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Behind every agreement is a long and often difficult process of building trust, opening dialogue, navigating setbacks, and taking incremental steps forward.

International Day of Peace 2026: Building peace from the ground up

Join our event for International Day of Peace to hear from peacebuilders about their day-to-day efforts in building lasting peace.

  • event 21 Sept 2026
The National Conference for Partnership and Integration aimed at identifying areas of existing agreement and outstanding differences between the central and local levels.

Rethinking local governance in Yemen

Improved central-local relations are crucial for any future peace process in Yemen.

  • blog post 11 Sept 2026
  • Author(s) Katharina Jautz
Climate, peace, and security: Advancing Germany’s policy response.

How can Germany turn climate security commitments into action?

Ahead of the Berlin Climate and Security Conference, we explore what Germany should do to support the climate, peace, and security agenda.

  • feature 9 Sept 2026
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Negotiating against all odds

Our Senior Mediation Advisor Luxshi Vimalarajah speaks with WOZ about negotiating peace amid record conflict numbers and shrinking funding for conflict resolution.

  • feature 8 Sept 2026
Peacebuilding is more than representation. It’s about transforming power and creating space for every voice.

Conflict transformation requires gender-transformative peacebuilding

Gender-transformative peacebuilding is not about adding women to existing processes, but transforming the systems of power that perpetuate conflict.

  • blog post 4 Sept 2026
  • Author(s) Claudia Cruz Almeida
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The Refugee Convention at 75: time to address climate-conflict displacement

Eighty-three million internally displaced persons fall outside the world's main binding protection treaty. Climate change is adding millions more.

  • blog post 28 Jul 2026
  • Author(s) Laís Clemente Pereira, Alexandra Steinkraus, Nike Löble
Participants at a Women, Peace and Security workshop discuss local approaches to dialogue, mediation and community-led peacebuilding in Somalia.

How women build peace in Somalia, and what we can learn from their experiences

We must learn from women leaders on the ground who overcome gendered resistance to normalise peace.

  • blog post 22 Jul 2026
  • Author(s) Zainab Mohamed
A plant is sprouting from the cracks of a dry, cracked surface.

How transformative transitional justice can help us understand local climate action

Transformative transitional justice provides new entry points for a more transformative global climate justice ecosystem.

  • feature 25 Jun 2026
Our team facilitated a large-scale dialogue process within Georgian and Abkhaz societies, using biographical interviews to help reconcile the region's violent past.

From trauma to trustIntegrating mental health and psychosocial support into peacebuilding

Ahead of UN Peacebuilding Week, our MHPSS Advisor Stefanie Gaumert explores why mental health and psychosocial support are essential for building peace.

  • blog post 19 Jun 2026
  • Author(s) Stefanie Gaumert
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National conference in Aden to address local service delivery challenges in Yemen

Government representatives and local authorities will meet from 14 to 16 June to improve central-local coordination and public services.

  • press release 12 Jun 2026
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