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SAPPC participated in a technical session hosted by the African Union Department pf Political Affairs, peace and Security, on the implementation of two key Assembly decisions, the establishment of the Continental Monitoring, Reporting and Accountability Framework (CMFAR) for children in situations of conflict and establishment of a Child Protection Architecture. At the meeting, participants developed…

We are partnering the Zimbabwean government, in developing the National Action Plan on Youth Peace and Security. The Zimbabwean government expressed its commitment to developing a national action plan on youth peace and security at the High level Ministerial Conference on Youth Peace and Security.

SAPPC representatives were invited to the SADC regional workshop for women in conflict prevention and mediation in Johannesburg from 19 – 22 September 2022. The objectives of the Regional Workshop included providing knowledge and expertise on gender-responsive conflict prevention and mediation through an understanding and explanation of the factors that create and trigger conflict, strengthening…

SAPPC was selected to speak, representing Southern Africa at the first ever annual consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the 14th of September 2022. The presentation included the security threats that Southern Africa is facing and offered recommendations to mitigate them.

A high-level ministerial conference on the role of regional economic communities, regional mechanisms and Governments in the promoting youth peace and security agenda in the Southern African regionwas held in Harare, Zimbabwe. The conference was a collaboration between the African Union Commission, COMESA, ACCORD, SAVE THE CHILDREN, INSTITUTE OF SECURITY STUDIES, Horn of Africa Youth…

SAPPC Conflict Early Warning System (CEWS) reporters attended a training of trainer’s workshop in Nairobi, Kenya from the 7th to the 10th of December 2021. The workshop was organised by the African Union Commission’s Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department in collaboration with regional bodies including the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA),…

The SAPPC Conflict Early Warning System (CEWS) Reporters went for a bench marking visit to WANEP in Accra, Ghana from 7 – 9 September 2021. The main aim of the visit was to familiarise CSO networks in East and Southern Africa with data collection tools that can feed into their early warning analysis through training….