Interpeace

Interpeace
Formation 1994
Type INGO
Purpose Peacebuilding
Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
Location
Website www.interpeace.org

Interpeace is an independent, international, non-governmental peacebuilding organization, that supports locally led peacebuilding initiatives in more than 21 countries in Central America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Interpeace tailors its approach to each society and ensures that the work is locally driven. Together with local partners and local teams, Interpeace jointly develops peacebuilding programmes and helps establish processes of change that connect local communities, civil society, government and the international community through a Track 6 approach. Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has three regional offices: in West Africa (in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire); in Latin America (in Guatemala City, Guatemala); and in Eastern and Central Africa, (in Nairobi, Kenya). Interpeace also has representation offices in New York, Brussels, and Stockholm. 

History

The origins of Interpeace date back to 1994, when the United Nations conducted a peacebuilding pilot project, called the 'War-torn Societies' project.[1][2][3] The project then transitioned to become an independent non-profit organization in 2000[4][5] now named Interpeace.[6] Interpeace still has a strategic partnership with the United Nations.[7][8] It can operate as either an independent NGO or as a United Nations initiative.[9]

Organizational structure

Governing Council

 The Interpeace Governing Council is the highest decision-making body of the organization and plays a key role in defining Interpeace’s overall strategy. It is the legal authority that is responsible for the organization.

The Governing Council is made up of prominent individuals from the government, international, and business sectors. There is also a statutory seat for the host government, Switzerland, and a designated representative of the United Nations Secretary-General.

Current Interpeace Governing Council members are:

Advisory Council

The Interpeace Advisory Council is a high-level, statutory body of Interpeace, whose mandates is to provide the organization with strategic advice and guidance on peacebuilding policy and practice. It is also a testing ground for new ideas and methods.

Members include:[16]

Ambassador Rosemary McCarney - Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva

Ambassador Rubén Zamora - Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations

Ambassador Terhi Hakala - Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva

Mr. Jelte Van Wieren - Director of the Stabilisations and Humanitarian Aid Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Ambassador Foo Kok Jwee, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations Office and other international organisations at Geneva since September 2014.

Ambassador Veronika Bard - Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations in Geneva

Additional members are currently being recruited.

Strategic Management Team

Interpeace’s Strategic Management Team is based around the world, in accordance with our decentralized structure:

Scott M. Weber- Director-General

Renée Larivière- Deputy Director-General

Almudena Bartayrés Arcas – Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration

Ana Glenda Tager - Regional Director for Latin America

Jean Paul Mugiraneza - Regional Director for Eastern and Central Africa

Anne Moltès - Regional Director for West Africa 

Where We Work

Created in 1994, Interpeace is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Close to the seat of the United Nations Office in Geneva, as well as other international organizations, the Interpeace Headquarters are strategically located in the Maison de la Paix complex. The Maison de la Paix is a hub of expertise, located in the heart of International Geneva. The building hosts diverse organizations that work on international issues, providing a great opportunity to create networks and significant exchanges between partners. These synergies foster and enable solutions to promote peace, security and sustainable development.

Understanding the interaction between the local-national and regional realities, and translating them to the effective implementation of peacebuilding processes is one of the main added values of Interpeace’s presence at the regional level in three strategic locations in the world. Currently, Interpeace has regional offices playing key roles in Latin America (Guatemala City, Guatemala), West Africa (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire), and East & Central Africa (Nairobi, Kenya).

Interpeace’s Representation Office liaises with the United Nations and other New-York and US based institutions. Interpeace USA is a non-profit organization that positions Interpeace in the United States and mobilizes support for Interpeace’s peacebuilding work. 

With close ties to the European Union, Interpeace opened a representation office in Brussels, Belgium in 2004.

Interpeace Europe is a non-profit association based in Brussels. It represents the organization to the European Union and other European-based institutions. It also assists in positioning Interpeace in European policy debates and in obtaining political and financial support for its programmes worldwide. Interpeace Europe conducts important policy and early warning activities on countries at risk, engaging with the European External Action Service and the European Commission.

Building on its strong ties to Sweden, Interpeace Sweden was created in 2013 for the purposes of generating funds and raising awareness about peace, inclusion and Interpeace’s work around the world.

Finances

Interpeace's work is funded by contributions from governments, multilateral organizations and private donors.[17]

Our 2015 expenditure was USD 27.8 million.

Interpeace is audited on a worldwide basis by KPMG. Our 2015 financial reports were, for the seventh year, in accordance with the highest financial reporting standard – International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Our latest Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report are available upon request.

Programmes

Interpeace currently works in the following countries and territories:[18]

Guatemala

El Salvador

Honduras

Colombia

Côte d’Ivoire

Guinea-Bissau

Mali

Burundi

Great Lakes

Kenya

Rwanda

Somali Region

Israel

Palestine

Cyprus

Sweden

Libya

Timor Leste

Constitution Making for Peace

Frameworks for Assessing Resilience

International Peacebuilding Advisory Team (IPAT)

 

Past programmes include:[19]

References

  1. ↑ United Nations Research Institute for Social Development "War-torn Societies Procject" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  2. ↑ IDRC "Interpeace: local solutions, lasting peace" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  3. ↑ The Global Journal "Interpeace" Retrieved on 27 January 2012
  4. ↑ Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC)"War-torn Societies Project International" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  5. ↑ IDRC "Interpeace: local solutions, lasting peace" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  6. ↑ Swisspeace "K O F F Newsletter Nr. 50 / 01.09.2006" Retrieved 3 February 2012
  7. ↑ United Nations Office for Project Services(UNOPS) Retrieved on 27 January 2012
  8. ↑ United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  9. ↑ Interpeace "Fast Facts" Retrieved on 27 January 2012
  10. ↑ Canton of Geneva Retrieved on 7 November 2016
  11. ↑ Interpeace Retrieved on 15 January 2014
  12. ↑ LinkedIn Retrieved on 7 November 2016
  13. ↑ LinkedIn Retrieved on 7 November 2016
  14. ↑ LinkedIn Retrieved on 7 November 2016
  15. ↑ Interpeace Retrieved on 7 November 2016
  16. ↑ Interpeace "Advisory Council" Retrieved on 15 January 2014
  17. ↑ Interpeace "Our Funding" Retrieved on 27 January 2012
  18. ↑ Interpeace "Programmes" Retrieved on 15 January 2014
  19. ↑ Interpeace "Past Programmes" Retrieved on 27 January 2012
  20. ↑ 7newsBelize "Workshop for Juvenile Strategies" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  21. ↑ The Private Diplomacy Survey 2008 p.62 Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  22. ↑ IDRC "Interpeace: local solutions, lasting peace" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  23. ↑ United Nations Democracy Fund Retrieved on 3 February 2012
  24. ↑ IDRC "Interpeace: local solutions, lasting peace" Retrieved on 3 February 2012
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