Share on email ACCORD, in partnership with the European External Action Services (EEAS), participated in the Community of Practice on Peace Mediation 2021. In its third edition, the Community of Practice provided an opportunity to discuss the implementation of the 2020 EU Peace Mediation Concept and related Guidance. This collaborative online event brought together practitioners from the EEAS, with individuals and professionals working with the European Union (EU) around the globe. The EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation 2021 ran from the 27 th to 29 th of April 2021. Dr Vasu Gounden, Executive Director and Founder of ACCORD, played an instrumental role in this online engagement by forming part of a panel of speakers at the opening session of the event on 27 April 2021. Furthermore, ACCORD hosted a session entitled, “Peace-making Challenges in the Horn of Africa”, which took place on Thursday, 29 April 2021. The session was co-chaired by Dr Vasu Gounden, and Mr Ben Crampton, Chief of Staff to the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa. A highly esteemed panel of speakers were convened for this webinar; including Dr Monica Juma, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defence; Mr Abdul Mohammed, Chief of Staff to the African Union (AU) High Level Implementation Panel for Sudan and South Sudan; Ambassador Alex Rondos, EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa; Mr Rene Van Nes, Head of Unit Integrated Approach for Security and Peace (ISP.2) at EEAS; and The Honourable Hanna Tetteh, United Nations (UN) Special Representative of the Secretary General to the AU.