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The Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) is an association of governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.
⏰🆕📬 Unser neuer #Newsletter greift zum Jahresende noch einmal den Nexus #Klima–#Frieden–#Sicherheit auf! 👉 frient.de/newsletter
📰🌐💡 Im Leitartikel beleuchtet Laura Schäfer @germanwatch.bsky.social die zentralen Ergebnisse der UN #Klimakonferenz #COP30 in #Belém sowie mögliche nächste Schritte.
📰🌐💡 Im Leitartikel beleuchtet Laura Schäfer @germanwatch.bsky.social die zentralen Ergebnisse der UN #Klimakonferenz #COP30 in #Belém sowie mögliche nächste Schritte.
December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
⏰🆕📬 Unser neuer #Newsletter greift zum Jahresende noch einmal den Nexus #Klima–#Frieden–#Sicherheit auf! 👉 frient.de/newsletter
📰🌐💡 Im Leitartikel beleuchtet Laura Schäfer @germanwatch.bsky.social die zentralen Ergebnisse der UN #Klimakonferenz #COP30 in #Belém sowie mögliche nächste Schritte.
📰🌐💡 Im Leitartikel beleuchtet Laura Schäfer @germanwatch.bsky.social die zentralen Ergebnisse der UN #Klimakonferenz #COP30 in #Belém sowie mögliche nächste Schritte.
#Throwback zu unserem Event nach 🔟 Jahren Agenda zu #Jugend, #Frieden und #Sicherheit – Quo vadis, #YPSAgenda?
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#Throwback zu unserem Event nach 🔟 Jahren Agenda zu #Jugend, #Frieden und #Sicherheit – Quo vadis, #YPSAgenda?
📖👀 Check out our #FriEnt #study "Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary #Conflict Agency" by Dr. Pascal Abb and Dr. Xinyu Yuan @prif.org 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
Chinese Conceptions of Peace - FriEnt Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung
Historical foundations and implications for contemporary conflict agency
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December 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
📖👀 Check out our #FriEnt #study "Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary #Conflict Agency" by Dr. Pascal Abb and Dr. Xinyu Yuan @prif.org 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
🕊️ It explores #China’s approach to peace and #ConflictTransformation. #development
⚖️🕊️ #Feminist #Peacebuilding reminds us: There is no #peace without #safety, #dignity, and #justice for all. #Today marks the beginning of the #16Days of #Activism Against #GenderBasedViolence (GBV).
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
⚖️🕊️ #Feminist #Peacebuilding reminds us: There is no #peace without #safety, #dignity, and #justice for all. #Today marks the beginning of the #16Days of #Activism Against #GenderBasedViolence (GBV).
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Today, @frient-news.bsky.social hosted an in-depth talk at our HQ in #Berlin to unpack #China’s growing influence in global peacebuilding.
Discussions centred on how traditional philosophies and historical political thought continue to inform China’s modern “Developmental Peace” approach.
Discussions centred on how traditional philosophies and historical political thought continue to inform China’s modern “Developmental Peace” approach.
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Today, @frient-news.bsky.social hosted an in-depth talk at our HQ in #Berlin to unpack #China’s growing influence in global peacebuilding.
Discussions centred on how traditional philosophies and historical political thought continue to inform China’s modern “Developmental Peace” approach.
Discussions centred on how traditional philosophies and historical political thought continue to inform China’s modern “Developmental Peace” approach.
🆕 ⚖️ #New #study on #Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary Conflict Agency 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🆕 ⚖️ #New #study on #Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary Conflict Agency 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
🌍 #Throwback to the #Berlin #Climate and #Security Conference (#BCSC) by @climatediplo.bsky.social !
🔑 Key takeaways from our FriEnt-colleagues Caroline Kruckow and Nina Strumpf:
🔑 Key takeaways from our FriEnt-colleagues Caroline Kruckow and Nina Strumpf:
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
🌍 #Throwback to the #Berlin #Climate and #Security Conference (#BCSC) by @climatediplo.bsky.social !
🔑 Key takeaways from our FriEnt-colleagues Caroline Kruckow and Nina Strumpf:
🔑 Key takeaways from our FriEnt-colleagues Caroline Kruckow and Nina Strumpf:
🌱 New #FriEnt study: "Mit Klimamaßnahmen Frieden fördern"! 👉 frient.de/publikation/...
