Publications

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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On this months episode of Vox Mundi on Radio RaBe Anna Leissing and Hannah-Milena Elias talk about Narratives in Colombia and the connection to the Venezuelan migration and peace. The show was live on 7 July 2020 and can now be lsitened to on the radio`s website.

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In this episode different voices from Venezuela, Colombia and Switzerland shed light on the current situation in Colombia and analyze the impact that migration narratives, may they be negative or positive, can have on a durable peace in the country.

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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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Together with 20 civil society organizations, the Swiss Platform for Peacebuilding KOFF asks the Swiss Government and Parliament to substantially and financially contribute to international efforts to counter the dramatic socioeconomic and ecological consequences of COVID19, particularly in the poorest countries of the world.

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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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With the appointment of the new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in 2018, the country opened up to increased space for civil society and peace. However, increasing ethnic conflicts and breakdowns in law and order have led to limitations of the credibility of the new government. This issue of à propos will focus on the current political situation and challenges to peace in Ethiopia.

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

Read the update in German

Read the update in French