News Here you can find current news about our work. Region All Regions Africa Caucasus Central Asia Europe Middle East Other peacekeeping relevant news Sahel region South East Asia Western Balkans Country All Countries Afghanistan Armenia Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Central African Republic Georgia Germany Mali Malta Moldova Niger Schweiz Somalia Turkey Ukraine Organisation All Organisations AU EU NATO OSCE OSCE/ODIHR Others UN UN OCHA WFP 02.09.2021 Blog article ZIF TECHPOPS-Blog: Using Satellites as Independent Human Rights Observers Anne Schneibel describes the German Aerospace Center’s innovative collaboration with humanitarian actors in the Humanitarian Technology Initiative Mehr lesen 05.08.2021 EU OSCE/ODIHR | ZIF news Ready for deployment: Short-Term Election Observation (STO) course in Berlin completed For its first course in physical attendance since 2020, ZIF invited 16 upcoming Short-Term Election Observers to a four-day training in Schwanenwerder. Mehr lesen 03.08.2021 | Sahel region | UN | ZIF news Berlin Expert Dialogue „Peace Operations in Complex Environments“ On July 27th and 28th, ZIF carried out a workshop in cooperation with OROLSI on „Dealing with Armed Groups Designated as Terrorist Organizations in the Sahel“. Mehr lesen 05.07.2021 ZIF news Day of the Peacekeeper 2021 On June 23rd, 2021, the German Federal Government honored three German peacekeepers as representatives of all the Germans deployed in international peace operations. Mehr lesen 01.07.2021 | Africa | Central African Republic | ZIF news Peer Reflection Lab focusing on peace mediation in the Central African Republic On June 30th, ZIF, in cooperation with the Mediation Support Team of the European External Action Service (EEAS), organised a peer exchange on challenges and opportunities for a sustainable peace process in the Central African Republic (CAR). Mehr lesen 28.06.2021 ZIF news ZIF to co-host Challenges Annual Forum 2021 on Climate Security in Peace Operations The Challenges Forum is a global partnership of 50 organizations in 24 countries. Its annual international conference serves as a cooperative platform for dialogue to contribute to more effective international peace operations. Mehr lesen 24.06.2021 Blog article New on TECHPOPS | From Promise to Prospects: AI and Inclusive Peacemaking Andreas T. Hirblinger explores the new momentum behind the use of artificial intelligence to prevent conflict and to make or build peace. Mehr lesen 17.06.2021 ZIF news Digital Practice Workshop Peace Mediation "Peer exchange on possible roles and entry points for German embassies' mediation engagement" At the invitation of the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and Unit S03 of the Federal Foreign Office (AA), 9 ambassadors from selected German missions abroad came together yesterday for a digital practice workshop on peace mediation. Mehr lesen 04.06.2021 Blog article New TECHPOPS Post | Enabling Conversations in Peace Operations Virtual Reality (VR) as an avenue to mitigate the challenges of language training for UN Peacekeeping? Ryan Cross argues, that the use of VR language tools might be a solution to at least some of peacekeeping’s language problems. Mehr lesen 03.06.2021 EU | Blog article EU Crisis Management: Back to the Future Comment by Tobias Pietz on the Common Security and Defence Policy at IP Quarterly Mehr lesen 29.05.2021 UN | ZIF news 29 May: International Day of UN Peacekeepers On that day, ever since 2003, the United Nations pay tribute to its personnel in peace operations. And so do we: as seconding agency, we honor all peacekeepers in their missions around the world, but especially our 158 currently seconded civilian experts for their multilateral contribution and commitment to stability and peace. Mehr lesen 12.05.2021 ZIF news Thematic Session "Mediation and Radical Actors: Challenges and Entry-Points" ZIF, in collaboration with the EEAS Mediation Support Team hosted an exclusive event on the topic of possible mediation and dialogue approaches with radical actors. Mehr lesen 10.05.2021 | Europe | ZIF news Launch: Map of European Peace Operations Training Centres In the context of this year’s EAPTC Conference, ZIF presents a digital and interactive map introducing the European training centres particpating in the event Mehr lesen 03.05.2021 UN OCHA | ZIF news Humanitarian exchange in times of Corona: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2021 Every year, the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is a highlight in the calendars of humanitarian actors around the world. Mehr lesen 27.04.2021 UN | Blog article New TECHPOPS post | Hate speech - poison for mandate implementation Hate speech undermines mandate implementation and tarnishes a peace operation’s credibility. Learn more on TECHPOPS about the UN SG’s Strategy & Action Plan and how digital tech can support the key commitments. Mehr lesen 19.04.2021 ZIF news Mediation Module "Process Design" as part of the Attaché raining of the Federal Foreign Office On the 24th of March 2021, ZIF, in cooperation with CSSP - Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation, organized for the fifth time, and for the first time virtually, a mediation module as part of the attaché training of the