendas were The Global Action Agenda outlines key in this Global Action Agenda and published in a 200-page reader for the priorities to achieve a shift from reaction Regional Action Agendas, that Global Conference, which also includes to prevention in the way confl ict is dealt will strengthen the long-term a description of the regional processes with. It highlights the guiding principles effectiveness of prevention and that lead to their completion. The and values aspired to by endorsing peacebuilding. Regional Action Agendas also served as organisations, and outlines the roles 3. To raise public awareness the main input for People Building Peace: civil society organisations play in around the world and generate A Global Action Agenda for the Prevention resolving or diffusing confl ict situations. constituencies who are informed of Violent Confl ict, the manifesto of the It emphasizes the need for effective about prevention and peacebuilding network which was presented to the partnerships between local, regional, and the important role of civil United Nations at the Global Conference and international organisations for society in achieving it and who in July 2005. confl ict prevention and peacebuilding; actively support human security the need to promote human security as an alternative to militaristic The Global Action Agenda in order to address some of the main approaches that privilege state To facilitate the development of the structural causes of confl ict; and the security over the human rights Global Action Agenda, the International need for new strategies to better focus and safety of individuals and their Steering Group (ISG) established a policies and allocate resources to realize communities. Drafting Task Force. This group ‘met’ them. Concrete recommendations Annual Report 2004-2005 5 on a great number of issues are found in the document, to establish an international ‘clearinghouse’ of conflict which will serve as a common platform and resource for resolution education and peace education initiatives. The campaigning and lobbying initiatives of a diverse network of Global Conference was also seen by participants as a unique peace builders around the world. It concludes by highlighting opportunity for creating vertical and horizontal connections key reforms and tasks that can be implemented by civil in the fi eld of peacebuilding, which provided a platform for society organisations, the UN, regional organisations and knowledge-sharing, and gave a common voice to a community governments to strengthen their institutional capacities to which is striving to be recognized at the international level. address the issues identifi ed in the Global Action Agenda. As of this writing, over 500 organisations from around the world The meeting featured a range of high-level government and have endorsed the document. internationally recognized speakers: President Gusmão of Timor Leste, Assistant Minister Joseph Nyagah for East Africa The Global Conference and Regional Cooperation for Kenya and Ambassador Pleuger – Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, “From Reaction to Prevention: as well as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Ibrahim Civil Society Forging Partnerships to Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Prevent Violent Confl ict and Build Peace” Coordinator Jan Egeland, President-elect of the UN General 19-21 July 2005, UN Headquarters Assembly Ambassador Jan Eliasson and Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams. The GPPAC Global Conference represented the concrete response to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Assessing Progress to Date: Achievements of the who in 2001 ‘urge[d] NGOs with an interest in conflict Global Partnership prevention to organise an international conference of local, In July 2005, the ECCP commissioned an interim review of the national and international NGOs on their role in confl ict Global Partnership process by two independent consultants. prevention and future interaction with the United Nations in While not a formal evaluation, the review presents an analysis of this fi eld’. Secretary Annan’s encouragement appeared in his the process through the Global Conference and collects ideas Report on the Prevention of Armed Confl ict.

The meeting was historic for a number of reasons: it was the ﬁ rst global conference dedicated to conflict prevention and peacebuilding that brought together such a diverse and large audience; it was also the ﬁ rst such meeting conducted in co-sponsorship with a UN Agency (the Department of Political Affairs) and held on the grounds of the UN with its full endorsement, while the agenda was completely owned by civil society.

Over three days, more than 900 participants from civil society (approximately 65% from the Global South), UN agencies, governments, academic institutions and regional organisations convened in various forums to develop plans to implement the Global Action Agenda. They unanimously agreed on the need for governments and inter-governmental organisations to direct greater priority and resources to early prevention of on future directions and strategies. It was conducted through violent confl ict and human security. They also highlighted informal primary research based on fi fty interviews with a the importance of the local ownership and the need for diverse range of participants: regional initiators, grassroots ongoing engagement between civil society, governments and NGOs, governmental representatives from the Group of international organisations for prevention and peacebuilding Friends, donors, and UN and regional organisations. These to be sustainable. interviews were conducted around the time of the Global Conference. All interviewed respondents were found to be Initiatives emerging from the conference included the very satisfi ed with their participation in the Global Partnership. International Network for Confl ict Resolution Education and A number of regional initiators and grassroots participants Peace Education (INCREPE), through which approximately stressed that their experiences with the Global Partnership 50 educators and administrators around the world agreed exceeded their expectations, and that the Global Conference 6

