Strengthening Community Engagement in United Nations Peace Operations
19 Oct 2016
Criticism that the UN remains too state-centric has created impetus to strengthen and deepen engagement with communities.
Criticism that the UN remains too state-centric has created impetus to strengthen and deepen engagement with communities.
On 21–22 October 2015, the African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Government of Namibia, hosted the Sixth AU High-level Retreat of Special Envoys and Mediators on the Promotion of
Event held in honour of visiting Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Minister Laila Bokhari.
Commemoration at the Dag Hammarsköld Memorial on the site of the plane crash in which he died in 1961.
ACCORD Founder and Executive Director participates in seminar to improve African Defence Forces’ peacekeeping operations.
Vasu Gounden invited to be a resource person at Roundtable discussions on peacekeeping and peacemaking best practices in Africa.
ACCORD attends seminar focusing on status and future of the African Stand by Force.
Understanding the roles AU and exploring options for foreign engagement with partner organisations.
Vasu Gounden and Cedric de Coning act as resource persons in session examining dynamics of managing peacebuilding transitions.
Finnish Ambassador Kari Alanko – former Ambassador to Vietnam and Mozambique – meets with ACCORD’s Vasu Gounden.