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The latest news and commentary from the Berghof Foundation.
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feature | 16 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.
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feature | 24 May 2024 Tackling environmental degradation together
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feature | 28 Mar 2024 How can the harms caused by climate change be addressed?
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feature | 11 Apr 2024 Watch the livestream of The Berlin Moot
Livestreamed panels will cover topics from multipolarity and geopolitics in peacemaking to human rights in mediation, or the role of protest movements.
Latest Blog Posts
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28 May 2024 Climate compass: Navigating mediation challenges in a warming world
Thomas Ritzer
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16 Apr 2024 What can we do to ensure wars will end again at the negotiating table?
Isabel Kleitsch
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3 Apr 2024 "Climate change and conflict are coming together in new ways that we are only beginning to understand."
Andrew Gilmour
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
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
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
Watch the livestream of The Berlin MootJoin the inaugural edition of our peacemaking conference on 17 April
Livestreamed panels will cover topics from multipolarity and geopolitics in peacemaking to human rights in mediation, or the role of protest movements.
- feature 11 Apr 2024
Less than two weeks to go: International peacemakers to gather in Berlin
Numerous high-ranking guests are expected to attend this year's inaugural event, including government representatives.
- press release 4 Apr 2024
"Climate change and conflict are coming together in new ways that we are only beginning to understand."
The implications of climate change drive mass migration and conflict. A reset in attitudes is crucial for navigating challenges peacefully.
- blog post 3 Apr 2024
- Author(s) Andrew Gilmour