was a remarkable endeavour and an in the fi eld, through the publication and peaceful settlement of disputes. In inspiring event. Among the key fi ndings People Building Peace II and other a special segment of the programme, of the review were the following: work, has raised awareness of civil civil society was invited to address society contributions. This has served the Council. Paul van Tongeren, • Making Connections. The Global to further empower civil society and ECCP Executive Director, and Vasu Partnership has created vertical to make its voice stronger. Gounden, Executive Director of the and horizontal connections where African Centre for the Constructive none existed before, and opened • Providing a Unifi ed Voice. Unlike Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD), a channels of communication which development agencies, for example, leading Global Partnership member, did not previously function. This has the confl ict prevention community presented. The meeting ended with a lead to a number of partnerships did not have a global voice or supportive statement from the Council between civil society and the United representation at the international that civil society can play important Nations, regional organisations and level. The Global Partnership has roles in facilitating dialogue and governments. For example, actively changed that. The Global Partnership other confidence-building measures stimulated by the Global Partnership, helps ensure a place at the table for between parties in confl ict. The Council like-minded governments have formed civil society in the work of peace- concluded that it would strengthen its a Group of Friends for Prevention to building, and provides a way for the relationship to civil society, including support the shift to prevention. entire community, from local groups through the use of Arria formula in West Africa to those in Southeast meetings and meetings with local civil • Generating Solidarity. Through the Asia, to deliver the same message in society organisations during Security 15 regional processes, the Global one voice. Council missions. Partnership has created a link between regional and global initiatives and • Owning the Process. After three years, Mr. van Tongeren and Mr. Gounden activity and allowed the exchange of the majority of the regions see added both subsequently addressed the ideas from bottom-up and top-down. value of being linked to the Global Security Council during a meeting of Its major contribution is its global Partnership and take responsibility its subsidiary Ad Hoc Working Group reach and the feeling of solidarity it for it even if funding is not always on Confl ict Prevention and Resolution has brought about. By going beyond abundant. The commitment to open in Africa (15 December 2005), on the the regions, the Global Partnership dialogue and the regional processes, subject of cooperation between the UN has made connections on thematic especially, have created a feeling and Regional Organisations, in particular issues in the fi eld of peacebuilding. of genuine ownership within the the African Union. The seminar was Partnership. an invaluable opportunity for sharing • Acting as a Catalyst. The Global insights, and included contributions Partnership has created momentum In follow-up to the Global Conference, of the Chairperson of the Commission for civil society in the regions to the Global Partnership increased its of the African Union Commission, HE. take action. The entire process has consultative role in high-level UN Mr. Alpha Oumar Konare, the President energized civil society’s thinking forums, especially the Security Council. of the Security Council, HE. Sir Emyr about conflict prevention. At the On 20 September 2005, the Council Jones Parry, and the Assistant Secretary same time, the Global Partnership’s initiated an open debate on the role General for Peacekeeping Operations, promotion of the role of civil society of civil society in conflict prevention HE. Mr. Hedi Annabi.