💡 How can #peacebuilding be made #climate-sensitive? The #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding approach demonstrates how #climate and #peace engagement can be systematically integrated for #conflict sensitivity.
💡 How can #peacebuilding be made #climate-sensitive? The #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding approach demonstrates how #climate and #peace engagement can be systematically integrated for #conflict sensitivity.
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌱 New #FriEnt study: "Mit Klimamaßnahmen Frieden fördern"! 👉 frient.de/publikation/...
💡 How can #peacebuilding be made #climate-sensitive? The #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding approach demonstrates how #climate and #peace engagement can be systematically integrated for #conflict sensitivity.
💡 How can #peacebuilding be made #climate-sensitive? The #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding approach demonstrates how #climate and #peace engagement can be systematically integrated for #conflict sensitivity.
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“Transitional justice is critical for laying the foundation for social repair and transformation. As such it is not only about dealing with the past but equally about what kind of society we want to build in the future." - Barney Afako (UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan)
October 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
“Transitional justice is critical for laying the foundation for social repair and transformation. As such it is not only about dealing with the past but equally about what kind of society we want to build in the future." - Barney Afako (UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan)
🆕📬 The #new FriEnt "Impulse" newsletter is out – just in time for the 25th #anniversary of the #UN resolution 1325 on #Women, #Peace and #Security (#WPS)! 👉 frient.de/index.php?pa...
📰 In our leading article, Dr Julia Leininger explores how peace and security can be integrated in one approach.
📰 In our leading article, Dr Julia Leininger explores how peace and security can be integrated in one approach.
FriEnt Newsletter
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October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🆕📬 The #new FriEnt "Impulse" newsletter is out – just in time for the 25th #anniversary of the #UN resolution 1325 on #Women, #Peace and #Security (#WPS)! 👉 frient.de/index.php?pa...
📰 In our leading article, Dr Julia Leininger explores how peace and security can be integrated in one approach.
📰 In our leading article, Dr Julia Leininger explores how peace and security can be integrated in one approach.
🌍 Public Debate: "Geopolitics, Militarisation, and the Global South"
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
🎙️ Speakers include:
Dr Swasti Rao
Dr Xinyu Yuan
Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha
Dr. Paul Simon Handy
👉 Please register here: [email protected]!
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
🎙️ Speakers include:
Dr Swasti Rao
Dr Xinyu Yuan
Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha
Dr. Paul Simon Handy
👉 Please register here: [email protected]!
October 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌍 Public Debate: "Geopolitics, Militarisation, and the Global South"
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
🎙️ Speakers include:
Dr Swasti Rao
Dr Xinyu Yuan
Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha
Dr. Paul Simon Handy
👉 Please register here: [email protected]!
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
🎙️ Speakers include:
Dr Swasti Rao
Dr Xinyu Yuan
Professor Antonio Jorge Ramalho da Rocha
Dr. Paul Simon Handy
👉 Please register here: [email protected]!
🌱⚖️ How to make sure that #climate programmes do not spark #conflict but promote #peace?
💪 When #peacebuilding is integrated with climate action, solutions become stronger, fairer, and more #sustainable. 🌍 🕊️
Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
💪 When #peacebuilding is integrated with climate action, solutions become stronger, fairer, and more #sustainable. 🌍 🕊️
Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
COP30 – What should be delivered on Climate, Peace, and Security? - FriEnt Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung
A policy brief by FriEnt, Brot für die Welt, Germanwatch, Search for Common Ground, and World Vision
frient.de
October 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🌱⚖️ How to make sure that #climate programmes do not spark #conflict but promote #peace?
💪 When #peacebuilding is integrated with climate action, solutions become stronger, fairer, and more #sustainable. 🌍 🕊️
Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
💪 When #peacebuilding is integrated with climate action, solutions become stronger, fairer, and more #sustainable. 🌍 🕊️
Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
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Today, #SIPRI releases a new research policy paper by
Katongo Seyuba and @floriankrampe.bsky.social exploring how businesses can foster climate resilience and #peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Full paper 🔗 doi.org/10.55163/PDK...
#ClimateSecurity #ClimateChange
Katongo Seyuba and @floriankrampe.bsky.social exploring how businesses can foster climate resilience and #peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Full paper 🔗 doi.org/10.55163/PDK...
