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The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.

Protest MovementsKey drivers of conflict transformation
Nonviolent action by protest movements remains one of the most transformational forces in global politics today.
- feature 22 Feb 2022

Digital Pathways for Peace in LebanonHow social media influencers fight polarisation
The Berghof Foundation is supporting a group of social media influencers in Lebanon seeking to promote tolerance and mutual understanding – online and offline.
- feature 3 Feb 2022

Yemen and the COP26: It is time for adequate climate reparations
Yemen is suffering disproportionally from the effects of climate change. COP26 shows that the international community is falling short of helping those in need.
- feature 13 Jan 2022

Strengthening local safety in YemenLaunch of a resource hub on community safety
To support actors working on community safety, we are launching a resource hub in Yemen through a training manual, committees and an online platform.
- feature 10 Jan 2022

Berghof Foundation feiert ein halbes Jahrhundert Friedensarbeit
Die Berghof Foundation feiert am 16. Dezember ihr Jubiläum mit einer Baumpflanz-Aktion an ihrem Gründungsort in Tübingen.
- press release 16 Dec 2021

Negotiations, dialogue and mediationWhich approach leads to intra-state peace?
Read about strengths and weaknesses of each approach and how in a peace process, they can be applied in a mutually reinforcing manner.
- blog post 10 Dec 2021
- Author(s) Hans-Joachim Giessmann

Recommendations to the new German governmentGermany's foreign policy needs a binding peace policy frame of reference
Concrete recommendations for the foreign and security policy of the new German government, summarised by the Berghof Foundation and the European University Viadrina.
- feature 29 Nov 2021

Video: Knowledge for a complex worldRethinking the roles of peace research and peace education
Watch a video of our panel discussion on how these intertwined disciplines should react to current global challenges.
- event 25 Nov 2021

Every second counts for the survivors
Virtual testimony session with Hiroshima survivor Ms Hattori Michiko.
- event 24 Nov 2021

We can do better!Three ways how peacebuilding efforts can become more gender inclusive
These mechanisms can inform peacebuilding as a more inclusive practice where everyone has a seat at the table and the act of conflict-sensitivity is reinforced.
- feature 3 Nov 2021