Annual Report 2004-2005 7 Searching for Peace Programme

On 16 December 2004, ECCP introduced the fourth volume The overall objective of the Searching for Peace programme in its “Searching for Peace” series of confl ict resolution books, is to fulfi l a service function for confl ict prevention and Searching for Peace in Asia-Pacifi c, published by Lynne Rienner peacebuilding actors by: (a translation to Bahasa Indonesian was completed in 2005). • Producing, disseminating and promoting comprehensive To mark the culmination of the project, ECCP collaborated information and knowledge on confl icts, lessons learned with Bureau Beleidsvorming Ontwikkelingssamenwerking and effective approaches of conflict prevention and (BBO) to organise the one-day seminar “Peacebuilding peacebuilding efforts by civil society networks and Initiatives in Indonesia,” focusing in particular on the organisations, including policy recommendations on ongoing confl icts in Aceh and West Papua. The seminar confl ict prevention and peacebuilding was attended by 80 participants representing a broad cross- • Strengthening regional networking and stimulating section of groups engaged with confl ict issues in Indonesia. coordination among different actors and sectors in confl ict Attendees included representatives from Indonesian civil areas society – including human rights, development, and confl ict • Highlighting the role of local, regional and international resolution organisations – individuals representing elements civil society in conflict prevention and peacebuilding of Acehnese and West Papuan civil society, representatives of through policy seminars and the publication, including a Indonesia’s large expatriate and exile community, academics, directory of organisations representatives of international organisations engaged on both development assistance and conflict resolution in No textbook on conflict management can offer all the Indonesia, Dutch parliamentarians, and representatives of the knowledge peacebuilding practitioners need to handle Dutch and Indonesian governments. confl icts, knowledge from experience is vital. The ECCP’s Searching for Peace programme fi lls this gap and contributes to the academic world through the documentation of practical, local peacebuilding experiences. Not only do practitioners have the chance to learn from experiences, they are also able to share this knowledge with the communities they work in. Nevertheless, each regional project is as different as the context in that region and must be approached in a fl exible way as the process’ success depends on its organic growth with input from a variety of local actors. Projects implemented to date include: Africa, Europe & Eurasia, Central & South Asia, Asia-Pacifi c. Future projects on Africa II, Latin America & Caribbean and the Middle East are currently in development. 8 The European Platform

As part of the Global Partnership multilateral organisations. The agenda In 2005, the ECCP organised a follow-up regional process, in March 2004 the articulates common ground among meeting to the Dublin Conference for ECCP organised a regional conference European civil society organisations members of the European Platform for for the European Union, Norway and committed to confl ict prevention and Confl ict Prevention and Transformation. Switzerland, which took place in Dublin puts forward key recommendations to This meeting took place in Bilbao, in cooperation with the Irish Ministry of strengthen strategic partnerships for Autonomous Community of the Basque Foreign Affairs. preventing violent confi ct and building Country, Spain on March 16-19. a culture of peace. During this meeting, follow-up to the The conference marked the culmination Dublin Action Agenda was discussed of Western Europe’s Action Agenda At the Dublin meeting the Action and in several countries, such as process, now dubbed the Dublin Agenda was presented to the Irish Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands, Action Agenda, which emerged from a Government, during its EU Presidency, plans were made for implementation consensus-building process among more and was adopted by the 230 conference on a national level. than 200 participants, representing civil participants and subsequently by 130 society organisations, governments and organisations afterwards. The Dutch Coalition

Some thirteen organisations from knowledge of the Global Action Agenda, that translated the Global Action Agenda the Netherlands endorsed the Dublin both among the constituencies of the principles to the Dutch context, including Action Agenda produced as part of the participating organisations, but also the three guiding principles within which Global Partnership regional process. The among Dutch politicians and the media. coming activities by the coalition will be thirteen endorsing Dutch organisations Specifi c consideration was given to how promoted. These principles promote also provided input in to the Global to broaden the involvement of youth prevention, the role of civil society, and Action Agenda process. For this reason, organisations, for example by organising investing in a future without violence. the coalition called itself “GAAndeweg.” workshops producing one thousand This document is now used to stimulate post-cards as a campaigning tool. additional Dutch peace organisations The fi rst working conference “GAAnde- to join the coalition, and eventually to weg I” was organised in November At the time of the Global Conference in unions, development organisations and 2004. It symbolised the start of a new New York in July 2005, the number of other related organisations. From the and reactivated coalition of peace Dutch organisations that had endoresed staring point of this document, work organisations from the Netherlands the Global Action Agenda stood at will be done to come to some clear and working towards the recognition and twenty-three. measurable action points. concrete development of the role that civil society plays in confl ict prevention, Subsequent to the Global Conference, The conference was also used as an both within Dutch society as on a global the Stuurgroep People Building Peace opportunity to organise a ‘project level. At the same time a steering group convened on several actions to further market’ in which different members of was appointed to take the lead in this develop initiatives focused on the the coalition presented projects that process, ‘Stuurgroep GAAndeweg’, later Netherlands. On 21 September – the UN they felt fi tted into the work scheme renamed ‘Stuurgroep People Building International Day of Peace – the coalition of People Building Peace-Netherlands, Peace’. presented the Global Action Agenda to to further stimulate cooperation and the Dutch Government. On the same transparency. In April 2005, ECCP organised a follow-up day, Warchild–one of the Dutch steering conference, “GAAndeweg II” to discuss group members – organised a public The Steering Group of People Building the draft text of the Global Action Agenda event on the Dam in Amsterdam under Peace Netherlands includes ECCP, Euro’s and to consider how the different themes the banner of People Building Peace. voor Vrede, Humanistische Alliantie, Kerk from the document would take shape en Vrede, Leger des Heils, Nederlands in the Netherlands. Attendees provided At the end of November 2005, the Expertisecentrum Alternatieven voor comments and recommendations that work continued at the “GAAndeweg III: Geweld (NEAG), Novib/Oxfam, Platform were later used in the fi nal text. Coalition People Building Peace” conference. Prior Vredescultuur, UNOY Peacebuilders, War partners focused on the development of to the meeting, the coalition developed Child and Women’s International League strategies to gather more support for and a Dutch Action Plan ‘People Building Peace’ for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Annual Report 2004-2005 9