#ClimateSecurity #ClimateChange
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today, #SIPRI releases a new research policy paper by
Katongo Seyuba and @floriankrampe.bsky.social exploring how businesses can foster climate resilience and #peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Full paper 🔗 doi.org/10.55163/PDK...
#ClimateSecurity #ClimateChange
Katongo Seyuba and @floriankrampe.bsky.social exploring how businesses can foster climate resilience and #peacebuilding in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Full paper 🔗 doi.org/10.55163/PDK...
#ClimateSecurity #ClimateChange
🌍🕊️ Building #Climate #Resilience and #Peace Together 👉 Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief on Climate, Peace and Security: frient.de/en/publikati...
👣 Mitigating #ClimateChange by moving away from #FossilFuels is not just about cutting emissions – it is also about preventing #conflict.
👣 Mitigating #ClimateChange by moving away from #FossilFuels is not just about cutting emissions – it is also about preventing #conflict.
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🌍🕊️ Building #Climate #Resilience and #Peace Together 👉 Read more in our #COP30 #Policy Brief on Climate, Peace and Security: frient.de/en/publikati...
👣 Mitigating #ClimateChange by moving away from #FossilFuels is not just about cutting emissions – it is also about preventing #conflict.
👣 Mitigating #ClimateChange by moving away from #FossilFuels is not just about cutting emissions – it is also about preventing #conflict.
🕊️On the International Day of Non-Violence, read the new Global Progress Report on #SDG16 – the #SustainableDevelopmentGoal for #peace, #justice, and strong institutions on the @undp-gpcg.bsky.social website: www.undp.org/publications...
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October 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🕊️On the International Day of Non-Violence, read the new Global Progress Report on #SDG16 – the #SustainableDevelopmentGoal for #peace, #justice, and strong institutions on the @undp-gpcg.bsky.social website: www.undp.org/publications...
🌍 #New #release by @eplo-network.bsky.social: Read the statement on the Commission proposal for a #GlobalEurope regulation! eplo.org/eplo-stateme...
EPLO Statement - Global Europe: ensuring the EU continues to fund conflict prevention and peacebuilding - EPLO
In September 2025, EPLO released its official statement accompanied by the brief on the European Commission’s proposal for a new Global Europe regulation. The focus of this contribution is clear: the ...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🌍 #New #release by @eplo-network.bsky.social: Read the statement on the Commission proposal for a #GlobalEurope regulation! eplo.org/eplo-stateme...
💡 Our new #policy brief highlights our key recommendations ahead of #COP30: How can mitigation, adaptation & loss-and-damage responses promote peace and resilience? 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
September 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
💡 Our new #policy brief highlights our key recommendations ahead of #COP30: How can mitigation, adaptation & loss-and-damage responses promote peace and resilience? 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...
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Anlässlich der #Haushaltsverhandlungen & der im Raum stehenden #Kürzungen für die nächsten Jahre fordert das Konsortium Ziviler Friedensdienst: Gewaltprävention & Friedensförderung stärken! www.ziviler-friedensdienst.org/de/aktuelles...
September 22, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Anlässlich der #Haushaltsverhandlungen & der im Raum stehenden #Kürzungen für die nächsten Jahre fordert das Konsortium Ziviler Friedensdienst: Gewaltprävention & Friedensförderung stärken! www.ziviler-friedensdienst.org/de/aktuelles...
🕊️ In remembrance of Ms. Hibo Yassin Haji Yussuf on yesterday's #InternationalDayofPeace: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiN...
Interview with Dr Hibo Yassin Haji Yussuf
YouTube video by FriEnt
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September 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🕊️ In remembrance of Ms. Hibo Yassin Haji Yussuf on yesterday's #InternationalDayofPeace: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmiN...
🌍 Public Debate: "Geopolitics, Militarisation, and the Global South"
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
👉 Please stay tuned for further information on how to register. We look forward to welcoming you!
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
👉 Please stay tuned for further information on how to register. We look forward to welcoming you!
September 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🌍 Public Debate: "Geopolitics, Militarisation, and the Global South"
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
👉 Please stay tuned for further information on how to register. We look forward to welcoming you!
📅 28 October 2025 | 🕠 17:30 | 📍 @fesonline.bsky.social #Berlin
👉 Please stay tuned for further information on how to register. We look forward to welcoming you!
