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GLOBAL ACTION TO PREVENT WAR AND ARMED CONFLICT INC
New York, NY · EIN 452625255 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE Q017 · International Affairs · Micro (<$100K) · globalactionpw.org
revenue
$10K
expenses
$13K
net assets
$29K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

The primary purpose of this organization is to educate the public and build a working coalition to help prevent genocide, promote empowerment of women and youth, and address internal armed conflict.

profile · synthesized from sources

Global Action to Prevent War and Armed Conflict Inc is a New York-based nonprofit focused on strengthening multilateral institutions to prevent armed conflict, atrocity crimes, and promote human security. The organization advocates for systemic UN reform, including the creation of a UN Emergency Peace Service, and emphasizes civilian protection, disarmament, and the empowerment of women and youth in peace processes. Its work centers on policy advocacy, coalition-building, and monitoring UN actions, particularly in the areas of peace and security, gender, and disarmament.

named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Atrocity Crime Prevention
Monitoring and advocacy work promoting the Responsibility to Protect norm, Security Council reform, and early response mechanisms to prevent genocide, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing.
Disarmament Advocacy
Efforts focused on nuclear disarmament, small arms control, and reducing military spending, including advocacy for the Arms Trade Treaty and the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms.
UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)
Advocacy initiative to establish a UN standing capacity for early deployment to prevent atrocity crimes and address armed conflict in its initial stages, aiming to fill gaps in current peacekeeping architecture.
UN Monitoring and Policy Blog
Ongoing analysis and commentary on UN activities, particularly Security Council actions, to promote accountability and connect peace and security issues with development and human rights.
Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Initiative
Program promoting women's full participation in peace processes, supporting women-led NGOs, and advancing gender-inclusive policies in UN peace and security frameworks.
activities · 9 groups

What they do

  • Nuclear Disarmament Advocacy & Research 3 activities
    • Advocacy on victims' assistance, SDGs, and weapons control
      Engages in advocacy and collaboration on victims' assistance, implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), conventional weapons control, and nuclear disarmament.
    • Advocating for phased disarmament and defensive defense policies
      Advocates for reducing national military forces through a phased disarmament process and promotes state adoption of defensive defense policies.
    • Shifting focus to small arms and light weapons proliferation
      Has shifted organizational focus from nuclear disarmament to addressing the proliferation of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons as key drivers of conflict.
  • Women's Leadership & Peace Network Building 2 activities
    • Building coalitions for conflict prevention
      Builds and maintains working coalitions to prevent genocide, empower women and youth, and address internal armed conflict.
    • Promoting local initiatives for civilian protection and women's participation
      Promotes local-level initiatives aimed at reducing threats of armed conflict, protecting civilians from mass violence, and ensuring full participation of women in political and peace processes.
  • Conflict and Geopolitical Research Analysis 2 activities
    • Developing policy frameworks for law-based conflict resolution
      Develops and maintains a program statement outlining phased policy and action to shift from power-based to law-based international conflict resolution systems.
    • Research on multilateralism and UN systems
      Co-authors publications with global collaborators on topics related to multilateralism and United Nations institutional frameworks.
  • Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 2 activities
    • Funding and supporting young women's engagement in UN events
      Provides funding and logistical support for young women to participate in United Nations events in New York.
    • Funding women's participation in peace and security policy
      Funds initiatives that ensure diverse women can participate in peace and security policy discussions at international levels.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Mentoring organizations and individuals in UN engagement
      Provides mentoring and institutional access to help other individuals and organizations effectively engage with United Nations processes.
  • SDG Advancement & Global Advocacy 1 activity
    • Monitoring and advocacy in UN policy spaces
      Engages in monitoring and advocacy within United Nations spaces through a policy blog and active Twitter presence.
  • Nonprofit Internship Programs 1 activity
    • Providing internships for underrepresented individuals at the UN
      Offers internships to support individuals, especially women from underrepresented regions, in gaining access to and navigating United Nations institutions.
  • Human Rights & Peace Education Curriculum 1 activity
    • Public education on genocide and armed conflict prevention
      Conducts public education initiatives focused on preventing genocide, empowering women and youth, and addressing internal armed conflict.
  • Uncategorized 7 activities
    • Advocating for a UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS)
      Advocates for the creation of a standing UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) for early deployment in atrocity crime prevention and peacekeeping operations.
    • Advocating for institutional mechanisms to prevent mass atrocities
      Advocates for the implementation and reform of international mechanisms such as the Responsibility to Protect and Security Council veto reform to address mass atrocities effectively.
    • Atrocity crime prevention, early response, and accountability
      Prioritizes the prevention of atrocity crimes, early response to emerging threats, and accountability for human rights abuses.
    • Critiquing legal weapons production and its impact on conflict
      Critiques the legitimacy of legally sanctioned weapons production and distribution, arguing that high volumes impede human development and increase conflict likelihood.
    • Early-stage prevention of mass atrocity violence
      Focuses on identifying and addressing outbreaks of mass atrocity violence at the earliest possible stages to prevent escalation.
    • Influencing international arms treaties and programs
      Helped place language on gender and atrocity crimes in the Arms Trade Treaty and promoted the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms to strengthen global arms control.
    • Strengthening multilateral systems for conflict prevention
      Advances conflict prevention by strengthening multilateral institutions and systems for resolving conflicts, protecting human rights, and preventing armed conflict.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$10K
Contributions & grants$10K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$13K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$29K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$29K
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -15.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • Christina Madden — Director Emeritus
  • Hope Hanafin — Board Treasurer
  • Robert Thomas — Director
  • Robert Zuber — Institutional Director
relationships · 8

