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On 3 July 2018, at a press conference civil society announced the publication of their country report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Switzerland. Chapter 11 (p. 58) of the report is dedicated to SDG 16 “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions”. On 20 June, Switzerland published the official country report on the matter.

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Civil society report: German, French, English

Since the conflict in Ukraine, many people have been talking about the return of the Cold War. Relations between the East and the West have become entrenched. At the same time, new priorities are cropping up on the OSCE’s agenda, such as migration and terrorism. In the midst of it all is civil society.

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In the KOFF annual report 2017 we discuss why art is important in war regions and why we need more women in peace processes. The focus is on the people who make these projects possible at all.

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This desk study analyses the nexus between peace and migration by providing an overview of the literature and debates on the topic, and drawing on examples from research and practice.

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Can and should we simply blank out our emotions in certain contexts? Key figures from the world of international collaboration and peacebuilding increasingly agree about one thing: at times of social change, the feelings of those affected cannot be ignored. And this is precisely where the psychosocial approach comes in, which is concerned with the emotional sensitivities and social reality of individuals.

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Migration leads to conflicts and conflicts lead to migration. Both causalities appear to be intuitively comprehensible and are integrated into day-to-day discourse. Nevertheless, the connection between these two phenomena is more complex than it initially seems and it runs the risk of being manipulated for political purposes. This issue therefore outlines the interactions between migration and peacebuilding from various perspectives.

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For a long time, debates on extractive activities have considered that these have been the cause of conflict, a kind of scourge which traps societies in a cycle of violence and poverty. Without denying the problems and major risks posed by these activities to peace and human rights, this magazine on extractive industries and peacebuilding attempts to shed light on the subject in a new way.

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Civil war, political instability, the presence of terrorist militias, drought, famine: the current situation for most countries in the Horn of Africa is a cause for concern. Because of the difficulties and despite the immense challenges, international commitment to the region has remained strong.

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On 25 September 2015, the United Nations Member States unanimously adopted a Sustainable Development Agenda of 17 goals to be achieved by 2030. It is an innovative Agenda in many respects. Unlike the Millennium Declaration, which it replaces, it is universal and covers “developed” as well as “developing” countries.

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Art initiatives in fragile and conflict-affected contexts receive growing attention. A broad spectrum of strategies has evolved, integrating perspectives, concepts and skills from different fields such as artistic production, international cooperation, cultural management and humanitarian work.

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