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Gruppe von Menschen in traditionellen Gewändern bei einer Zusammenkunft in einem Innenraum, Inle See (UNESCO BIOSPHÄRENRESERVAT) Inle See, Shan Staat Myanmar

Women peacebuilders at the centreHow psychosocial awareness makes peacebuilding safer, more sustainable, and more effective

Join our International Women’s Day event to explore how we can strengthen peacebuilding practice without negatively affecting women peacebuilders.

  • event 3 Mar 2026
Chris Coulter

We are defunding peace – and calling it security

As leaders gather in Munich amid record defence budgets, Chris Coulter argues that lasting security depends on the patient work of conflict prevention and mediation.

  • blog post 13 Feb 2026
  • Author(s) Chris Coulter
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“Peace education builds skills for the future.”Launch of non-fiction book on peace and war for young people

Our colleague Anne Kruck talks about the how young people in Germany engage with conflicts today and what helps them to understand and respond to them.

  • feature 5 Feb 2026
Practitioners from around the world came together at the conference “Transformative Transitional Justice in Practice: Confronting Challenges, Recognising Successes”.

What makes transitional justice transformative?Insights from practitioners

Read about lessons learned and recommendations from our practitioners’ conference.

  • feature 29 Jan 2026
Vulnerability is shaped by context, not by identity.

What we miss when we label people “vulnerable”Why context and lived experience must guide how we use the term

Vulnerability rarely reflects identity. It reflects context. This blog explores why acknowledging that distinction matters for language, analysis and peace practice.

  • blog post 14 Jan 2026
  • Author(s) Jana Sleem
frican Women Participating arrive in the Forum in the 6th High-Level Meeting on Women, Peace and Security in Africa and the launch of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Africa, in Tunis, on December 9, 2025.

Strengthening women insider mediators by navigating context specific gender dynamics

How can women’s roles in mediation be truly meaningful? Read why peace processes must be locally grounded and attentive to gender-specific realities.

  • blog post 17 Dec 2025
  • Author(s) Carla Schraml
BAGHLAN, April 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work on agricultural land affected by recent floods in Burka district in northern Baghlan province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2025. TO GO WITH "Feature: Afghans at the crossroads of climate crisis, deepening poverty" (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

Video: Climate finance blind spots – closing the gapHow can climate finance reach fragile and conflict-affected countries?

Watch our event recording to explore how global funding mechanisms can better reach fragile and conflict-affected contexts with insights from our Afghanistan report.

  • event 26 Nov 2025
Transitional justice must adapt its strategies to ensure more transformative impacts

From transition to transformationRethinking transitional justice in challenging circumstances

Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation brought policymakers and practitioners together in Berlin to discuss how strategies must evolve.

  • feature 13 Nov 2025
Integrating peacebuilding into climate adaptation strengthens community resilience and reduces future risks.

No peace at COP30? Why that’s a risk the world can’t afford 

Read why peace, good governance and climate adaptation should not be separate agendas at COP30.

  • blog post 12 Nov 2025
  • Author(s) Nazanine Moshiri
Dialogue and conflict mediation are crucial in ensuring Europe’s security.

Investing in peaceThe role of dialogue and conflict mediation in ensuring Europe’s security

Funding for non-military interventions is at an all-time low. While it is important to prepare for our defence, we must also invest in peace.

  • feature 7 Nov 2025
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