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Monday, 16 February 2026 | 11:00 – 15:45 CET | Bern

Switzerland is shaping its future security orientation, through the new Swiss Security Policy Strategy, led by the recently established State Secretariat for Security Policy (SEPOS). The strategy was published in December 2025, and a public consultation process is ongoing. Several KOFF member organizations have expressed interest in participating in this public consultation. This roundtable will convene the KOFF members for an exchange with Benno Zogg, Head of Strategy and Foresight at the State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS.

Thursday, 20 November 2025 | 13:15 – 15:15 CET | Bern

In November, our KOFF roundtable on the topic of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning in Complexity: How to Capture Contributions to Peace provided a space to exchange on how different organizations define and capture their intended contributions to complex social outcomes, including peace and social cohesion, the challenges faced in capturing such outcomes with traditional MEL approaches, and reflect on the usefulness of evolving MEL approaches with adaptive and complexity-informed tools.

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Wednesday, 3 December 2025 | 13:45 – 16:00 CET, followed by an apéro | PROGR, Bern

How can human rights be protected and guaranteed for everyone in a context of rising authoritarianism and shrinking civil space? Join us for a KOFF roundtable discussion with Amanda Klasing (Director of Government Relations and Advocacy, Amnesty International USA) and Michael Meier (Head a.i. Human Rights Section, Swiss Mission in Geneva, FDFA) to learn about and jointly discuss what avenues and strategies can be pursued to strengthen human rights in rising authoritarianism.

Find out more about the roundtable here. Read the synthesis here. 

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 | 14:30 – 16:00 CET, | online

In October, our KOFF roundtable on the topic of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for sustainable peace provided a space to learn about and jointly discuss how MHPSS elements should be incorporated in project management in fragile and conflict-affected contexts to strengthen the path towards sustainable peace. It also gave the opportunity to exchange on self-care strategies for peacebuilding professionals.

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | 09:45 – 11:45 CET | PROGR, Bern

In September, our KOFF roundtable on the topic of institutional localization provided a space for a practice-based peer-to-peer exchange on the operationalization of localization agendas, including persisting challenges and promising practices, to learn from each other with the goal of rendering our collective peacebuilding practice more effective and inclusive, as well as ot contribute to its decolonization.

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Wednesday, 15 October, 14:30-16:00 CET, Online, English

Formal peace agreements may mark the end of violent conflict, but how can we move from "conflict absent" contexts to sustainable peace? Join us for an online roundtable discussion with our expert Pamela Favre (swisspeace) to explore how Mental Health and Psychosocial Support elements are integrated in projects in fragile and conflict-affected contexts to strengthen the path towards sustainable peace.

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Thursday, 5 June 2025 | 14.30 - 16.00 CEST | English | virtually

In June, our KOFF roundtable on the topic of inclusive communication in peacebuilding took place, exploring the role of communication in peacebuilding and reconciliation processes. We are delighted to share the synthesis report of this roundtable with you which summarizes the discussions on practical approaches in fostering inclusive narratives and designing inclusive communication tools and strategies to strengthen social cohesion and promote peaceful societies.

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Thursday, 5 June, 14.30 – 16.00 CEST, Online, English

How can communication tools and narratives contribute to peacebuilding? Join us for a roundtable discussion and learn with our fantastic experts Caroline Vuillemin (Fondation Hirondelle), Sabra Ayres (Fondation Hirondelle) and Maria Prada (former permanent advisor to the Colombian Truth Commission) about the role of narratives in peace processes and strategies for inclusive communication such as working with local media.

Find out more about the event here and register here.

Thursday, 02 April 2025 | 14.15h - 16.45h | Bern

In April, our KOFF Roundtable on the topic of strengthening civil society took place, exploring the multifaceted and increasing challenges civil society faces. We are delighted to share the synthesis report of this roundtable with you which summarizes the discussions on challenges and promising approaches to strengthen civil society in peacebuilding.

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In December, our KOFF Roundtable on Climate Justice & Peace took place, exploring the interlinkage between climate justice and efforts for a more just, peaceful and inclusive society. We are delighted to share the synthesis of this roundtable with you. It summarizes the key points from the event on international climate justice advocacy, work on climate justice and peace in Western Sahara and climate justice efforts in the Lake Titicaca Region

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