From the 24th of May to the 4th of June 2021, ACCORD/TfP attended the African Standby Force (ASF) Civilian Foundation Course (CFC) pilot training that was hosted by the Kofi
The International Peace Institute (IPI), the Stimson Center, and the Security Council Report (SCR), with support from the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, co-organised a virtual workshop to
ACCORD attended the 8th African Standby Capacity (ASC) Annual Coordination Meeting from 18 May 2021 to 20 May 2021. The Coordination Meeting was attended by over 30 participants representing the
Through the Training for Peace (TfP) Programme, ACCORD continues to support the African Standby Capacity (ASC) by providing strategic advisory services, operational and technical support, capacity building support and by enhancing outreach and external relations of the ASC.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted peace operations. In the short term, activities have been reduced to the most critical, rotations have been frozen and most staff are working remotely. Most of the missions have adapted remarkably well. However, even more changes are likely in the medium term, when the global economic recession that is expected to follow in the wake of the virus may force peace operations to contract drastically in size and scope.
At the end of each year, the African Union (AU) Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD) and the African Standby Capacity (ASC) Partners [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Center for
The Training Implementation Workshop (TIW) is an annual African Union (AU) Commission stock-taking workshop, which was held virtually from 9-10 November 2020. The annually held workshop was originally scheduled to
ACCORD attended the 5th Civilian Strategic Support Group (CSSG) meeting on 4 December 2020, hosted virtually by the African Union (AU) Peace Support Operations Division (PSOD). The CSSG is an
An appropriate response in situations such as the Lake Chad Basin and Rovuma Basin is to defend and promote African aspirations in a multinational response involving the AU, RECS and international partners.
Critically examining current trends in Sierra Leone’s political landscape from the point of view of ethnoregional politics and hate messages.