In Pictures: Highlights from the three-day #AU Member States Consultation on the Common African Position on Climate Change, Peace and Security in Nairobi, 🇰🇪

Our 2024/2025 Training of Trainers programme continues! Following our Baseline workshop in🇰🇪 we've begun our virtual mentoring,coaching & practice-sharing sessions. Today's session was on case study writing & teaching to enhance content knowledge & develop advanced trainer skills

📚 📚 📚 READ Speaking truth to power with my brother Westen in the below opinion article We are amplifying the genuine voices of #GenZ in solidarity. Young people in most African countries are not feeling the dividends of democracy. Youth feel excluded & the streets become

'The removal of 🇸🇿 from the agenda comes despite the fact that #Eswatini has not implemented the recommendations made by #SADC in 2021 to resolve the instability in the Kingdom, one of which was the hosting of a national dialogue' ~✍️Katharine Bebington Read:accord.org.za/analysis/key-o…

"From several Summit communiqués, it can be inferred that the SADC leaders had a plan for #SAMIDRC’s deployment to serve a political end goal from the outset & have consistently adhered to this plan" ~✍️Gwinyayi Dzinesa & Gabriel Malebang Read⤵️accord.org.za/analysis/au-an…

"It has become evident that this moment provides #SierraLeone,& by extension the states of Africa with the opportunity to drive the crucial reform of institutional hierarchies which seemingly continue to favour the founding powers"~✍️Keenan Govender Read🔍⤵️ accord.org.za/analysis/refor…

The #Kenyan example shows that African youth are not disinterested in political activity & are determined to effect fundamental political changes against great odds ~✍️ Lennon Monyae & Westen K Shilaho #ACCORDConflictMonitor Read⤵️accord.org.za/analysis/kenya…

"Although efforts have been made to recruit young people into the AU &UN through youth volunteer programs & internships, these initiatives do not fully integrate the youth & the YPS agenda in Peace Operations" ~✍️Wandile Langa ➡️#ACCORDConflictMonitor Read⤵️accord.org.za/analysis/the-s…

Thanks to our Patron H.E. VP of Namibia Dr. Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, Vice President of Namibia & great contribution of members of the high-level Panel, we reached this proud milestone of publication & launch of the Report on 'Africa & the Reform of the Multilateral System'. Proud & hugely 🙏🏾!

Pictures highlights from 3-day #AU Member States Consultative workshop on the Common African Position on Climate Change, Peace & Security held in Nairobi last week. /1 ACCORD Norway | African Union Norway MFA @karishmad Amb. Bankole Adeoye Sarjoh Bah Dawit Yohannes Cedric de Coning Dr Andrew E. Poku-Yaw Tchie

ACCORD, in collaboration w/SADC Secretariat & UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs is hosting a 3-day validation workshop for the SADC #YPS Strategy. The workshop aims to strengthen coordination among #SADC Member States & explore practical strategies for advancing the YPS agenda both regionally & nationally.

In partnership w/ SADC Secretariat ACCORD UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs we just concluded a 3day workshop w/ #SADC #Youth Ministries-Ntnl Yth Councils & CSOs to develop a Regional #YPS Strategy. The wrkshp enhanced Knowledge & explored strategies to advance the YPS agenda regional & national level

🚨 New Issue Alert! 🚨 As the AU PSC marks 20 years, this Policy & Practice Brief reflects on the PSC's impact over 2 decades & highlights pathways for future action. ✍️Co-authored by Dr. Oita Etyang, Taye Abdulkadir,Claudia Masah & tatenda mapiro. Read⤵️accord.org.za/publication/ev…

✨Catching up with our youth peace ambassadors! All excitement as they undertake a session on social media and blog writing to leverage online platforms for their effective engagement. #shapingpeacetogether

We are excited to host a workshop on Women Peace and Security (WPS) dabbed 'In Our Backyard' in line with the South African National Action Plan, supported by ACCORD. The aims of this workshop is to encourage young women's involvement and contribution to prevent conflict.

📢 Reminder | Today is the last day to submit for the next 2 editions of Conflict Trends!⤵️ 1⃣ AU PSC 20th Anniversary Special 2️⃣ General Issue on current & emerging conflicts in Africa. 📚 Book reviews are welcome for the general issue See Guidelines:accord.org.za/ct/write-confl…