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The Parliamentarians Network was established by the EastWest Institute in October 2008 with the purpose of strengthening government response and accountability towards the prevention of violent conflict. It has a growing membership of over 95 parliamentarians from 40 countries.

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Central American and Carribean Regional Preparatory Meeting

The EastWest Institute, in partnership with the UNDP, convened its first regional preparatory meeting for the Global Conference on Preventive Action to be held in 2010. The meeting brought together 30 senior military and police experts, representatives from governments, the UN, OAS, UNDP (Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery), CARICOM (Caribbean Community and Common Market) and SICA (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana) along with leading civil society organizations to gather different perspectives on the role of regional organizations in peace and security in Central America and the Caribbean.

Strengthening Regional Capacities for Preventive Action in Africa

On November 23 and 24, 2009, the EastWest Institute, in partnership with the African Development Bank, convened a regional meeting in Tunis on preventive action in Africa. The meeting brought together representatives from the defense, diplomacy and development sectors, along with civil society, to identify action-oriented recommendations to strengthen African capacity to prevent violent conflict before it begins.

Council of Europe Forum on Early Warning and Conflict Prevention

Strasbourg, 24 & 25 September 2009 - EWI Associate Matthew King led two working groups at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s (PACE) first annual Forum on Early Warning in Conflict Prevention. The forum was convened as a response to the failure to prevent violence between two member states, Georgia and Russia, in 2008.

Improving Regional Cooperation on Water: The Helmand, Harirud and Murghab River

Water Security

On Thursday, June 25, EWI’s Preventive Diplomacy Initiatives hosted the fourth installment of the policy dialogue series, Alternative Futures for Afghanistan and the Stability of Southwest Asia: Improving Regional Cooperation on Water in Brussels. The session focused on the Helmand River Basin and was the final session of the policy dialogue series initiated in cooperation with the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security.

Meetings and Events

The Network has initiatied a policy dialogue series on Afghanistan and its neighbors to ensure resource security, improve living conditions and prevent conflict.

Resources

Read the Network's working briefs, background information, facts and figures, and key opportunities, and recommendations for action.

Editorials

Read about members’ efforts towards the prevention of violent conflict and on key human security challenges. Recent features include the Bishop of Wakefield raising awareness to the cause of conflict prevention.

In Focus

Read about the Network's geographic and thematic focus areas and its efforts aimed at increasing international cooperation by identifying areas of common interest.