✍️Just published! Our new Essential by C.Josi addresses memorialization & physical memory spaces as key tools in peacebuilding. They not only preserve memory but also contribute to dialogue, learning and the pursuit of a more just, peaceful and democratic future. 📚Read now ➡️https://buff.ly/OjbDQu0

Konflikte kennen keine Grenzen: Was anderswo beginnt, wirkt längst auch hier. Die erste ECHO BASEL-Veranstaltung beleuchtet die Folgen internationaler Konflikte in Basel und die Rolle ansässiger Organisationen bei deren Bewältigung. -> buff.ly/gVxgqtP Unterstützt durch die Christoph Merian Stiftung

Our 1st spotlight this year shines on the 10th Basel Peace Forum🎂 In this milestone edition, taking place next week, we will welcome over 300 participants and speakers committed to promoting peace in their own way. 🌍👥 Stay tuned!🔗https://buff.ly/kJKcQHZ

Finding ways to deal with a violent past is argued to be the basis for lasting peace. Learn about the challenges and potentials of dealing with the past (also called transitional justice) processes in this continuing education course: 🗓️ 22–24 April 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 28 Feb. 👉 buff.ly/xInInug

In the Bridging Civilian & Military Efforts in Peacebuilding #course, examine differences between military and civilian #peacebuilding actors and explore approaches to collaboration: 🗓️ 15 – 17 April 2026 📍 Basel ⏰ Apply by 02 February 2026 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

New year, new strategy! Since the first of January, you can download the new swisspeace strategy 2026–2030 directly from our website ➡️https://buff.ly/3MC1Oox

🚨Last chance to apply! Course: Rethinking State-building in a Changing World Drawing on expert inputs, discussions, & case studies this course helps you understand how statebuilding interventions can effectively contribute to peacebuilding. 🗓️ 04 – 06 February 2026 📍 Basel 🔗 buff.ly/WaPKiaQ

📢 Call for papers for our panel on "Climate change policies impacting conservation and land access: Conservation admits the climate crisis in Africa" at the SGAS/SSEA & VAD conference in August. ➡️ Panel Details: buff.ly/OCnSKvR ➡️ The conference: buff.ly/7R8FKaP ➡️ Submit: buff.ly/IMWAmSF

National Dialogue is a conflict transformation tool that aims to provide a space to: - discuss broad issues relevant to society - (re)build relations among actors - expand participation beyond political and military elites. Apply for the course and learn from experts 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

📌 Now online: The latest issue of KOFF’s #PeacebuildingMagazine à propos delves into how peacebuilding, development, and human rights organizations stay active in authoritarian context. DE/FR/EN ➡️ buff.ly/Q18YzPe

🎬Join us for a screening of "The Soil and the Sea" as part of the #BPF, followed by a discussion with co-producer C. Hassoun Abou Jaoude. This documentary explores the mass graves left behind by the Lebanese Civil War, and the topic of missing persons. 📅 21.01 🕛 7pm 📍 kHaus Basel 👉 buff.ly/rq2mdtB

Do you want to explore how different stakeholders can mitigate climate induced conflicts? Learn about key concepts and recent developments on the nexus of climate change, natural resources, and conflicts. Climate Change, Natural Resources & Conflicts 🗓️ 20 – 22 May 2026 👉 swisspeace.ch/courses

On #HumanRightsDay, we’re reminded that peace is not built by moving on, but by dealing with the past. 💡Our Dealing with the Past program promotes the documentation of human rights violations and preservation of records to support truth, justice, reparations & non-recurrence buff.ly/xVeST8i

On Friday, we held a public pro swisspeace event where our colleague and dealing with the past expert, Corsin Blumenthal, spoke about the role of archives in dealing with past activities. Let us know what you think—what subject should we feature next?

Great news for those who couldn’t travel to join our Gender, Conflict & Peacebuilding course and anyone else interested: an online edition is coming! Explore the influence of gender stereotypes on our perceptions of war and peace. 📅11–13 March 2026 & 18–20 March 2026 Apply now 👉 buff.ly/gZZNmwv

Last week, our head of the Dealing with the Past program, Lisa Ott, attended the #GROUNDOC conference "Innovation & Documentation: Reconstructing the paradigm of transitional justice from the ground up" at the University of Ghent. A day full of inspiring discussions ✨

✨Another highlight of the month: the Mediation and Peacemaking Course. A total of 25 people completed the three intensive but informative #course days. A range of exercises, including role-play, completed the experts inputs. It was a pleasure to work with you! Interested? ➡️https://buff.ly/jhiJCiV

📰We just released an Essential by Dr. Michel Thill, highlighting the power of The Most Significant Change (MSC) method. It draws on an evaluation conducted by Cordaid in conflict-affected areas of the DRC. Check it out now: shorturl.at/H9tOJ.

