National Initiative for Sustainable Peacebuilding Architecture Phase II (NISPA II)

The National Initiative for Sustainable Peacebuilding Architecture project Phase II (NISPA II) has the overall objective to support local and cross-border community dialogue/peace building actions and training that links local initiatives (specifically on women’s initiatives) through CSOs to regional efforts such as ECOWAS and EU peacebuilding in West Africa. NISPA II is based on the … Continued

Enabling Multistakeholder Cooperation in Cyberspace

The Paris-based Secretariat of the Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network facilitates a global policy process between key stakeholders to enable transnational cooperation and foster policy coherence. Participants in the Policy Network work together to preserve the cross-border nature of the Internet, protect human rights, fight abuses, and enable the global digital economy. Since 2012, the … Continued

Social Innovation Academy (SINA)

Job creation and opportunity are prerequisites for lasting peace, but Uganda has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world of 83% and civil unrest is rising. In combination with one of the fastest growing populations and a recent intake of over 1 million refugees, this is a ticking time bomb for a … Continued

Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector

The Improving Working Conditions in the Ready Made Garment Sector programme Programme-II (RMGP-II) aim to improve safe and decent working conditions contributing to improved competitiveness in the garment and other sectors of Bangladesh; thereby, providing the framework for continued economic growth and a conducive export climate. The foundation of this work is realized through the … Continued

STAR-C (Solar Technology Application Resource-Center) program

Building on the momentum that appeared in the wake of the conclusion of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in March 2018, the ISA aims at pooling efforts, investments and knowledge in order to reduce the cost of solar technology as well as accompanying the development and … Continued

Electric Vehicle Initiative (EVI)

The Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) is a multi-government policy forum dedicated to accelerating the introduction and adoption of electric vehicles worldwide. In 2010, EVI was one of several initiatives launched under the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a high-level dialogue among Energy Ministers from the world’s major economies. In 2018, EVI counts 16 member countries from … Continued

International Gender Champions

All Champions sign the Panel Parity Pledge to no longer sit on single-sex panels, the core of our initiative. Champions also make two individualized commitments to achieve gender equality in their organization and its activities. Champions also work in groups on sector specific impacts. IGC’s Trade Impact Group made history at WTO’s MC11, when its … Continued

ALIPH

Established in March 2017 at the initiative of France and the United Arab Emirates, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas is an innovative response to one of the world’s most burning issues: the barbaric destruction of some of the most significant world heritage sites. ALIPH promotes the values of peace, … Continued

Eau et fragilité au Sahel

For communities living in rural and arid areas of the Sahel, as well as national stakeholders in charge of sustainable management of water resources, the aim of the project presented for the Paris Peace Forum is to collectively better orchestrate all levers, mobilize state of the art science and technology, enhance mutual groundwater resources knowledge … Continued