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Brücke Le Pont is looking for an experienced fundraiser with an interest in international cooperation or an experienced professional in the field of international cooperation with enthusiasm and experience in fundraising as a deputy manager. The organization has been working for sustainable development cooperation for the last 65 years. It supports projects in Africa and Latin America.

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DCAF is looking for a Junior Project Officer in ISSAT’s Outreach and Knowledge team. The Outreach and Knowledge (OAK) service line works to bring about a whole-of-government and whole-of-system approach by its International Partners’ Group, facilitate greater coordination, broaden knowledge on security and justice reform lessons, trends and challenges, and encourage the use of good practice across the wider international community. The Junior Project Officer will support the OAK’s team in the implementation of a flagship project on the security sector’s role in climate change adaptation (CCA), disaster risk reduction (DRR) and environmental protection.

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humanrights.ch is looking for a coordinator of the NGO platform human rights Switzerland with a workload of 60% starting June 1, 2023. It is a permanent position and an expansion of the workload to 70-80% is under discussion. The NGO platform human rights Switzerland is a coalition of 100 NGO. The members of the platform jointly work for a strong Swiss human rights institution, for real legal protection against discrimination or for a joint critical NGO report in the UN human rights processes on Switzerland.

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February 24, 2023 | 7 - 9:30pm | Kirchgemeindehaus Nydegg, Nydeggstalden 9, Bern

One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the event aims at learning more about the experience of pacifists in Ukraine, what answers they found for the challenges they face and whether and how they were able non-violent resistance. SCI Schweiz will moderate a discussion with Andre Kamenshikov (Non-Violence International) and Vanessa Bieri (GSoA). The event will take place in German.

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09. - 13.08.2023 in Illanz, CH

The "Illanzer Sommer" aims at promoting a culture of peace in Switzerland and invites peace experts and all those working for peace to come, share their expertise, and work in-depth on topics related to peacebuilding. This years topic will be "Zukunftswut / Zukunftsmut" (engl. rage of the future / courage of the future). Information on the program will follow within the month of January 2023.

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18. - 22.07.2023

The Caux Forum is returning with two in-person events in July 2023 and aims to bring to the world an urgent message of hope and challenge. Some online elements will be incorporated to include those who can’t participate in person.

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30.01.2023 | 6 - 8pm | cfd, Falkenhöheweg 8, 3012 Bern ​​

Would you like to become a mentee? At the information evening for the program "Migrants in networks of the professional world - job mentoring" cfd will present the program schedule for the year 2023 as well as the methods of the mentoring. Moreover all questions will be answered. Please register by January 26 by sending an e-mail to theodora.leite@cfd-ch.org

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Armed conflict, nuclear weapons policies and climate change pose existential threats to current and future generations. What policies at city and federal level can address these issues? This event brings together policy makers and religious/civil society leaders with youth in an intergenerational format to share experience, innovation and inspiration for a sustainable future.

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January 18th 2023 | 5pm | Lindenbachstrasse 21, Zurich or Zoom

This year, artasfoundation is again offering a Certificate of Advanced Studies course in collaboration with the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). It is the CAS course "Arts and International Cooperation: Collaborating in Fragile Contexts and Processes of Peacebuilding". At this Jour Fixe the revised concept for this course will be presented and discussed with you.

19.01.2023 | 7-10pm | Hammerstrasse 133, 4057 Basel, Schweiz

At the public event of the regional group in Basel, Daniel Stern, journalist at the "Wochenzeitung", will speak about the interconnection between war and the energy & climate crisis. The event will take place in German. Please register here: roxane@gsoa.ch.

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