⏰In about ten weeks, the 10th edition of the Basel Peace Forum begins. We're working hard to make January 22 a success. Until then, join us every Thursday on the BPF Social Media Channels for a throwback journey through a decade of rethinking peace and innovating the future. ➡️ buff.ly/aFkmPj8

💡Ambiguous loss is the state of not knowing: when loved ones are missing but not confirmed dead. Since 2011, ~177,000 people have disappeared in Syria. Our SUPPSAL project supports displaced women coping with the psychosocial impact of ambiguous loss. 🔗 suppsal.swisspeace.ch

📢VERANSTALTUNG: Möchtest du mehr darüber erfahren, wie #Archive zu einem nachhaltigen #Frieden beitragen und warum ihr Schutz so wichtig ist? 📅 November 27, 2025 ⌚ 19:00 - 20:30 📍 kHaus Basel ➡️ Anmeldung: buff.ly/YQ9ibI0

🎨Dive into the intersection of Art & Peace in our new #CAS and learn how art can transform conflicts and contribute to peace. A collaboration between the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW, swisspeace, and Atelier Mondial. Apply by December 1, 2025: buff.ly/nMEHEnT

What exciting three-course days 🙌 ! The Creative & Innovative Methodologies for Inclusive Peacebuilding course really lived up to its name. The refreshing approaches fitted the November weather. Thanks to the participants for the warm atmosphere! 👉 Join us: buff.ly/z2g6gHn

👏 Warm #congratulations to our colleague Samantha Gamez on successfully defending her #PhD thesis, “Reverberations of Reform: How Kenya’s New Constitution affects Local Peacebuilding”! We wish you every success in your next career steps, Dr. Samantha Gamez💐

✨The revised Guide for Global Research Partnerships is now available✨ The 6 principles for Global Research Partnerships point at the main pillars of global collaboration. Background information you in strengthening Global Research in practice. 👉 www.grp-guide.ch

Last Friday, we listened to the concluding presentation from 27 of our dedicated #CAS students. Each student designed and presented a poster highlighting what they learned in the different modules during their studies. #Congratulations on your hard work and the diploma! ✨

Apply by Dec 15, 2025 and join us in Basel on 04 – 06 February 2026 for our expert-led course. Leave with the tools necessary to ask the right questions that help you plan effective state-building interventions. 👉 Apply now: swisspeace.ch/courses

Dialogue has the potential to prevent or de-escalate violence by building understanding & trust between different groups. This virtual course provides tools to benefit from the potential of dialogue in today’s complex conflicts. 👉 Apply by Dec 15: swisspeace.ch/courses

A huge thank you to all the participants from our course "Conflict-sensitive Communication in International Cooperation" for their lively participation! 🤗 Our discussions on responsible storytelling, positionalities, and the critical use of language and imagery were truly inspiring. 🌱

#Archive sind zentral für die #Aufarbeitung konfliktbelasteter Vergangenheiten. Wie tragen sie zu einem nachhaltigen #Frieden bei? Darüber spricht der swisspeace-Experte Corsin Blumenthal am 27. November, hier im KHaus. Sei dabei! ➡️Anmeldung: buff.ly/g60A0Uf

Apply by November 9 for an exciting #internship with our Dealing with the Past Program! ✔️ Prepare and implement the Dealing with the Past Dialogues ✔️ Assist in the organization of courses, conferences and workshops ✔️ Support design & implementation of projects and mandates ➡️https://buff.ly/GR6MsIo

The annual Mediation Support Network meeting co-hosted with the Center for Security Studies (CSS), the Folke Bernadotte Academy & the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue took place last month: lnkd.in/dQ2YpntC. Grateful for this opportunity to address mediation in complex contexts 🙏

🎨Are you ready to explore the potential of #art in peacebuilding? Art creates a unique space for dialogue and can contribute to sustainable conflict transformation and #peace. Curious? Join our online information event (MS Teams) on Thursday November 4, 2025, 12:30–13:30. ➡️https://buff.ly/rIPKF9f