Who they work with

  • FIACAT Partner — Institutional partner that helped sustain and expand key aspects of Global Action's work post-Covid.
  • Global Connections Television Partner — Collaborated with as a media organization for content provision and consultation.
  • Green Map Partner — Institutional partner that helped sustain and expand key aspects of Global Action's work post-Covid.
  • Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy (LCNP) Partner — Collaborated on nuclear disarmament initiatives and advocacy.
  • Media Global Partner — Collaborated with as a media organization for content provision and consultation.
  • Soka Gakkai Partner — Institutional partner that helped sustain and expand key aspects of Global Action's work post-Covid.
  • WILPF/Reaching Critical Will Partner — Collaborates with WILPF/Reaching Critical Will on Women, Peace and Security initiatives.
  • Women in International Security Partner — Collaborates with Women in International Security on Women, Peace and Security initiatives.
strategies · 5

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Phased, Integrated Conflict Prevention
    methodology: integrated_phased_prevention
    By combining multilateral institution-building, disarmament, and local peace initiatives in a structured sequence, the organization aims to shift the international system from conflict toward law and cooperation, because incremental systemic change is more politically feasible and sustainable than abrupt transformation.
  • Structural Critique of the Arms Trade
    methodology: structural_critique_of_arms_trade
    By challenging the normalization of legal weapons production and trade, the organization reduces weapon availability and prevents armed conflict, because high volumes of weapons—regardless of legal status—systematically increase conflict risk and undermine development.
  • Supportive Accompaniment for Local Initiatives
    methodology: supportive_accompaniment
    By providing access, mentoring, and amplification within UN systems, the organization strengthens local peace efforts, because external support that affirms community-led action increases legitimacy, sustainability, and contextual relevance of peacebuilding.
  • Systemic Policy Integration in UN Architecture
    methodology: systemic_policy_integration
    By identifying and addressing systemic flaws and policy gaps across UN bodies, the organization improves coherence in global peace and security governance, because interconnected policies are necessary to close implementation loopholes and prevent institutional failure.
  • Women, Peace, and Security as Systemic Leverage
    methodology: women-peace-and-security
    By advancing Women, Peace and Security (WPS) initiatives, the organization strengthens women's leadership and sustains women-led NGOs to transform peace and security architectures, because inclusive participation corrects systemic biases and produces more durable, legitimate outcomes.