Conference Theme The theme for the conference was "Peace Operations in the digital Era; Opportunities and challenges for the Global Training Community" Keynote Address The Keynote Speech was delivered by Jean-Pierre Lacroix, USG DPO (Recorded Speech via zoom). Over 42 special dignitaries and speakers made presentations on various...
With “great concern and sadness”, the UN political and peacebuilding chief opened an emergency Security Council meeting on Monday night on the “unfolding dangerous situation in and around Ukraine”. “The risk of major conflict is real and needs to be prevented at all costs,” Rosemary A....
The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected H.E. Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2022. The event took place today, Saturday 5 February 2022 during the...
Background Globally, political violence declined in 2020, except in Africa. Terrorism and internal conflicts have been the biggest contributors to the global deterioration in peacefulness. According to the Global Peace Index 2020, a total of 97 countries recorded an upsurge in terrorist activity, while...
Exactly 20 years ago, the UNSCR 1325 resolution was adopted. APSTA was represented at the Symposium in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325). The symposium was hosted by the Kofi Annan International Peace Training Center (KAIPTC)...
In commemoration of the year 2020 International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers with the theme: “Women in Peacekeeping: A Key to Peace”, the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) of the Republic of Cameroon convened...
Executive Summary In 2019, Member Institutions (MIs) of the African Peace Support Trainers Association (APSTA), and other Training Centres of Excellence (TCEs), decided to take stock of lessons and experiences from the delivery of the Regional Senior Mission Leadership Course (RSMLC) over the past fifteen years....
