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Peacebuilding Forum

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We strengthen Voices.
For Peace and Development.

FriEnt brings together governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.

We strengthen Voices.
For Peace and Development.

FriEnt brings together governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.

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Focus areas

Peace and Climate
Feminist Peacebuilding
Peace and Security
Global Partnerships

Impulse Article

Here you will find our monthly impulse article, which is also the lead article in our newsletter.
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Geopolitical Change: What Europe Must Learn from Munich and New Delhi

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Current topics

Our latest articles and reports are published here every month.
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FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum

FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2026: The Focus on the Future of Peacebuilding 

At a time of growing global instability and a renewed focus on security and deterrence, the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2026 offers a clear counterpoint by bringing together around 150 international experts and practitioners to identify and advance new pathways towards sustainable and just peace.
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CSP
Global Partnerships

„Wo Zivilgesellschaft geschwächt wird, wachsen Autoritarismus und Gewalt“

Zivilgesellschaftliche Räume schrumpfen weltweit – mit Folgen für Frieden, Demokratie und globale Gerechtigkeit. Ralph Ellermann von Conducive Space for Peace (CSP) erklärt im Interview, warum dieser Trend kein Zufall ist, weshalb echte Freiheit nur kollektiv entstehen kann und wie eine translokale Zivilgesellschaft neue Handlungsspielräume eröffnet.
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FriEnt trauert um Jochen Steinhilber

Wir nehmen mit tiefer Trauer Abschied von Jochen Steinhilber. Sein Tod hinterlässt eine große Lücke in der Welt der internationalen Zusammenarbeit und Krisenprävention.
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FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum

FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2026: The Focus on the Future of Peacebuilding 

At a time of growing global instability and a renewed focus on security and deterrence, the FriEnt Peacebuilding Forum 2026 offers a clear counterpoint by bringing together around 150 international experts and practitioners to identify and advance new pathways towards sustainable and just peace.
Read more
CSP
Global Partnerships

„Wo Zivilgesellschaft geschwächt wird, wachsen Autoritarismus und Gewalt“

Zivilgesellschaftliche Räume schrumpfen weltweit – mit Folgen für Frieden, Demokratie und globale Gerechtigkeit. Ralph Ellermann von Conducive Space for Peace (CSP) erklärt im Interview, warum dieser Trend kein Zufall ist, weshalb echte Freiheit nur kollektiv entstehen kann und wie eine translokale Zivilgesellschaft neue Handlungsspielräume eröffnet.
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FriEnt trauert um Jochen Steinhilber

Wir nehmen mit tiefer Trauer Abschied von Jochen Steinhilber. Sein Tod hinterlässt eine große Lücke in der Welt der internationalen Zusammenarbeit und Krisenprävention.
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Blog

Our blog features longer pieces that will be published every now and then.
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

Confronting male supremacy

Rethinking men’s allyship
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

„Schützt unsere Frauen“

Rechter Antifeminismus und die rassistische Instrumentalisierung von Frauenrechten
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

Naturalizing inequality

How anti-feminism fuels authoritarian movements
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News
Reference

Germany plays an important role in the UN "Our Common Agenda" process

The UN process on “Our Common Agenda” will be important for Germany. FriEnt is supporting it. Here is an article about the complex process.

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Peace
Security

Chinese Conceptions of Peace

Over the past 25 years, as it has risen to the status of a great world power, China has become deeply enmeshed in attempts to manage global conflicts.
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