💬What makes power-sharing agreements work? 📖 swisspeace’s Sahar Ammar and colleagues found that it’s not just about signing an agreement. The real test comes later: how flexible the agreement is, how strong the institutions are, and whether leaders keep their commitments 👉https://buff.ly/6Zsg6w5

Despite renewed optimism following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, swisspeace’s Co-Head of the Analysis & Impact Program, Roland Dittli, reflects on the deeper challenges that must be addressed to achieve lasting peace and justice in the region: buff.ly/MXKrkui 🔎

🚨 We want to hear your experiences! Our new #study examines the (over)use of the #terms “Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus”, “conflict sensitivity” and “peace(building)”. Share your experience: buff.ly/8ig3oEn Note: All answers will be treated confidentially and anonymously.

Happening tomorrow! Women play a crucial role in peace negotiations. Come and listen to experts addressing this key topic, exploring hands-on experiences, cutting-edge research, and ideas for shaping future multi-level approaches to peacebuilding. Register here: buff.ly/mWwuxwu

🙏 Thank you to everyone who participated in our Disappeared & Missing Persons in Peacebuilding course! 🎓 A special thanks also to our faculty, who shared so many powerful and moving examples from their own experiences. Check out our other peacebuilding courses: buff.ly/ZG0TR0v

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Seba Abudaqa and Tom Kellner, co-founders of Clean Shelter, as well as Roland Dittli from swisspeace, to discuss the current situation and practical ways to support people and institutions in Gaza. 👉free entry, please register: buff.ly/hu833XZ

Last week, we kicked off our new 4-year research project "From Pixels to Peace", which explores the role of #visual_communication in #peacebuilding and #conflict_transformation. A collaboration between Karlstad University, University of Basel, and Università della Svizzera italiana, funded by SNSF.

🚀 Are you searching for an engaging #internship with political relevance? Gain valuable experience as part of our #DealingWithThePast team and get insights into work at the intersection of research and policy. ℹ️ Intern | 100% | 6 months | Starting February 1 👉 Apply by November 9: swisspeace.ch/jobs

An dieser öffentlichen #Podiumsdiskussion vom 24. Oktober werden über Chancen, Grenzen, Erwartungen und Aussichten diskutiert, für wenn die #Schweiz 2026 zum dritten Mal den Vorsitz der #OSZE übernimmt. Das Event ist von der SHV und SGA organisiert. Sei dabei!: buff.ly/D6k9ml6

Recorded information is the foundation for reconciliation and conflict prevention. Yet, the importance of preserving archives and records of human rights violations is often overlooked. We are proud to continue advocating for the power and relevance of archives and records. ➡️https://buff.ly/OfmErBt

After this fantastic city tour, by our expert Gal Harmat, the participants in our #Gender, Conflict & #Peacebuilding designed their own walking tour, applying #feminist pedagogy principles. Congratulations to everyone for finishing the course successfully!

Mental health is crucial to our wellbeing and to our ability to work effectively. Today's World Mental Health Day reminds us that it should be a priority for everyone. How do you protect and take care of your own mental health? 👉Sign up for our course to acquire more skills: swisspeace.ch/courses

On the occasion of the 25th year of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, we invite you to the discussion Women in Multi-Level Peacemaking: Global Experiences from the Philippines to Colombia and Beyond. October 28, 18:30 at Volkshaus Basel ➡️https://buff.ly/W9fAM0J

Congrats to our colleague Maria for completing her Certificate for Trainers! 🎉 At swisspeace, she works on communications, media presence, and events like the Basel Peace Forum. She’ll take on an even bigger role in organizing the next edition; her flagship project. We’re proud of you, Maria! 💐

In light of the developments over the past years, state-building matters more than ever. Learn how to critically (re)assess and (re)design state-building programs in conflict-affected countries to ensure that future interventions do not add fuel to the fire. 👉 Apply now: swisspeace.ch/courses

Transitional justice in Yemen – why and in what form? swisspeace’s Sahar Ammar joined Abdul Galil Shaif & Liza Al Badawi to discuss how #transitionaljustice must be part of #Yemen’s peace process. Hosted by Guillaume Charron, connecting diplomats, civil society & UN actors.

Join us for the launch of SUPPSAL! A project together with the Asfari Institute & Women Now For Development. ➡️Early research findings & future steps to strengthen mental health services & access to justice for Syrian women who face ambiguous loss. Zoom: buff.ly/e4Nq3yD In-person: buff.ly/9lzkJnF