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31 May 2023 | 6pm | Saal, kHaus, Basel

Women and girls are disproportionately subjected to threats, hate speech, and other forms of violence in online spaces. Join us for the film screening “Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age”, a film on online gender-based violence, to learn more and discuss actions for more gender equality.

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Natural resources are essential for human survival, serve as a primary source of livelihood for many, and are vital to the functioning of economies and societies worldwide. What conflicts can arise from competition for these resources, and how can peacebuilding organizations address them? KOFF members discuss this topic in the latest edition of the à propos magazine.

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This Essential summarizes our key findings of an internal assessment of Joint Learning Processes (JLP), a peacebuilding methodology and practice developed by us. This Essential aims to identify and capitalize on the lessons learnt from previous JLPs to improve the accessibility, relevance, and impact of joint learning in the platform, as well as to share our experiences with this methodology with a wider audience.

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KOFF gender experts Yasmine Janah & Dr Anna Antonakis wrote an article on the open debate meeting on Resolution 1325 under Mozambique's Presidency of the UNSC for the SGA-ASPE. The article highlights the importance of the UN Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda as a domestic and foreign policy agenda and concludes that civil society is a necessary condition to support gender-sensitive peace policies, not least in the context of Switzerland’s current seat on the UN Security Council and the forthcoming draft of the Swiss 5th NAP.

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A year has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine and the outcome of this war remains uncertain. It is the first conflict of its kind and magnitude in Europe since the Second World War and highlights the divergence of views on peace, even within the peacebuilding practice. When a country is attacked, is military retaliation the way to peace? KOFF members share their views and commitment to peacebuilding in Ukraine in this first 2023 issue of à propos.

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More than a decade after the Arab Spring, the November issue of à propos explores the peace and conflict situation in the MENA region. It provides poignant stories of protracted conflict and illustrates the extent to which KOFF organizations and their partners are addressing urgent needs while promoting dialogue, institutional reform and local democracy.

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What are the different identities and positionalities represented within the KOFF platform? What impact do they have on existing conflicts and peacebuilding? This à propos issue engages with the demands for decolonization, racial and gender justice and how they have affected the work, power dynamics and values of KOFF organizations.

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How can our organizations cope with the shrinking spaces for civil society? This à propos issue provides an overview of the current space left to civil society and the approaches and methods used by KOFF organizations and their partners to create new spaces or defend existing ones.

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Terre des hommes has launched its Child Labour Report 2022. It describes how COVID-19 affected the lives of children and what measures are necessary to build back better from their point of view.

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The KOFF 2021 annual report provides an overview of how KOFF has begun to implement its 2021 - 2024 strategy. A look back at 2021 - especially against the backdrop of Russia's war against Ukraine - shows how central the KOFF's strategic accents (political relevance, joint learning processes and internal networking) are.

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