swisspeace – Schweizerische Friedensstiftung

🕊️ National Dialogue & Peace Mediation Course 🛡️ Join our experts to explore how to design and implement effective national dialogues for peace. 📅 9 – 11 April 25 | 📍 Basel What You'll Gain 💡 ➡️ Design and support strategies for national dialogues ➡️ Mediation techniques and lessons learned ➡️ Approaches to inclusive participation in peace processes ➡️ Experience sharing & community-building Who Should Attend 👥 ➡️Professionals engaged in national dialogues & peace mediation ➡️ Practitioners & academics seeking practical insights and conceptual knowledge 🔗 Apply by 15 Feb 25: https://lnkd.in/dDWFjnVe #PeaceMediation #NationalDialogue #Peacebuilding #ConflictResolution

🎉 That’s a wrap on our Adaptive MEL in Complex Environments course! Over the past sessions, we explored how monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) can stay useful in dynamic and changing contexts. Participants learned: 💡key concepts like adaptive MEL and practical tools such as Theory of Change, Peer Review, and Outcome Harvesting. 💡how to balance flexibility with donor requirements. 🙏 A huge thank you to our participants! Special thanks to Martina Belotti, Roland Dittli, Julian Arevalo, and Ian Wadley for shaping the course, and to Tim Molesworth and Andrea Lucia Arnold for their inputs ! 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/d45TxGcc #AdaptiveMEL #Complexity #Learning

💡Join swisspeace Director Laurent Goetschel at the AFK Colloquium 2025, where he will share his insights on academic freedom in the context of war. 📅 21 March 2025 | 🗣️ Panel: Wissenschaftsfreiheit in Zeiten des Krieges 🔗 https://lnkd.in/emYuxmht The AFK Colloquium 2025 explores themes from fake news to democratic hostility, asking what peace & conflict studies need to navigate today’s challenges. 📍Landau | Hosted by German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK) & Friedensakademie Rheinland-Pfalz (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)

📖 Just published: Complex dynamics in peace negotiations: insiders' views on the Colombian experience How do peace talks transform relationships between warring parties? This study by Julian Arevalo dives into Colombia's parallel negotiations (2010–2018) with FARC & ELN, uncovering key insights for conflict resolution worldwide. A must-read for peace practitioners & scholars! 📖 Dive in: https://lnkd.in/d7vQ7_4P Key Findings: 💡 Studying Colombia’s negotiations with FARC & ELN shows how different processes unfold even under similar conditions, offering valuable insights for global peace efforts. 💡Progress toward peace isn’t predetermined by conflict conditions. Parties often decide whether to move forward during the process, not beforehand. 💡 Peace talks exhibit dynamic properties like path dependency, emergent dynamics, and tipping points—common in complex social systems beyond conflict resolution. 💡Effective negotiation spaces can reshape relationships and unlock peace. Creating these spaces requires proactive, often costly, choices rather than waiting for ideal conditions.

Ready to explore the connections between 🌍 Climate Change, Natural Resources & Conflicts 🌱? Join our course for a deep dive into how global climate policies, resource conflicts, and mitigation strategies are shaping our world. 📅 5 – 7 March 2025 📍 Basel 📝 Application Deadline: 15 February 2025 👥 Designed for: Practitioners & academics seeking practical insights and a community of practice. 🚀 Faculty: Evelyn Dietsche, Martina Santschi, Omar Metwally, Samantha Gamez, Philipp Mumenthaler 🌐 Don’t miss this opportunity to gain the tools and knowledge to tackle today’s climate challenges. 🔗 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/e3gCZ_cP #ClimateChange #Peacebuilding

Recap: “Destruction and Protection of Cultural Heritage in Armed Conflict” On February 5, 2025, experts and participants gathered at kHaus to discuss the critical issue of protecting cultural heritage during armed conflicts. The event underscored that protecting cultural heritage is not just an ideal—it is essential for safeguarding history and identity, even in the darkest times.   🌍 Powerful Contributions and Key Insights: 🔸 Luzia Tschirky shared compelling insights on the deliberate destruction of cultural sites in Ukraine and the challenges of implementing effective protection. 🔸 Marcus Jacob (Federal Office for Civil Protection FOCP) presented Switzerland's measures to safeguard cultural assets. 🔸 Prof. Marie-Louise Gächter-Alge highlighted the potential and limitations of International Humanitarian Law in the protection of cultural property.   Thanks to all speakers and participants! SGKGS - SSPBC, swisspeace #CulturalHeritage #Peacebuilding

🎉 Highlights from our first course in 2025: Facilitation Skills Training! Together with our participants we unpacked the concept of facilitation and discovered how to transform everyday meetings into dynamic collaborations. Packed with hands-on practice, real peacebuilding & development cases, and game-changing facilitation tools. Thanks to all who made it unforgettable! Nathalie Orefice, Ahmed Eleiba, Julian Arevalo, Lisa Ott Find the course dates for your next training on 🔗swisspeace.ch/courses. #Facilitation #Leadership #Peacebuilding #swisspeace

From drafting proposals and journal papers ✍️ to finalizing dissertations and brainstorming book titles 📚, our research team held a writing retreat, creating a focused space to make progress on various projects. A supportive environment with the best colleagues made all the difference💙! Big thanks to our coordinator, Metka Herzog, for the excellent organization. Curious to see what we’ve been working on? 👋🏼www.swisspeace.ch/research

🚨 We’re Hiring! 🌍 Role: Associate Program Officer – KOFF (80%) 📍 Location: Basel | 🕗 Duration: 2 years | 💼 Start: May 2025 Are you passionate about peacebuilding and human rights? Join us at swisspeace to support KOFF - Swiss Platform for Peacebuilding - a platform for dialogue, networking, and learning in peace and security. What You’ll Do: ➡️ Organize events and foster collaboration with over 40 member organizations ➡️ Create content for publications and social media ➡️ Manage communications and document platform activities Your Profile: ➡️ Experience in civil society or public admin ➡️ Master’s degree in a relevant field ➡️️ Native-level German or French + strong English 🔗 Apply now: https://lnkd.in/dyXewM8z #Jobs #Peacebuilding #KOFF #Career

This year is the 25th anniversary of the landmark UN Security Council resolution 1325 which enshrined the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda. On this occasion, the United Nations General launched Common Pledge for Women’s Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation in Peace Processes. swisspeace is proud to join this important pledge which represents a clear commitment to take concrete steps on women’s meaningful participation in all peace processes. More about the Pledge: https://lnkd.in/dmgETeNr