🌍🎙️ Is there room for #climate, #peace, and #security at the #ClimateChange #Conference #COP? 🎧 Tune in to this #insightful #podcast episode: @steinkraus.bsky.social and Laís Clemente dive into #Brazil's role in global climate #diplomacy – and what it could mean for the upcoming #COP30. Listen now! ⤵️
Less than 💯 days until #COP30 in Belém.
In our latest episode of the #ClimateDiploPod, we discuss Brazil’s challenges & opportunities regarding climate, environment, and human security, explore Brazil's leadership role on climate, & what to expect for climate security at COP30.
🎧 adelph.it/podcast52
In our latest episode of the #ClimateDiploPod, we discuss Brazil’s challenges & opportunities regarding climate, environment, and human security, explore Brazil's leadership role on climate, & what to expect for climate security at COP30.
🎧 adelph.it/podcast52
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌍🎙️ Is there room for #climate, #peace, and #security at the #ClimateChange #Conference #COP? 🎧 Tune in to this #insightful #podcast episode: @steinkraus.bsky.social and Laís Clemente dive into #Brazil's role in global climate #diplomacy – and what it could mean for the upcoming #COP30. Listen now! ⤵️
🕊️ Today, the #Peace #Prize of the German state of #Hessen is awarded to #Colombian #environmental and peace activist Jani Silva.
Just after the #InternationalDayofDemocracy, it is a reminder how #democracy is linked to #HumanRights, #SocialJustice & #EnvironmentalProtection.
📷© Hessischer Landtag
Just after the #InternationalDayofDemocracy, it is a reminder how #democracy is linked to #HumanRights, #SocialJustice & #EnvironmentalProtection.
📷© Hessischer Landtag
September 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🕊️ Today, the #Peace #Prize of the German state of #Hessen is awarded to #Colombian #environmental and peace activist Jani Silva.
Just after the #InternationalDayofDemocracy, it is a reminder how #democracy is linked to #HumanRights, #SocialJustice & #EnvironmentalProtection.
📷© Hessischer Landtag
Just after the #InternationalDayofDemocracy, it is a reminder how #democracy is linked to #HumanRights, #SocialJustice & #EnvironmentalProtection.
📷© Hessischer Landtag
Register now to the Berlin Peace Dialogue 2025! FriEnt contributes to the topics of disinformation and climate.
🗓️ 9 October 2025, 9:00am – 5:30pm
📍 German Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin & online!
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🗓️ 9 October 2025, 9:00am – 5:30pm
📍 German Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin & online!
📝 beirat-zivile-krisenpraevention.org/en/event/ber...
Berlin Peace Dialogue 2025 - Beirat Zivile Krisenprävention und Friedensförderung
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September 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Register now to the Berlin Peace Dialogue 2025! FriEnt contributes to the topics of disinformation and climate.
🗓️ 9 October 2025, 9:00am – 5:30pm
📍 German Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin & online!
📝 beirat-zivile-krisenpraevention.org/en/event/ber...
🗓️ 9 October 2025, 9:00am – 5:30pm
📍 German Federal Ministry of Defence, Berlin & online!
📝 beirat-zivile-krisenpraevention.org/en/event/ber...
🕊️ Increasing military spending should not come at the expense of crucial investments in sustainable development and peace. The report by the UN Secretary-General on the impacts of rising military expenditures on the SDGs could be an important opportunity for political redirection.
September 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🕊️ Increasing military spending should not come at the expense of crucial investments in sustainable development and peace. The report by the UN Secretary-General on the impacts of rising military expenditures on the SDGs could be an important opportunity for political redirection.
🔍 How could #NATO continue to exist without the #leadership of the #USA? Our FriEnt member Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (@fesonline.bsky.social) has developed three #future scenarios in the context of a study series. ➡️ lnkd.in/d2i6Y8-r
#Peace #Security #SecurityPolicy #Europe
#Peace #Security #SecurityPolicy #Europe
August 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🔍 How could #NATO continue to exist without the #leadership of the #USA? Our FriEnt member Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (@fesonline.bsky.social) has developed three #future scenarios in the context of a study series. ➡️ lnkd.in/d2i6Y8-r
#Peace #Security #SecurityPolicy #Europe
#Peace #Security #SecurityPolicy #Europe