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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🤝 Frieden und Entwicklung gehören zusammen – auch im Reformplan 2026 von @bmz.de Wir bringen friedens- und entwicklungspolitische Perspektiven in die Debatte ein - mit konkreten Empfehlungen für die Umsetzung des Reformplans. Jetzt unser Impulspapier lesen: frient.de/publikation/...

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Anregungen zur friedens- und entwicklungspolitischen Umsetzung der BMZ-Reform 2026 - FriEnt Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung

Konfliktsensibilität, Lokalisierung und globale Partnerschaften im Fokus

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Die Bundesregierung hat die entwicklungspolitische Nord-Süd-Kommission einberufen🌍 Wir bei @frient-news.bsky.social und @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social sagen: Diese Initiative kommt genau zum richtigen Zeitpunkt. 💭 Wachsende globale Herausforderungen verlangen nach neuen Formen der Zusammenarbeit

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

👀 Check out the recent publication from our member organization @berghoffnd.bsky.social 📗 If we want 🌱 climate action to contribute to peace it is not enough to only invest into the solutions. We need to invest in people, structures, and processes that make these solutions possible 👥 🏛️ ⚙️

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From climate stress to social strain

A non-governmental organisation supporting people in conflict in their efforts to achieve sustainable peace through conflict transformation and peacebuilding

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

🤔 Warum ist eine starke Zivilgesellschaft entscheidend für Frieden? Und müssen wir sie dafür neu denken? Im Interview spricht Ralph Ellermann von Conducive Spaces for Peace (CSP) über die weltweit schrumpfenden zivilgesellschaftlichen Räume und die Folgen für Frieden, Demokratie und Gerechtigkeit.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🤔 Wie gelingt nachhaltige Wirkung von Klimaprojekten in Krisenkontexten? 💥🌱 Unsere Antwort findet ihr in unserer Studie 📗 "Mit Klimamaßnahmen Frieden fördern," die wir letzte, gemeinsam mit der @berghoffnd.bsky.social, Woche beim „Climate Meets“-Format des @bmz.de vorstellen durften 📢

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🕊 Stronger Together for Peace: FriEnt and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) explore closer collaboration at a kick-off meeting 🎉 📢 At a time of growing global challenges, strong international partnerships are more important than ever – we are excited about the path ahead! 👥

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

👉 Read our article about our public #dialogue on “ #Geopolitics, #Militarisation, and the so-called #GlobalSouth” at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in #Berlin: frient.de/artikel/geop... Photo: © kauffmannstudios

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

💡📄 Did you notice the new #UN #Security Council Resolution 2807 (2025) in December❓The United Nations has once again reaffirmed the #Youth, #Peace and #Security (#YPS) Agenda. ➡️https://docs.un.org/en/S/RES/2807(2025)

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

⏰🆕📬 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.

Climate March durch Belém während der COP30 mit mehr als 50.000 Teilnehmenden. Foto: Laura Schäfer

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

📖👀 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

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Chinese Conceptions of Peace - FriEnt Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Frieden und Entwicklung

Historical foundations and implications for contemporary conflict agency

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Berghof Foundation @berghoffnd.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

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.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

🆕 ⚖️ #New #study on #Chinese Conceptions of #Peace – Historical Foundations and Implications for Contemporary Conflict Agency 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

🌍 #Throwback to the #Berlin #Climate and #Security Conference (#BCSC) by @climatediplo.bsky.social ! 🔑 Key takeaways from our FriEnt-colleagues Caroline Kruckow and Nina Strumpf:

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🌱 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.

Man sieht eine Bild mit einer Hand, die die Weltkugel hält mit dem Text: Die Folgen der Klimakrise können bestehende Konflikte verstärken oder neue Konflikte verursachen.

Man sieht das Cover der neuen FriEnt-Studie mit dem Text: Lest unsere neue Studie mit sieben Fallbeispielen aus der ganzen Welt:

Man sieht die linke Seite einer Weltkarte, auf der die Länder der Fallbeispiele markiert sind: Peru

Man sieht die rechte Seite einer Weltkarte, auf der die Länder/Regionen der Fallbeispiele markiert sind: Niger, Uganda, Tschadseebecken, Madagaskar, Bangladesch, Somalia

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Berghof Foundation @berghoffnd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

“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)

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

🆕📬 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.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

🌍 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: events@frient.de!

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SIPRI.bsky.social @sipri.org · 09/10/2025

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

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🌍🕊️ 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.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

🕊️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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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

💡 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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zfdnews.bsky.social @zfdnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

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...

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

🌍 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!

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🌍🎙️ 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! ⤵️

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🕊️ 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

© Hessischer Landtag: Peace Prize Winner Jani Silva is sitting at a table.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

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...

