Berghof Foundation
@berghoffnd.bsky.social
We believe violent conflict is not inevitable. We’re an independent, non-profit organisation creating space for peace around the world.
Our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation joined a study trip to #Bali organised by Asia Justice and Rights to meet with survivors and visit sites of the 1965 massacres in #Indonesia.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation joined a study trip to #Bali organised by Asia Justice and Rights to meet with survivors and visit sites of the 1965 massacres in #Indonesia.
Dr. Ahmed Al Fatlawy, Secretery General of the Supreme Commission for Inter-Governorate Coordination, met with our colleagues Peshtiwan Al-Dawoudi and Ahmed Abed in #Baghdad to discuss joint collaboration on climate governance, climate security, displacement and social cohesion.
February 12, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Dr. Ahmed Al Fatlawy, Secretery General of the Supreme Commission for Inter-Governorate Coordination, met with our colleagues Peshtiwan Al-Dawoudi and Ahmed Abed in #Baghdad to discuss joint collaboration on climate governance, climate security, displacement and social cohesion.
"Where mediation is increasingly practised & justified as power-based deal diplomacy, it loses its normative core."
Our Senior Advisor & former Executive Director Hans-Joachim Giessmann on why mediation needs normative boundaries in Epis Think Tank report.
👉: www.epis-thinktank.com/publications...
Our Senior Advisor & former Executive Director Hans-Joachim Giessmann on why mediation needs normative boundaries in Epis Think Tank report.
👉: www.epis-thinktank.com/publications...
When Mediation Becomes Power Politics | EPIS | EPIS
Opportunities and Limits of Peace Mediation in an Age of Coercive Diplomacy
www.epis-thinktank.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 PM
"Where mediation is increasingly practised & justified as power-based deal diplomacy, it loses its normative core."
Our Senior Advisor & former Executive Director Hans-Joachim Giessmann on why mediation needs normative boundaries in Epis Think Tank report.
👉: www.epis-thinktank.com/publications...
Our Senior Advisor & former Executive Director Hans-Joachim Giessmann on why mediation needs normative boundaries in Epis Think Tank report.
👉: www.epis-thinktank.com/publications...
Today is #SaferInternetDay! To create a safer digital environment, we must work against the dissemination of #disinformation and #ConspiracyTheories.
Our project #vrschwrng tackles these issues through a toolkit for young people in #Germany: vrschwrng.de (in GER)
Our project #vrschwrng tackles these issues through a toolkit for young people in #Germany: vrschwrng.de (in GER)
February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Today is #SaferInternetDay! To create a safer digital environment, we must work against the dissemination of #disinformation and #ConspiracyTheories.
Our project #vrschwrng tackles these issues through a toolkit for young people in #Germany: vrschwrng.de (in GER)
Our project #vrschwrng tackles these issues through a toolkit for young people in #Germany: vrschwrng.de (in GER)
#ClimateChange in #Iraq isn’t just an environmental issue, it’s a governance and security challenge.
In @climatediplo.bsky.social and adelphi's podcast, our colleagues Nike Löble and Peshtiwan AlDawoudi reframe climate risks as shared challenges to strengthen cooperation.
👂: brnw.ch/21wZOiM
In @climatediplo.bsky.social and adelphi's podcast, our colleagues Nike Löble and Peshtiwan AlDawoudi reframe climate risks as shared challenges to strengthen cooperation.
👂: brnw.ch/21wZOiM
Insights from Iraq: Climate-informed mediation and peacebuilding
In Iraq, climate stress is colliding with fragile governance and long-standing social fault lines. Rising heat, shrinking rainfall and worsening water scarcity are reshaping daily life and, without ca...
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February 10, 2026 at 11:18 AM
#ClimateChange in #Iraq isn’t just an environmental issue, it’s a governance and security challenge.
In @climatediplo.bsky.social and adelphi's podcast, our colleagues Nike Löble and Peshtiwan AlDawoudi reframe climate risks as shared challenges to strengthen cooperation.
👂: brnw.ch/21wZOiM
In @climatediplo.bsky.social and adelphi's podcast, our colleagues Nike Löble and Peshtiwan AlDawoudi reframe climate risks as shared challenges to strengthen cooperation.
👂: brnw.ch/21wZOiM
We're pleased to announce that our Executive Director @doctorchris.bsky.social will be moderating a spotlight session at this year's #MSC2026 @munsecconf.bsky.social on Peace Deals.
📅14 February
⏰10:00–10:45 (CET)
📍Public Square / Palaishalle
📅14 February
⏰10:00–10:45 (CET)
📍Public Square / Palaishalle
February 9, 2026 at 9:11 AM
We're pleased to announce that our Executive Director @doctorchris.bsky.social will be moderating a spotlight session at this year's #MSC2026 @munsecconf.bsky.social on Peace Deals.
📅14 February
⏰10:00–10:45 (CET)
📍Public Square / Palaishalle
📅14 February
⏰10:00–10:45 (CET)
📍Public Square / Palaishalle
In “Peace and Wars", author Cora Bieß offers a non-fiction book for young readers to help them understand conflicts and peace.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
February 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In “Peace and Wars", author Cora Bieß offers a non-fiction book for young readers to help them understand conflicts and peace.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
@ravensburgertcg.bsky.social interviewed our Head of #PeaceEducation and advisor to the book Anne Kruck, who highlights how this book helps with navigating disagreements.
"We live in very uncertain times. But instead of being pessimistic, we should look for the opportunities and seek new alliances to tackle the same problems together."
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"We live in very uncertain times. But instead of being pessimistic, we should look for the opportunities and seek new alliances to tackle the same problems together."
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
Our @doctorchris.bsky.social challenges how we think about #peacebuilding today with CHS at #QMF2025 and Doha Forum by:
“If climate finance can’t operate where impacts are most severe, then the system is not failing accidentally but by design.”
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
February 5, 2026 at 9:53 AM
“If climate finance can’t operate where impacts are most severe, then the system is not failing accidentally but by design.”
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
Our @nazaninemoshiri.bsky.social on why #COP30 outcomes on climate finance still fall short for conflict-affected settings at Surge Africa Org and @enpax.bsky.social's event.
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
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
February 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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
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.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
February 3, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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.
Such exchanges are vital for strengthening policy and practice.
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.
February 2, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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.
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.
January 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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.
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.
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“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.
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.
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 AM
“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.
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 digital platform ErinnerungsZeit educates young people on the history and legacies of National Socialism through participatory formats.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZq6D
January 27, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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 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
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp
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.
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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.
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
Based on in-depth interviews, @antje4peace.bsky.social highlights how dominant Western approaches often misunderstand local peace dynamics.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZie2
January 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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
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...
Participant Tatuli Beraia highlights how dialogue helped address the psychological scars left by conflict.
Read her story: berghof-foundation.org/impact/heali...
Healing grievances across generations after the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict
We organise workshops where people share their experiences and listen to stories from "the other side" to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
berghof-foundation.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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...
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 colleague in #Beirut Jana Sleem outlines the need for language to encapsulate context: brnw.ch/21wZeeE
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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 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
Learn more: brnw.ch/21wZcxp
January 19, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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
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
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
January 16, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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
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
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.
In an ifa input, our colleagues Barbara Unger and Natascha Zupan from the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice
and Reconciliation explore further.
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
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.
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
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
January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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
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