Organization's priorities and work in relation to commitment:

GPPAC overarching aim for 2025 is for policies, practices and infrastructures to be rooted in locally-led and locally-grounded peacebuilding. To achieve our overarching aim, we will focus on our three thematic areas: 1. Locally-led peacebuilding action Our goal is to further the implementation of peacebuilding, achieving change and sustaining peace at the local level. This must include new ways of allocating resources and establishing peace infrastructures based on local ownership. We will achieve our goal by both building and sustaining inclusive infrastructures for peace centred around local ownership, and facilitating multi-stakeholder engagements that explore and promote innovative ways of increasing accessible funding for local peacebuilders. 2. Inclusion of women and youth peacebuilders Our goal is to include the needs, perspectives and expertise of local peacebuilders from diverse social backgrounds in the analysis, design, solutions and monitoring of peacebuilding and conflict prevention processes at all levels, with a specific focus on the agency of women and young peacebuilders. We will achieve our goal using a three pronged approach: by strengthening the capacity of our network for inclusive peacebuilding and conflict prevention; by supporting our gender and youth experts in strategically engaging in peacebuilding processes at every level; and by ensuring our members contribute to further develop and implement global policies and frameworks. 3. Climate security and emerging threats Our goal is for every relevant stakeholder to apply a conflict-sensitive and peacebuilding lens to the design and delivery of their climate security and emerging threats policies and practice. We will achieve our goal by capitalising on the expertise and experience of GPPAC members. Through cross-regional learning, we will build the knowledge and understanding of GPPAC members to mainstream a peacebuilding response to climate-related risks and other emerging threats in their own programming, and influence power holders to do the same. We will achieve this aim through following three Pathways of Change: 1. Amplify Member Expertise We will strengthen our platforms for exchange of expertise and learning and facilitate organisational development within regional networks. Over the next five years, we will: • Have effective mechanisms in place to enable us to directly connect with each other, and facilitate cross-regional learning and exchange of expertise throughout the network. • Improve capacities, tools, policies and resources for organisational development in each GPPAC regional network with a specific focus on monitoring, evaluation and learning; fundraising; and accountability and transparency. • Increase our impact in local conflict prevention and peacebuilding: the twin approaches of knowledge sharing and organisational development will allow us to continuously improve our peacebuilding practices; communicate effectively about what we do; and raise further funds for our work. 2. Mobilise Collective Action We will enhance collaboration and joint action between members at all levels. We will connect with allies to further the impact of joint initiatives and secure flexible funding for emergency and crisis response. Over the next five years, we will: • Take joint and immediate action to respond to emerging conflicts, crises or opportunities, and in support of other members facing threats. • Work together, lend our support, solidarity and expertise to contribute to the peaceful resolution of specific protracted conflicts. • Proactively engage with allies for collaborative action at the global level 3. Influence Policy & Practice We will build capacity and create space for meaningful engagement of local peacebuilders at the regional and international levels to raise visibility of and gain support for local peacebuilding work. This action would further serve to advance more locally-informed policy and practice and ensure positive and sustainable impact of peacebuilding work at local, national and regional and international levels. Over the next five years, we will achieve the following: • Local peacebuilders have tools and resources to engage in peacebuilding work at the regional and international levels, with a goal to ensure their visibility and support, as well as to facilitate a broader policy and practice change towards locally-informed peacebuilding. • Powerholders at the regional and international levels meaningfully engage with local peacebuilders in developing priorities and delivering action. • Governments, multilateral partners, private sector, non-state actors, civil society, media, etc. work together in a multi-stakeholder manner to advance inclusive and locally-informed conflict prevention, equality and human security through joint-learning and dialogues.

Organization's work related to TAP network's SGD16+ work & accountability for 2030 Agenda:

GPPAC objectives as laid out in the new 2021-2025 Strategic Plan are clearly aligned with the goals of TAP in that they are both built on the premise that we need to put the capacities and expertise of local civil society actors front and centre in the debates and decisions, globally and locally. This is essential in enabling local civil society actors to play their role as agents of peace and security more effectively. Similar to TAP, we are a member-led network where our voices are amplified and our position is strengthened. We both serve as a platform for sharing the expertise and experiences of our members and act as a hub to connect and convene local and global actors to influence, discuss and exchange ideas for policymaking and implementation related to conflict prevention and sustaining peacebuilding. We particularly focus on ensuring local voices and experiences are taken into account at the global level. Finally, we work closely with states, regional organisations, the United Nations, peacebuilding experts and other like-minded civil society organisations to bring about inclusive and transformative peace, and spark joint conflict prevention initiatives. We aim to contribute to TAP’s overall work, but more specifically on GOAL 1 and 2 and related sub-goals: • Learning: enhancing peer-learning and knowledge sharing platforms for TAP Partners and Members • Developing tools and resources to help empower and strengthen civil society capacities • Strengthening localization and mainstreaming to foster national action • Supporting in-country capacity building initiatives to empower civil society

Plan on engaging in TAP's work as a Partner:

• Substantive contribution to any TAP Network resources or advocacy materials
• Exploring partnerships with like-minded organizations
• Global engagement via the UN and other opportunities
• TAP Network joint global advocacy