Looking Ahead to mobilise more people, we realized that the UN International Day of Peace on 21 September gives an excellent After nine years, the ECCP is entering a Peace Education and Conflict opportunity. When our partners in 100+ new and exciting phase. In our work as Resolution Education. At the Global countries organise engaging activities, the International Secretariat of the Global Conference conference, the working and these events are broadcasted Partnership, our activities step from group on peace education and conﬂ ict worldwide, this can have an cumulative European-wide to global. While over the resolution education was the largest effect. Our regional partners were last few years we have focussed on some with 50 participants and very focussed already involved in some 21 September regional activities, the lion’s share of our on establishing a global network activities, but we are planning to organise work from now on will be to assist the on these topics. We are now closely and coordinate it much better with the regions in implementing their Action cooperating with that network. The possibility of global television coverage Agendas and facilitating network building conference attracted the interest of a as well. and knowledge sharing and coordinating dozen of Ministries of Education who interaction and awareness raising on were in attendance. We promoted the With these activities mentioned as behalf of the network. The recently idea of regional conferences on PE/CRE examples, I hope to make clear that completed 2007 – 2010 work plan of in the different continents, hosted by or a global network as GPPAC brings the Global Partnership is ambitious and co-organised by Ministries of Education. considerable value. These kinds of forward-looking and ECCP is an integral There are now proposals for peace activities are not possible without a part of the implementation team. education conferences for the respective global network rooted in the regions. regions in Thailand, Colombia, Ghana, Looking to the future, we will strengthen I would like to give you just four examples Western Europe and the Balkans, all the regional networks and link them of Global Partnership programs which in 2007. This has a great potential of better to the global network. Combined will be expanded, and under which we involving the educational field and with these activities, our network will will develop mutually supportive sub- spreading our work via a whole new grow substantively and we will develop programs. sector. in the direction of a People Building Peace campaign. A global movement of Early warning and early response. In Awareness raising. It is crucial that thousands of groups, NGOs, institutions several regions, our partners have been people everywhere learn about the and individuals. involved in civil society efforts to monitor importance of conflict prevention growing tensions in their countries or and peacebuilding, that so much has Paul van Tongeren, regions, looking for ways to spur early been done already and that they can Executive Director responses. We started to develop the support it. Looking for a rallying point April 2006 EWER programme with an meeting in April 2006 where regional initiators together with experts in the ﬁ eld and organisations as ICG – but also OCHA – looked to best practices and how we can set up EWER mechanisms on those regions, based on best practices. This is a good example of the added value of a global network.

Peacebuilding Commission. Just established in December 2005, the Commission faces many challenges ahead. But it is the fi rst intergovernmental body with this focus within the UN system, so its potential for success should be supported. Among GPPAC’s priorities are linking the New York headquarters to the fi eld, lobbying for civil society access to meetings of the Commission (both at the headquarters and fi eld level), and ensuring that the expertise and value of civil society organisations is included in long-term peacebuilding plans of the Commission. 10 Financial Report

BALANCE SHEET AS AT DEC 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2004 (after appropriation of the result) € € ASSETS Fixed Assets Tangible ﬁ xed assets Automation 11,479 27,174 Furniture 00 11,479 21,174 Current Assets Books in stock 27,000 0

