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After a year and a half of "Joint Learning Process on Peacebuilding & Migration", KOFF/swisspeace launch a toolbox! Based on three case studies (on the Bangladeshi, Colombian and Ethiopian contexts), this document provides political decision-makers and peacebuilding practitioners with guidance on how to deal with migration in different phases of conflict and peacebuilding.

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25 years after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing and 20 years after the adoption of Resolution 1325 by the United Nations Security Council, this issue looks at the evolution and current situation of women's rights and gender equality in Switzerland and abroad. KOFF organizations express their views on whether or not they will celebrate this anniversary.

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Can migration phenomena contribute to peace and under what conditions?

This edition of à propos offers an overview of KOFF and other organizations’ perspectives on the migration-peace nexus, its opportunities and challenges in the current context.

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Our Annual Report 2019 highlights the relevance and potential of joint learning within KOFF. It provides an overview of the work and exchanges that our member organizations have had this year in order to harness the diversity of knowledge, experience and perspectives on peace.

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What is the impact of COVID-19 on sustainable development? The Agenda 2030 platform is conducting a series of interviews with experts. Here is an interview with Anna Leissing, the Head of KOFF at swisspeace.

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The next episode “Climate and Peace: Opportunities for entry into climate-relevant peacebuilding” has now been released on our SoundCloud page! Silja Halle of UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme, and Stefan Salzmann of Fastenopfer are talking with Hannah-Milena Elias about the tension between climate, peace and social justice and how these issues arise in practice.

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Following the KOFF Advisory Board Meeting this March, we would like to share an update for the upcoming months.

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KOFF presents its first episode of the new podcast series: On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, Jonas Hinck talks about gender justice in peace processes with Anat Al-Mzayyen (Palestinian Working Women Society for Development), Flurina Derungs (PeaceWomen Across the Globe) and Sarah Koch (Gender Focal Point at the Human Security Division from the FDFA)

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The crucial and indispensable role played by non-govern-mental organizations, civil society organizations, social and popular movements, and human rights defenders in achieving fair, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable societies has been recognized and reaffirmed internationally and in the legislation of most countries in the world.

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