11 May 2021 Climate and conflict as a vicious cycle: The case of Afghanistan

In Afghanistan, the effects of climate change amplify existing conflicts, creating a struggle for resources. How can this dynamic be tempered?

Hans-Joachim Giessmann, Charlotte Hamm
12 May 2021 Protest movements in the Arab World – Online event, 20 May
12 May 2021 Youth and armed conflict – Online event 27 May
6 May 2021 Conflict transformation in a multipolar world

Karoline Eickhoff
4 May 2021 Supporting community safety-driven approaches in Yemen

The Berghof Approach

While conflict is inevitable, violence is not. We bring people in conflict together, creating space for conflict transformation.

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Course Transformative peace education

This online course provides theoretical basics informed by current issues as well as insights into proven methods from the Berghof Foundation’s peace education practice in Germany and abroad.
Project Highlight Afghanistan: Fostering peace negotiations

The overall goal of Berghof’s work in this region is to support Afghan-driven efforts to resolve the protracted conflict and to restore resilient and sustainable peace.
Project Highlight Yemen: Strengthening inclusive local governance

The project supports mediation, local consultation, and dialogue in four Yemeni governorates and seeks to include local governance issues in the peace process.

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Impact Keeping doors open in Yemen

We continue to support inclusive Yemeni dialogues on the framework, substance, and mechanisms of a peace process.
Impact Solving local conflicts to unblock development

In Al-Absiyya, a small village in Yemen’s mountainous central highlands, the brand-new local health centre lay slowly falling apart for the last four years.

Peace making is no longer just an amateur art form, it really has become a discipline. […] and the German Berghof Foundation have done an enormous amount to turn this into a discipline. Peace making is no longer just an amateur art form, it really has become a discipline. […] and the German Berghof Foundation have done an enormous amount to turn this into a discipline. Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan