Eoin O'Leary

Mathetes biou—Tógálaí síochána—Tree hugger.

🇮🇪in🇧🇪 via 🇳🇵🇩🇪🇷🇺🇫🇷🇹🇳

Work @SFCG_EU & @Just__Future. Play @ITGBrussels.

He/him. Views my own.

[Inge Brees @IngeBrees]

.@kajakallas in her confirmation hearing @Europarl_EN: "Peace is not merely the absence of war, it means daily work for justice, human rights and a better life for all". Fully agree! Peacebuilding and conflict prevention are hugely important, and warrant more political attention.

[Young Professionals in Foreign Policy Brussels @YPFPBrussels]

🇺🇳🇱🇾 In collaboration with the @UN Support Mission in Libya and the @QCEA, @YPFPBrussels brings you a unique event on youth and women empowerment in conflict areas.

Register now: https://t.co/z8kJBYCOF6

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

We seek a motivated intern for our Brussels team to assist in European advocacy and outreach activities 📢#peacebuilding

➡️https://t.co/cWWPDM5Avr

📆Deadline: 9 February

[EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 @EU_Partnerships]

Last week, the EU-NGO Forum on Human Rights brought 150+ young human rights defenders to Brussels 🇧🇪.

👉 Outcomes and insights from the Forum were incorporated in the #HumanRights75 Youth Declaration, presented this week in Geneva.

@eu_eeas #HumanRights

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

Last week, with @eu_eeas, @EU_Partnerships, we welcomed some amazing young peacebuilders to Brussels for the #EUNGOForum & an EU #YPS Coalition workshop.

Over 3 days, they shared their unique perspectives on #Youth4Peace & good partnerships 🤝

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Just one more day to apply to join @EU_Partnerships' new Youth Dialogue Platform.

Open to youth-led & youth-focused orgs willing to engage on & help shape EU external action.

Details: https://t.co/7VCBvdkusw

@Networkforyouth @unoy_peace @Youth_Forum @GC_Youth4Peace @SFCG_EU

[Jutta Urpilainen @JuttaUrpilainen]

This week, I met youth in 🇪🇹 and 🇰🇪. We celebrated 1️⃣ anniversary of 🇪🇺 #YouthActionPlan.

It’s 🎁 that keeps on giving. Applications are open to its Youth Dialogue Platform.

It will be the key space for youth organisations to impact our work.

Apply 👉https://t.co/xORof7Mf10

[Inge Brees @IngeBrees]

🧵in @eu_eeas community of practice on #peace mediation today, @SFCG_ & partners discussed the key role of youth mediators.With majority of the population in conflict contexts under 18, young mediators are crucial to create trust in the process.But there are multiple barriers.

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Like many friends of #Niger looking on from afar, my spirits were low after July 26.

But there remain clear paths for this beautiful, resilient nation to chart a positive future.

And clear paths for Europe to support Nigeriens in that endeavour: https://t.co/0WZLPfQp17

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

As France withdraws troops from #Niger, a complex mix of challenges and opportunities emerges.

Beatrice Abouya and @eoin_ol examine the multifaceted implications, the role of disinformation, and Europe's potential to foster #peace in the region. @euobs

https://t.co/s4Yu6MVIsk

[Inge Brees @IngeBrees]

In the aftermath of the withdrawal of French troops and the resentment seen, can Europe still contribute to peace in #Niger? 💡Interesting read from my colleagues @eoin_ol and Beatrice Abouya in @euobs today. Spoiler alert: answer is YES! @eu_eeas https://t.co/hbWxFMKMvY

[Andrew Stroehlein @astroehlein]

When I tell people children are being slaughtered, and they want to know which children before moving into outrage mode or justification mode - that mentality, that conditional humanity, is exactly the problem.

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Too often, differences of opinion online get heated & dialogue starts to feel pointless.

Developed by @SFCG_ & @TangibleAI, BridgeBot is a chatbot designed just for situations like this & is live now on @WhatsApp: https://t.co/CzrhTKrr4B

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

How can #AI be used for good?

Meet BridgeBot – A chatbot designed to promote peace, empathy, and non-violent communication.

Whether you are looking to resolve a personal conflict or seeking guidance on how to build peace in a work-related context⬇️
https://t.co/my4pGJE8mx

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Tomorrow is #InternationalYouthDay2023 & a good time to:

🏆 Celebrate the efforts of #Youth4Peace around the world🌏

💡 Reflect on how we can all work better together to help #YouthLead

🙏 Thank everyone motivating & driving forward our efforts in the EU YPS Coalition!

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

This Saturday is International Youth Day #IYD2023
🙌📢
Half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger. But their voices are absent in security policy.

@eoin_ol and @EmilieKneip explain the importance of youth as partners for #peace & #security. ⤵️

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

#job We're looking for a #consultant to collect and compile case studies of effective civil society initiatives that support people-centered security practices.

⏰Application by 30 July
More information ⤵️
https://t.co/tHuyRoir5r

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

Les défis posés par la guerre en Ukraine modifient la politique étrangère de l’UE 🇪🇺à une vitesse sans précédent. Sous le couvert de l’urgence, les questions critiques semblent superflues.

📢 Opinion par @IngeBrees ➡️ @LeVif

https://t.co/5Aozxhvm70

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Do you know a thing or 2 about civilian engagement for people-centred security?👥🛡️🫂

At @SFCG_EU & @Just__Future, we're looking for some short term technical assistance to help expand the evidence-base for such approaches.

📜Details: https://t.co/gKV1I4UVSI
📅Deadline: 24 July

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

I asked a Sudanese friend in #Khartoum if there was a message she would like shared with international listeners.

Amid all the attention on warlords & suffering, I hope her message of solidarity & popular strength can shrine through. #Sudan

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

We support #young people from #conflict-affected contexts. We help them have their voices heard in international decision-making spaces📢

Last year, 5 promising activists came to Brussels to complete an advocacy training + engage with key EU stakeholders. Their impressions👇🧵

[Fadah Jassem @FadahJassem]

Here we are. Fake accounts like these in what already is an extremely sensitive and tense situation have the potential to lead to real harm in conflict zones.

Someone created a fake Rapid Support Forces (RSF) account, bought a blue tick and announced Hemedti's death in #Sudan

[Search for Common Ground - Europe @SFCG_EU]

🎉It is a real pleasure to welcome @IngeBrees as our new policy manager in Brussels!

Together with a team of passionate colleagues @christi49150554 , @eoin_ol , @LarisaStanciu1, @forstervrachel she will encourage policymakers to consider #peace as a credible option. 🙌☮️

[Eoin O'Leary @eoin_ol]

Very excited to be back on this stage, all the more so with such a creative crew & cast, & *even more* when you 🫵 have taken your seat in the audience!

Still some tickets for this week's run of The Tempest! #Shakespeare #Brussels

Info here: https://t.co/GveTHBnz38