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Berlin Peace Dialogue 2025 - Beirat Zivile Krisenprävention und Friedensförderung

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

🕊️ 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.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

🔍 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

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

✨ The Importance of #Peace in the #HDPNexus – Our #FriEnt member the Berghof Foundation (@berghoffnd.bsky.social) highlights why peace is a vital component in the #Humanitarian-#Development-Peace (#HDP) Nexus and offers valuable recommendations for effective implementation.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🌐 Current briefing on the #FriEnt website: If you want #security, you need to think about #peace and #climate as well! 👉 frient.de/en/publikati...

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

🎧 #Listen in! 🔗 "The Exciting World of #Digital #Peacebuilding" focusing on peacebuilding and #disinformation: thepeacebuildingpractitioner.buzzsprout.com/2172947/epis...

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🔄 #ThrowbackThursday to our side event during the #Bonn #ClimateChange Conference #UNFCCC: we explored the specific needs in fragile and #conflict-affected contexts – and discussed how #German #development #policy responds to these #challenges. Read our takeaways here 👉 frient.de/artikel/was-...

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🆕 #New #Article: Between #Peace Processes and War #Economy in #Africa's Great Lakes Region 👉 frient.de/artikel/zwis... 📆🔄 #Throwback to April 2025: we gathered at our FriEnt member @fesonline.bsky.social to discuss the alarming developments in Africa's #GreatLakes Region. #Peacebuilding #Development

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🕰️ Is ‘#peace’ out? – Why the term is changing 🆕 Sandra Klaft (Peace for Future) shows in her article what young people in Germany understand by ‘peace’ – much more than the mere absence of war: #Justice, #NoDiscrimination #SocialCohesion

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

💜 Feminist peacebuilding means taking a holistic view of conflicts. 🚫 Peace without #feminism? Incomplete. If you want peace, you have to take everyone's needs into account – otherwise new damage will be done.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🌱 #SDG16 is a key enabler for the entire #2030Agenda. #Peace, #justice, and strong institutions are essential to #progress on all other goals. #opportunity Through the Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (CSPPS), we are committed to funding peace work.

Slide reading: The global community must make additional funding investments in support of SDG16+. SDG16+ issues at all levels need greater and additional financing, namely including investments in civil society organizations and the loval-level. Credit: SDG16Now Campaign.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

👐 #SDG16Now prioritises inclusion, civic space, and human rights! 🌍 We won’t achieve the 2030 Agenda without civil society and without societies that put human rights at the core of their SDG actions.

A graphic displaying three pillars. Title: #SDG16Now - Inclusion, civic space, & human rights. Pillar one: Governments and the international community must protect Human Rights and fundamental freedoms at all levels. Pillar two: Governments must regulate emerging technologies and address misinformation and disinformation. Pillar three: Expand and protect civic space, promote openness and responsiveness within institutions and processes.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

This partnership means for FriEnt: 🤝Civil society and state actors jointly #develop the agenda. 🤝Trust forms the basis of the relationship. 🤝The partnership is permanent and institutionalized. 🤝The #cooperation is adequately funded. To achieve the 2030 Agenda, we need to focus on #SDG16! #peace

A photo of a man and a woman. Text. In peaceful, just, and nclusive societies, collaboration between the state and civil socety is not an option - it's a must!

Text: Together, we are committed to achieving SDG16. FriEnt Co-Chairs Silke Pfeiffer, Brot für die Welt, Martin Schuldes, BMZ

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

⚖️ What does justice mean to us? ✔️ Promoting peace that’s more than the absence of war. ✔️ Ensuring human security – politically, socially, and economically. ✔️ Building positive peace – grounded in rights, inclusion, and trust.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

🔎🎯 Let’s zoom in on #SDG16.1: The global economic impact of violence reached $19.97 trillion in 2024 – equivalent to 11.6% of global GDP or $2,455 per person. 👁️‍🗨️ Where do we stand on reducing all forms of violence?

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

💪 We're joining the global #SDG16Now campaign! Together, we call for stronger action on peace, justice, and strong institutions. 🕊️ SDG 16 is crucial for sustainable development – yet, progress is slow. The time for action is now. #SDG16 #GlobalGoals #Agenda2030 #SustainableDevelopment #FriEnt

A digital sign reading "We are calling for #SDG16Now. Join the Campaign at www.SDG16Now.ord". Credit: SDG16Now Campaign.

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Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) @frient-news.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

👋 Great to be here! ✨ Just on time to join the #SDG16Now Campaign… Stay tuned! 👣 Follow us to learn more on #peace and #development – and share with us YOUR perspective on our focus areas Peace & #Climate, Peace & #Security and #Feminist #Peacebuilding!

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