Receivables Grants receivable 146,469 133,435 Other receivables 7,144 18,263 153,613 151,698 Cash at bank and in hand Bank 255,641 560,549 Cash 89 525 255,730 561,074 Total 447,822 739,946 LIABILITIES Equity -59,848 -117,898 Subordinated loans 63,403 118,044 Guaranteed equity 3,555 146

Long-term liabilities Loan 40,000 0 Current liabilities Received prepayments projects 178,054 533,878 Creditors 39,738 75,346 Wage tax 14,028 0 Social security premiums 1,488 8,690 Grants to be returned 27,347 10,915 Accrued liabilities 143,612 110,971 404,267 739,800

Total 447,822 739,946

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Dec 31, 2005 Dec 31, 2004 STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE FOR 2005 € € Grants and other income 2,376,020 1,707,165 Changes in prepayments projects 104,262 -33,448 Total income 2,480,282 1,673,717

Expenditure Personnel expenses 632,653 614,357 Depreciation 17,881 22,837 Expenses project activities 1,555,253 884,516 Housing costs 71,404 69,102 Ofﬁ ce expenses 62,853 38,856 Accountancy and consultancy costs 62,008 14,960 Other general costs 21,910 23,184 2,423,962 1,667,812 Interest income/(expense) 1,730 -3,439 Result for the ﬁ nancial year 58,050 2,466

Expenses Expenses Grant income PROJECTS SUMMARY 2005 Out of pocket Organisation € € € Projects completed 31/12/2005 Searching for Peace Asia Pacifi c total 265,053 161,179 103,874 Searching for Peace Asia Pacifi c previous years 268,490 142,480 103,423 Searching for Peace Asia Pacifi c 2005 -3,437 18,699 451

GPPAC Austria 43,858 23,858 20,000 GPPAC UNDP Bureau for Conﬂ ict prevention 41,439 41,439 0 and recovery GPPAC Canada 55,047 55,047 0 GPPAC Conﬂ ict Prevention Trust Fund 180,841 190,730 0 GPPAC Germany 179,782 143,552 36,230 GPPAC Denmark 147,827 65,285 87,479 GPPAC Finland 30,000 30,000 GPPAC IFOR 14,801 14,685 0 GPPAC Ireland 42,467 0 42,487 GPPAC Norway 239,321 192,159 47,300 GPPAC Novib 30,000 29,868 0 GPPAC Sweden 76,000 76,003 0 continued > 12

Expenses Expenses Grant income PROJECTS SUMMARY 2005 (CONTINUED) Out of pocket Organisation € € € GPPAC Taiwan 9,945 10,173 0 GPPAC DFID 285,714 149,682 137,672 GPPAC Other contributions 253,859 90,123 162,338 Subtotal GPPAC completed projects 2005 1,630,901 1,112,604 533,506

Dutch activities 9,250 0 9,250 Platform activities 10,910 210 10,700 Total of projects completed 31/12/2005 1,647,624 1,131,513 553,907

Projects outstanding 31/12/2005 GPPAC Austria 40,000 40,000 0 GPPAC DFID 4,126 4,126 0 GPPAC France 100,032 100,032 0 Subtotal GPPAC outstanding projects 2005 144,158 144,158 0

People Building Peace total 365,081 196,839 168,241 People Building Peace previous years 267,237 104,517 119,991 People Building Peace 2005 97,844 92,322 48,250

Searching for Peace Middle East 0 18,447 1,080

Networking for Peace 2004-2007: total 771,914 225,806 546,108 Networking for Peace 2004-2007: previous years 380,000 81,551 259,503 Networking for Peace 2004-2007: 2005 391,914 144,255 286,605 Total Projects outstanding 31/12/2005 633,916 399,182 335,935

Total Projects completed and outstanding 2005 2,281,540 1,530,695 889,842

Annual Report 2004-2005 13 Auditor’s Report 14 Donor List

‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 GOVERNMENTS Austrian Development Agency Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dutch UNESCO commission French Ministry of Foreign Affairs German Ministry of Foreign Affairs Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs New Zealand Aid Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs UK Department for International Development FOUNDATIONS AND OTHERS Abraham Fund Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Compton Foundation Conﬂ ict Prevention Trust Fund Cordaid Ford Foundation Fred Foundation Heinrich Böl Foundation Karl Popper Foundation Kontakt der Kontinenten Meyer Swanteé Foundation NCDO Oxfam Novib Optimix Foundation Sasakawa Peace Foundation Slifka Foundation SVD Foundation Taiwan Foundation UNDP US Institute for Peace Van den Bergh van Heemstede Foundation Van Dijk Studieboeken William & Flora Hewlett Foundation World Vision International

