The Peacekeeping Context
About three-quarters of UN peacekeeping personnel and budgets are deployed on the African continent. This is as a result of the complex conflict challenges that continue to pose a threat to peace and security in Africa. The AU is thus striving to ensure it maintains peace and security on the continent, amidst its capacity and […]
The Peacekeeping Unit
Seeking to preserve the peace, however fragile, once fighting as been halted.
Peacekeeping Sponsored Publications
The Peacekeeping Unit at ACCORD has sponsored a range of publications produced by the organisation: African Journal on Conflict Resolution Conflict Trends Policy & Practice Briefs Occasional Papers View all AJCRs here View all CTs here View all PPBs here View all OPs here
African Union Mediation Support Capacity Project
Overall Objective The AU Mediation Support Capacity Project aimed to strengthen the mediation support capacity of the AU. The project ended in 2019. Project Partners The Project was jointly implemented by the AU’s Conflict Management Division (AU CMD), ACCORD, and the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), and was funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of […]
Make Peace Happen 2010
“On 21 September, Africa joined the rest of the world to mark Peace Day. For Africa, this day was especially significant, as 2010 was declared the Year of Peace and Security in Africa. Peace Day, therefore, represented an important milestone for the Year of Peace and Security. 21 September was a natural bridge in the […]
The Resource Centre
ACCORD’s resource centre, based at our headquarters in Mount Edgecombe, houses a variety of resources that are of value to the study of peace and conflict in Africa and globally. Our resource centre provides a unique collection of approximately 2 000 books and journals alone. We also house an additional 5 160 titles, which include […]
1325 Seminar Gallery
Please click on the thumbnails to view the gallery of images from the Resolution 1325 Seminar hosted by ACCORD and the African Union Peace & Security Commission from 8-9 September 2010:
The Peacebuilding Unit
Seeking to prevent future conflict and to address the root causes of conflict.
The Peacemaking Unit
Diplomatic interventions intended to transform a violent conflict into non-violent dialogue where differences are settled through representative political institutions.
ACCORD’s TfP Programme
The Training for Peace (TfP) in Africa Programme is an international peacekeeping capacity building initiative funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its primary purpose is to contribute towards capacity building within the broader ambit of peace operations at the practical and conceptual level in Africa. Core programme activities include: Training of civilian and […]