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07 September 2023 | 1.00 - 3.00pm | Käfigturm, Politfurm Bern

The prevalence of patriarchal violence and militarization continues to cause harm to the lives of many, including women and children. In the face of the current peace and security situation, what should feminist peace work address?

Join this KOFF Roundtable discussion with four amazing feminist experts organized in collaboration with PeaceWomen Across the Globe!

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This virtual KOFF Roundtable in collaboration with the Guatemala Network Berne and Peace Brigades International Switzerland offers the opportunity to exchange views on the current situation in Guatemala with local experts.

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This KOFF roundtable will provide the virtual space to discuss and reflect on the meaning, challenges and opportunities of such a concept for related work and explore potential synergies and avenues for collaboration on this topic in the KOFF Platform.

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In cooperation with the Martin Ennals Award, KOFF has invited two finalists of the Award 2020 for this roundtabel to talk about activism in conflict and post-conflict settings. Huda Al-Sarari and Sizani Ngubane will discuss challenges to peacebuilding as female activists.

Englisch Invitation

The Latin America Roundtable, organised by the Swiss Platform for Peacebuilding KOFF together with the working group Switzerland Colombia (ask!) and Peace Brigades International Switzerland (PBI) , offers the opportunity to meet four committed women from Colombia and Honduras and to exchange views on the current situation in the two countries, on the work and challenges of local civil society organisations and their demands, fears and hopes.

German Invitation

Civil society engagement in conflict-affected states is a foreign policy priority for the Swiss FDFA, the European Union, and the United Nations. However, the space for civil society organizations to operate is affected by the modes of governance of the state in which they work.

English Invitation

At the heart of this roundtable lies a discussion on victim participation in dealing with the past processes based on a case study in Cambodia by Dr. Timothy Williams and Dr. Julie Bernath.

(overview of results: here)

English Invitation

Economist and political scientist Alejandra Miller Restrepo was elected to the Truth Commission of Colombia in November 2017. She reports on the right to truth and reparation.

German Invitation

This roundtable is an opportunity for Swiss actors working in and on the Myanmar context to come together and discuss the challenges of peacebuilding in the country. Following this, the role of religion in conflict in Myanmar will be addressed through a paper presentation and discussion.

German Invitation

President Duque's government poses major challenges to Colombian civil society and human rights organizations.

German Invitation