Management and Staff ECCP Board of Directors

Malin Brenk, Project Offi cer, Research Unit Mr. Jan Hoekema (chairman), Guido de Graaf Bierbrauwer, Lobby and ECCP Team Ambassador for international Communications Coordinator, Europe, Eurasia cultural relations at the Dutch MFA Aubrey Charette, Communication Offi cer (2005) Annelies Claessens, Project Offi cer Fundraising 2004-2005 Mr. Menno Witteveen (treasurer), Charlotte Crockett, Project Offi cer Caucasus Managing Director of the Dutch Seminar (2004) Infrastructure Fund BV and Adriana Franco, Regional Coordinator, Teasurer of the national board of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean the Dutch political party D66 Renske Heemskerk, Project Offi cer, UN and Civil Society Mrs. Bea Stolte van Empelen, Marte Hellema, Project Offi cer, formerly with SOH (Dutch Interchurch Research Unit (2005) Aid), was actively involved in several Annelies Heijmans, Head of Programmes Africa related peace building activities Bertine Kamphuis, Project Offi cer Dublin Conference (2004) Mr. Ton Waarts, Gwendelyn Knops, Offi ce Manager (2004) Former Director of NCDO, linked to Walter Krabbenborg, Offi ce Manager Marco Mezzera, Regional Coordinator, several international networks, took Asia Pacifi c (2004) part in the foundation of the ECCP Monique van Oorschoot, Financial Manager Iris Qureshi, Communications Offi cer (2004) Mr. Cees Homan, Pieter Schultz, Information Specialist General-Major of the Marines (retired), Paul van Tongeren, Executive Director advisor for the Netherlands Institute Juliette Verhoeven, Coordinator, for International Relations Research Unit, MENA Lambrecht Wessels, Interim Coordinator Mr. Wouter Meijer, Research Unit, MENA (2004) Former director of the World Gregor Wolfert, Interim Financial Manager (2005) Population Foundation Annual Report 2004-2005 15 International Steering Group of the Global Partnership

Regional Secretariats: Latin America and the Caribbean Initiatives for International Independent States (Moscow, Ms. Florence Mpaayei (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Dialogue (IID) Russian Federation) Nairobi Peace Initiative-Africa Mr. David Lord Southeast Aisa (Davao City, Ms. Tina Gogueliani (NPI-A) Canadian Peacebuilding Philippines) International Center on Conﬂ ict Central and Eastern Africa Coordinating Committee Mr. Yoshioka Tatsuya and Negotiation (ICCN) Mr. Kwezi Mngqibisa (CPCC) Peace Boat The Caucasus (Tbilisi, Georgia) The African Centre for the North America (Ottawa, Canada) Northeast Asia (Tokyo, Japan) Ms. Tatjana Popovic Constructive Resolution of Mr. Seth Nickinson Ms. Raya Kadyrova Nansen Network in the Balkans Disputes (ACCORD) InterAction Foundation for Tolerance The Balkans (Belgrade, Serbia) Southern Africa (Durban, South US Steering Committee International (FTI) Africa) (Washington DC, USA) Central Asia (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Other members: Mr. Emmanuel Bombande Mr. Rifaat Hussein Mr. Samuel Rizk Johann Aufderklamm, International West Africa Network for Regional Centre for Strategic The Forum for Development, Committee of the Red Cross Peacebuilding (WANEP) Studies (RCSS) Culture and Dialogue Ekkehard Forberg, World Vision West Africa (Accra, Ghana) South Asia (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Middle East and North Africa International Mr. Adres Serbin Mr. Jone Dakuvula (Beirut, Lebanon) Nicole Deller, World Federalist Regional Coordination for Citizens Constitutional Forum Mr. Andre Kamenshikov Movement Economic The Paciﬁ c (Suva, Fiji) Nonviolence International Ragnar Angeby, Folke Bernadotte and Social Research (CRIES) Mr. Augusto N. Miclat, Jr. Western Commonwealth of Academy

