Media · Peace · Security
Where Media, Peace and Security Meet.
The Media, Peace and Security Initiative (MPSI) builds the platforms, partnerships, and professional capacity needed to prevent conflict by strengthening the relationship between those who report on it and those who respond to it.
The Initiative
A structured platform for those who shape the information and security environment.
The Media, Peace & Security Initiative provides a structured platform for media practitioners, security actors, public institutions, peacebuilding organizations and researchers to engage on the role of information and communication in preventing conflict, protecting peace and strengthening responsible public discourse.
MPSI is a joint initiative led by KCC Advisory in partnership with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), building a more informed, collaborative and resilient conflict prevention ecosystem.
About MPSIWhat we do
Three pillars of impact
Build Capacity
Training journalists and media practitioners in peace journalism, conflict-sensitive reporting, and early warning — equipping them to report responsibly on security, elections, and emerging tensions.
Bridge Institutions
Convening media, security institutions, and policymakers in structured multi-stakeholder dialogues that strengthen relationships, reduce mistrust, and produce joint conflict prevention commitments.
Strengthen Systems
Contributing to Africa's early warning and preventive diplomacy architecture by positioning media as a strategic partner — not a bystander — in peace and security frameworks.
By the numbers
2
Multi-stakeholder dialogue editions convened
3
Countries represented at the 2024 Dialogue
1
Formal MOU binding KAIPTC and KCC
80+
Security, media, electoral and civil society leaders engaged
2020 → 2027 · A growing series with national and regional reach
Featured · The 2024 Dialogue
"Safeguarding Peace Before, During and After Elections: The Role of Media and Security Actors."
In October 2024, MPSI brought together Ghana's Minister of the Interior, Inspector General of Police, Electoral Commission Chairperson, AU ECOSOCC, and the Ghana Journalists Association at KAIPTC, Accra. One message was clear: media and security cannot operate in silos.
Read about the Dialogue SeriesOur partners
Conflict prevention requires everyone at the table — including the media.
Peace and security cannot be achieved without a media sector that understands its role, and a security sector that engages with media as a partner. Together, we are building that bridge.