News
The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.
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event | 26 Nov 2025 Video: Climate finance blind spots – closing the gap
Watch our event recording to explore how global funding mechanisms can better reach fragile and conflict-affected contexts with insights from our Afghanistan report.
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feature | 7 Nov 2025 Investing in peace
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feature | 13 Nov 2025 From transition to transformation
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feature | 29 Oct 2025 Supporting Women, Peace and Security
The UN Security Council’s landmark resolution turns 25 this year.
Latest Blog Posts
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14 Jan 2026 What we miss when we label people “vulnerable”
Jana Sleem
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17 Dec 2025 Strengthening women insider mediators by navigating context specific gender dynamics
Carla Schraml
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12 Nov 2025 No peace at COP30? Why that’s a risk the world can’t afford
Nazanine Moshiri
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
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
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
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
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
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
Supporting Women, Peace and Security
The UN Security Council’s landmark resolution turns 25 this year.
- feature 29 Oct 2025
Europe must lead on Women, Peace and Security
25 years since its adoption, Chris Coulter urges governments and multilateral institutions to redouble efforts to mainstream the WPS Agenda.
- blog post 28 Oct 2025
- Author(s) Chris Coulter
Advancing women's leadership for climate and peaceGender-inclusive environmental peacebuilding in Somalia
Learn more about our approach to supporting Somali women in building inclusive peace and climate resilience.
- blog post 17 Oct 2025
- Author(s) Teresa Isabel Andion-Wessel
Video: Integrating women from resistance and liberation movements into peace processesReflections on 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Watch the recording of our event to hear from women in and associated with resistance and liberation movements about their experiences.
- event 15 Oct 2025