European Platform Members and Key Contacts

ACORD/Agency for Co-operation CR/Conciliation Resource Initiative Pro UNCOPAC Norwegian Peace Alliance and Research in Development Crisis Management Initiative Institute für Friedenspädagogik Secretariat Action Aid Czech Helsinki Committee Tübingen Oxfam Novib Agenda for Reconciliation/ Danish Centre for Confl ict Instituto de Derechos Humanos OIKOS Initiatives of Change Resolution Pedro Arrupe Olof Palmes International Centre ASPR/Austrian Study Center for Department of Peace and Confl ict International Center on Confl ict & Oxfam International Peace and Confl ict Resolution Research, Uppsala University Negotiation Oxford Research Group Berghof Research Center Dochas International Committee of the Red Pax Christi International for Constructive Confl ict EAWARN/Centre for the Study and Cross (ICRC) Pax Christi Netherlands Management Management of Confl ict, Russian International Institute for PBI/Peace Brigades International BICC/Bonn International Center for Academy of Sciences Democracy and Electoral Peace Centre Graz Conversion ECCP Assistance (IDEA) Peace Direct CCM/Centre for Confl ict ELIAMEP/Hellenic Foundation for IPRA/International Peace Research Peace Team Forum Management European & Foreign Policy Association, Study Group on Peaceworkers UK Center for Nonviolent Action Elkarri Internal Confl icts PRIO/International Peace Research Centre for Confl ict Resolution, EPLO Irish Peace and Reconciliation Institute Oslo Bradford University European Conference on Platform Quaker Council for European Centre for Confl ict Studies, Utrecht Peacemaking and Confl ict Irish Peace Institute Affairs University Resolution ISIS/International Security Quaker Peace and Service Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Evangelische Akademie Loccum Information Service, Europe RTC/Responding to Confl ict Centre for Peace Research, FDI/Field Diplomacy Initiative Justitia et Pax Saferworld University of Leuven Femmes Africa Solidarité KATU-Citizen’s Security Council Search For Common Ground Centre for Peace, Non-violence and Forum Syd KEGME/Mediterranean Women’s Search for Common Ground in Human Rights Osijek FriEnt/Working Group on Study Center Macedonia Centre for the Study of the Great Development and Peace KOFF/Peacebuilding Center-Swiss SEF/Development and Peace Lakes Region German Platform for Peaceful Peace (SFP) Foundation CIP/Peace Research Center Confl ict Management Latvian Centre for Human Rights SIPRI/Stockholm International Civil Peace Service (Forum Ziviler Gernika Gogoratuz Peace Research and Ethnic Studies Peace Research Institute Friedensdienst) Centre LPI/Life & Peace Institute Survie Civilian Defence Research Centre Glencree Centre for Reconciliation Mediation Network of Northern Tampere Peace Research Institute Clingendael, Netherlands Institute Global Action To Prevent War Ireland TFF/Transnational Foundation for of International Relations GOAL Misereor Peace and Future Research CMI/Christian Michelsen Institute GRIP/Groupe de Recherche et Movimondo The Catholic Agency for Overseas CODEP/Confl ict, Development and d’Information sur la Paix et la MRG/Minority Rights Group Development (CAFOD) Peace Network Securité MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières The European Network University Comité Catholique contre la faim Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly Nansen Dialogue Center Transcend et pour le développement IA/International Alert Nansen Network in the Balkans Trocaire (CCFD) IANSA/International Action NCA/Norwegian Church Aid UNOY Commission Coopération et Network on Small Arms NCDO Unrepresented Nations and Développement, Groupe ICESB, University of Barcelona NEAG/Netherlands Expertise Peoples Organisation (UNPO) Urgence, Réhabilitation et ICG/International Crisis Group Centre for Alternatives to VOICE/Voluntary Organisations in Développement (URD) IFOR/International Fellowship of violence Co-operation in Emergencies Community of St. Egidio Reconciliation Nonviolence International War Resisters International Community Relations Council IFRC/International Federation of Nonviolent Peaceforce Belgium War Trauma Foundation Co-operation Ireland Red Cross and Red Crescent Northern Ireland Centre for Women’s International League for Coordination Sud Societies European Cooperation Peace (WILPF) COPRI/Copenhagen Peace IKV/Inter-church Peace Council Northern Ireland Council for World Vision International Research Institute INCORE/Centre for International Voluntary Action WSP/War Torn Societies Project Cordaid Confl ict Research North-South Centre ZIVIK

Dutch Coalition List

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