Insecurity and conflict in the Greater Horn of Africa greatly constrain development and in recognition of this, APFO continues to play an active role in upholding previous peace agreements in the region and participating in upcoming peace processes.

 

The broad objective of the Early Warning and Early Response Unit is to systematically anticipate and influence response to various conflicts that affect the Horn and the Great Lakes region of Africa. The program seeks to identify and develop early warning and response indicators; produce policy recommendations on early warning; support existing early warning mechanism such as IGAD’s CEWARN; promote resource sharing on cross border issues; monitor, track and analyze conflicts in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa regions; and disseminate such information to policy makers and other strategic actors who can influence response.

APFO has been appointed the National Research Institute for the Implementation of the CEWARN

A prime objective of APFO is to support and promote the development of the organization’s capacity and its key partners for research and analysis on critical issues relating to early warning.

 

• Advocacy on Peace and Security Related Policies
• Conflict Resolution through Mediation
• Peace/Conflict Research and Conflict Analysis
• Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Human Security
• Women and Youth Participation in Peace Processes