@berghoffnd.bsky.social
We believe violent conflict is not inevitable. We’re an independent, non-profit organisation creating space for peace around the world.
What makes justice transformative?
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
Our comms colleague Florian Lüdtke joined an exchange in #Brussels with civil society and #peacebuilding organisations working on conflict prevention hosted by @eplo-network.bsky.social on how technology can support peacebuilding.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
They also discussed the very real risks and challenges faced by insider mediators in their work.
We extend our sincere thanks to all participants for their openness, thoughtful contributions and commitment to continued learning and collaboration.
In #Bern, our colleagues Luxshi Vimalarajah, Carla Schraml and Rasmus Bellmer led a dynamic workshop on #InsiderMediation for the Peace & Human Rights Division of the Swiss FDFA. Insider mediators working across a range of conflicts took part, engaging in rich exchanges on practice and experiences.
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Our #Iraq team reflected on achievements and lessons learnt with Peace Paradigms and Madarat Al Salam by discussing how to best integrate climate and environmental considerations into #peacebuilding, strengthen trust between communities and local authorities and resolve conflicts in #Iraq.
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During their visit to #Berlin, we hosted the Civil Democratic Alliance for Revolutionary Forces (Somoud), led by H.E. former Prime Minister Dr. Hamdok, together with the German Africa Foundation, for a roundtable on civilian visions for advancing peace and stability in #Sudan.
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She emphasised the importance of grounding peace efforts in values, building real strength and acting together through courageous coalitions.
We are grateful to Nordic Women Mediators for the invitation and continued leadership of women mediators shaping more credible and sustainable peace.
“Women’s participation is not a ‘nice to have’. It is risk reduction.”
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social delivered the keynote at the Nordic Women Mediators network meeting. She reflected on the changing global context for #peacebuilding and the need to rethink approaches in the face of rising conflict.
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we remember the millions of people who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust.
Our digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference report shares how #transitionaljustice can be inclusive and offers insights for practitioners shaping justice processes that both respond to the past and build fairer futures.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
Discussions highlighted shrinking political space, contested understandings of peace and security and the need to adapt conflict-resolution tools in response to evolving global dynamics.
These forums remain essential spaces for reflection, dialogue and collaboration across sectors.
Our Senior Advisor Rachel Gasser attended @swisspeace.bsky.social's 10th #BaselPeaceForum, which featured compelling insights from civil society leaders working in highly complex and violent contexts, who continue to advocate for humanitarian access and the protection of civilians.
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How do cultural blind spots shape international approaches to #ConflictTransformation in #Niger and the wider #Sahel?
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
We have been organising dialogues with #Georgians and #Abkhazians since 2014 aimed at breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Using “vulnerable” as a general category risks oversimplifying diverse lived experiences and can portray communities as passive when they are active contributors.
Our colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
Our new research initiative with Westminster Foundation for Democracy explores intergenerational perspectives on #Lebanon’s social contract aiming to understand across age groups how Lebanese citizens envision a more inclusive and democratic future for themselves.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
Radio shows are very popular in rural and remote areas of #Somalia.
Our team decided to utilise this medium to increase awareness on how environmental degradation exacerbates conflict, and what adaptation measures or coping mechanisms could look like.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZ8Er
The publication examines how synergies between foreign cultural policy, memory work and #peacebuilding can be further strengthened.
Learn more: opus.bsz-bw.de/ifa/frontdoo...
How are foreign cultural relations, #Germany’s dealing with the past (Vergangenheitsarbeit) and #TransitionalJustice connected?
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
We must rethink “vulnerability” in peacebuilding because language shapes analysis and engagement.
Our colleague Jana Sleem argues that vulnerability arises from context, such as exclusion from decision-making, not from inherent identity.
👉Read more: brnw.ch/21wZ4vL
📣New report!
#Peacebuilding requires rethinking how non-state armed groups transition into political participation.
Our new report with Politics After War and Folke Bernadotte Academy offers practical, context-sensitive guidance for practitioners navigating contemporary challenges: brnw.ch/21wZ2Sa
In #Iraq, rising temperatures and scarce water supplies fueled tension between villages. Our community-led dialogues with
adelphi, @climatediplo.bsky.social and Peace Paradigms helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wZ0ZG
How can #PeaceProcesses benefit from women mediators?
Our Mediation Advisor Carla Schraml highlights why meaningful inclusion of women insider mediators requires understanding gender norms and dynamics of each context, not just inviting women to the table: brnw.ch/21wYXfj
Our colleague Mariia Levchenko will take part in EUPeace's Crisis Conversations series with mediator Pascal da Rocha in #Marburg. She will reflect on where contemporary peace settlements fall on the spectrum between positive peace & cold peace & what this means for #peacebuilding.
👉: brnw.ch/21wYV4w
What does it cost to search for a missing loved one?
New publication series from our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation explores economic, social and gendered impacts of long-term search efforts led by families of the disappeared: brnw.ch/21wYMo4
How can #DDR efforts be sequenced with political transformation to reinforce each other rather than compete?
👉We draw on lessons with @orolsi.bsky.social from around the world: brnw.ch/21wY2it
📢New primers for #DDR practitioners!
Formal politics isn’t the only entry point. With @orolsi.bsky.social, we explore alternative pathways that support ex-combatants, youth & women in participating politically through networks, movements & local structures: brnw.ch/21wYRgW
Our Infrastructures for Peace programme supported by
@netherlandsmfa.bsky.social enables inclusive, locally grounded peacebuilding in #Iraq, #Somalia and #Yemen.
It helps strengthen community resilience, foster trust and create safe spaces for inclusive dialogue.
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wYA55
In #Iraq, rising temperatures and scarce water supplies fueled tension between villages. Our community-led dialogues with adelphi, Climate Diplomacy and Security and Peace Paradigms Organisation helped local leaders and residents turn conflict into collaboration.
Read our impact: brnw.ch/21wYy1M
Our Senior Research Advisor Veronique Dudouet was featured in @nytimes.com discussing the unique challenges faced by #Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa, highlighting the pragmatism and strategic decisions that can help societies move from conflict toward lasting peace.
👉: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
