News
The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.

POSTPONED – Turkey after the electionsImplications, opportunities and challenges
Please note that this event has been postponed.
- event 6 Jun 2023

Humanitarian aid alone cannot save LebanonOnly political stability can bring an end to Lebanon’s perpetual crises.
Nadine Francis-Pohle writes in her op-ed for Al Jazeera how to complement humanitarian aid to bring an end to the many crises in Lebanon.
- blog post 31 May 2023
- Author(s) Nadine Francis-Pohle

Video: Digital peacebuilding and intersectional feminismLaunch event of our latest report
Watch our event with Platform Peaceful Conflict Transformation and Build Up discussing how intersectional feminist approaches can transform digital peacebuilding.
- event 31 May 2023

Putting people at the centre of transitional justiceA dialogue between practitioners and policy-makers
At our event, practitioners from around the world met policy-makers to discuss how people-centred transitional justice can contribute to building sustainable peace.
- feature 9 May 2023

Video: Lebanon’s forgotten crisesThe role of the state, political movements and the international community
Watch the video of our event that shed light on the manifold crises Lebanon is facing.
- event 9 May 2023

Time to put Lebanon’s crises #IntoFocusTogether with 30 NGOs we shed light on “forgotten crises”
Corruption and political as well as sectarian divides have plunged Lebanon into unprecedented crises. Read how we shed light on these "forgotten crises".
- feature 8 May 2023

"Our prosperity has a price, and we have to deal with that"Interview with Luise Amtsberg, patron of the #INTOFOCUS campaign
What’s Germany’s connection to the crises in Lebanon, South Sudan, and Bangladesh? Answers from the Human Rights Commissioner of the German government.
- feature 28 Apr 2023

How can we successfully engage in dialogue to transform conflict?Communication for peaceful coexistence
Learn from our experts how to successfully engage in dialogues to solve or avoid conflicts in everyday life
- event 20 Apr 2023

When pacifism is wrongAn interview with Andrew Gilmour
The head of the Berghof Foundation says the traditions of leftist pacifism in Germany deserve great respect but should be questioned in light of the war in Ukraine.
- feature 3 Apr 2023

“Nothing about us without us”Participatory methods in peacebuilding work
Our colleague Evelyn Pauls shares valuable insights on participatory peacebuilding approaches and lessons learned from her work with female ex-combatants.
- blog post 20 Mar 2023
- Author(s) Evelyn Pauls