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The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.
"Today’s mediators need to have integrity, empathy and courage"We interviewed Hans Grundberg, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, at The Berlin Moot
United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg spoke with the Berghof Foundation at The Berlin Moot on what it takes to be a good mediator.
- feature 22 Jul 2024
"It is imperative to avoid tackling climate change in ways that unwittingly increase risks of violent conflict"
While it has been established that climate change contributes to conflict, less recognised is how the energy transition can have similarly destabilising effects.
- blog post 18 Jul 2024
- Author(s) Andrew Gilmour
Video: Climate and peace in the Middle EastHow can climate action support peacebuilding objectives?
Watch our event recording to learn about the intersection of climate action and peacebuilding in the Middle East.
- event 25 Jun 2024
Climate compass: Navigating mediation challenges in a warming world
The task of integrating climate awareness into peacebuilding processes is not always easy. Read our climate expert Thomas Ritzer's guide to climate-smart mediation.
- blog post 28 May 2024
- Author(s) Thomas Ritzer
Tackling environmental degradation togetherInsider mediators work on environmental peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
Local mediators analysed the relationship between climate change and conflicts in their regions at a workshop that we co-hosted with Africa University in Harare.
- feature 24 May 2024
Peacemakers call for more international cooperation to end conflicts
With the global defence budget jumping to a record high, The Berlin Moot stressed the importance of seeing security and peace as two sides of the same coin.
- feature 16 May 2024
Day two of The Berlin Moot: "We don’t need more policies, we need more implementation."
We concluded the inaugural edition of The Berlin Moot with a call to take action in reshaping peace. Read takeaways from day two.
- feature 18 Apr 2024
Day one of The Berlin Moot: High time to reshape peacemaking
Read a summary of takeaways from the first day of The Berlin Moot
- feature 17 Apr 2024
The role of women in peacebuilding in ColombiaA film screening and conversation
Join us on 16 April for a film screening and panel discussion. A cooperation with the Colombian Embassy in Berlin and the Swedish Embassy in Berlin.
- event 16 Apr 2024
What can we do to ensure wars will end again at the negotiating table?
From The Berlin Moot, read why new tools and approaches to peacemaking are needed so that more conflicts can be resolved at the negotiating table.
- blog post 16 Apr 2024
- Author(s) Isabel Kleitsch