A retired soldier holds a Lebanese flag outside the central bank during a protest demanding better pay and living conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon in March 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

Protesters recording demonstrations in Washington, DC / United States on May 29 2020

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

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

Practitioners have begun calling for a people-centred approach to transitional justice

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

Lebanon is facing drastic economic, financial, political and humanitarian crises. We joined a campaign to bring this "forgotten crisis" back #IntoFocus.

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

Luise Amtsberg has been the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid since 2022.

"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

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Dialogue is a tool that can be used to promote peace as well as to resolve conflicts in everyday life.

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

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ANDREW GILMOUR SPOKE to BERLINER ZEITUNG ABOUT GERMANY'S PEACE MOVEMENT AND PACIFIST TRADITION.

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

Film and research training with women who were formerly associated with armed groups in Kitgum, Uganda.

“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

Two Ukrainian women after shelling in Donetsk, Ukraine in March 2023.

A feminist response to the war in Ukraine

Germany just announced its guidelines for a feminist foreign policy. In the context of the war in Ukraine, this means actively promoting women's participation.

blog post 15 Mar 2023
Author(s) Christine Seifert

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