Author: Meri Joyce

As 2024 approaches its close Northeast Asia is at a crucial juncture, with heightening tensions and greater polarisation. “New Cold War” structures are forging greater divisions in the region, as expanding military alliances and blocs deepen distrust and exacerbate already severe challenges. Participants of the Ulaanbaatar Process, a forum for dialogue amongst Northeast Asian civil… Continue reading GPPAC Northeast Asia Statement – Urging cooperation to overcome divisions and decisive action to end prevent armed conflict

28-30 November, 2024 Local peacebuilders from throughout Northeast Asia gathered in Mongolia for the tenth annual Ulaanbaatar Process (UBP10) between November 28-30, 2024. Convened by the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Northeast Asia regional network and hosted by the Mongolian NGO Blue Banner, this process aims to strengthen the position of… Continue reading Ulaanbaatar Process X – Summary Document

The GPPAC Peace Education Working Group is hosting the Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium from 28 October to 23 November 2024 which will focus on innovations in the field of restorative justice in education (RJE) that are making significant impacts in local, state, and regional, and international communities. It aims to strengthen networks of… Continue reading Northeast Asia Restorative Justice Online Symposium

GPPAC Northeast Asia Statement on the occasion of GPPAC ISG meeting in Tokyo Northeast Asia is full of divisions, facing increasing risks of heightening militarism and nuclear threats throughout the region. Military tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at an all-time high, with the escalation of military exercises including since the beginning of 2024 by… Continue reading The Urgent Need for Dialogue and Regional Cooperation to Overcome Divisions and Prevent Armed Conflict:

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) meets in Japan to Recommit to the Principles of Human Security and Sustaining Peace The world is experiencing an unprecedented number of violent conflicts, an increasing upsurge of military takeovers of democratically elected governments, a growing polarisation of societies, and an existential threat of nuclear… Continue reading Addressing Global Securitisation through Locally-Led Peacebuilding: 

The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) International Steering Group will be meeting in Japan between January 22-26, 2024, at a time critical for the international community to cooperate in building peace and security. GPPAC is a global network led by civil society organisations (CSOs) actively working to prevent violent conflict and… Continue reading Building Peace Together: Peace Boat hosts GPPAC network in Tokyo

View our collection of blog articles in this series highlighting the diverse voices of people passionately building peace on the Korean Peninsula as part of the Ulaanbaatar Process. Named after the Mongolian capital in which it was officially launched in 2015, the Ulaanbaatar Process (UBP) is a unique civil society dialogue for peace and stability… Continue reading Every Voice Matters for Peace on the Korean Peninsula

The Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will take place the week of 27 November - 1 December 2023 in the Trusteeship Council at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with Mexico serving as President. With nuclear disarmament a major priority of the GPPAC Northeast Asia… Continue reading Side Event at the 2nd Meeting of States Parties to the Nuclear Ban Treaty

We are glad to join together with partners Track2Asia and the Centre for Peace & Conflict Studies (CPCS) for a roundtable event centring on the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula and engaging in dialogue with the DPRK. Date and Time: 26th October at 4pm Venue: shared upon registration In 2023, CPCS published a… Continue reading Roundtable in Brussels – October 26, 2023

The International Studies Association - Asia Pacific conference is scheduled to take place at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan between August 8-10, 2023, with the theme of the "Global Role of Asia-Indo Pacific in International Relations: Anthropocene, Peace and Security." GPPAC Northeast Asia is glad to be hosting a panel, with details as follows: Civil… Continue reading GPPAC-NEA Session at the ISA Asia-Pacific Conference