Federal Foreign Office. Mehr lesen 13.04.2021 OSCE | Blog article New Blog Article | Human or Machine? Lessons from the Use of Technology in the Monitoring Mission to Ukraine In a contribution to the IPI Global Observatory, Andreas Wittkowsky reviews the experiences that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has made by pioneering the employment of technical monitoring systems in peace operations. Mehr lesen 09.04.2021 Blog article New TECHPOPS post | Beyond likes and shares: why peace mediation has to be more (pro)active on social media Join Maude Morrison, Social Media and Conflict Mediation Adviser at the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, for a conversation on capitializing on a growing awareness of the role of technology in peace mediation – a field that has long resisted the use of digital tools. Mehr lesen 04.04.2021 UN | ZIF news International Mine Awareness Day 2021 #SafeGround, With today‘s International Mine Awareness Day, the UN is drawing attention to the importance of mine action for conflict regions. Mehr lesen 31.03.2021 ZIF news Workshop Climate-related Security Risks & Environmental Crime On 30 March 2021, adelphi, the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management and ZIF jointly facilitated a workshop on the topic of „Climate-related Security Risks & Environmental Crime“. 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02.09.2021 Blog article ZIF TECHPOPS-Blog: Using Satellites as Independent Human Rights Observers Anne Schneibel describes the German Aerospace Center’s innovative collaboration with humanitarian actors in the Humanitarian Technology Initiative Mehr lesen
05.08.2021 EU OSCE/ODIHR | ZIF news Ready for deployment: Short-Term Election Observation (STO) course in Berlin completed For its first course in physical attendance since 2020, ZIF invited 16 upcoming Short-Term Election Observers to a four-day training in Schwanenwerder. Mehr lesen
03.08.2021 | Sahel region | UN | ZIF news Berlin Expert Dialogue „Peace Operations in Complex Environments“ On July 27th and 28th, ZIF carried out a workshop in cooperation with OROLSI on „Dealing with Armed Groups Designated as Terrorist Organizations in the Sahel“. Mehr lesen
05.07.2021 ZIF news Day of the Peacekeeper 2021 On June 23rd, 2021, the German Federal Government honored three German peacekeepers as representatives of all the Germans deployed in international peace operations. Mehr lesen
01.07.2021 | Africa | Central African Republic | ZIF news Peer Reflection Lab focusing on peace mediation in the Central African Republic On June 30th, ZIF, in cooperation with the Mediation Support Team of the European External Action Service (EEAS), organised a peer exchange on challenges and opportunities for a sustainable peace process in the Central African Republic (CAR). Mehr lesen
28.06.2021 ZIF news ZIF to co-host Challenges Annual Forum 2021 on Climate Security in Peace Operations The Challenges Forum is a global partnership of 50 organizations in 24 countries. Its annual international conference serves as a cooperative platform for dialogue to contribute to more effective international peace operations. Mehr lesen
24.06.2021 Blog article New on TECHPOPS | From Promise to Prospects: AI and Inclusive Peacemaking Andreas T. Hirblinger explores the new momentum behind the use of artificial intelligence to prevent conflict and to make or build peace. Mehr lesen
17.06.2021 ZIF news Digital Practice Workshop Peace Mediation "Peer exchange on possible roles and entry points for German embassies' mediation engagement" At the invitation of the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and Unit S03 of the Federal Foreign Office (AA), 9 ambassadors from selected German missions abroad came together yesterday for a digital practice workshop on peace mediation. Mehr lesen
04.06.2021 Blog article New TECHPOPS Post | Enabling Conversations in Peace Operations Virtual Reality (VR) as an avenue to mitigate the challenges of language training for UN Peacekeeping? Ryan Cross argues, that the use of VR language tools might be a solution to at least some of peacekeeping’s language problems. Mehr lesen
03.06.2021 EU | Blog article EU Crisis Management: Back to the Future Comment by Tobias Pietz on the Common Security and Defence Policy at IP Quarterly Mehr lesen
29.05.2021 UN | ZIF news 29 May: International Day of UN Peacekeepers On that day, ever since 2003, the United Nations pay tribute to its personnel in peace operations. And so do we: as seconding agency, we honor all peacekeepers in their missions around the world, but especially our 158 currently seconded civilian experts for their multilateral contribution and commitment to stability and peace. Mehr lesen
12.05.2021 ZIF news Thematic Session "Mediation and Radical Actors: Challenges and Entry-Points" ZIF, in collaboration with the EEAS Mediation Support Team hosted an exclusive event on the topic of possible mediation and dialogue approaches with radical actors. Mehr lesen
10.05.2021 | Europe | ZIF news Launch: Map of European Peace Operations Training Centres In the context of this year’s EAPTC Conference, ZIF presents a digital and interactive map introducing the European training centres particpating in the event Mehr lesen
03.05.2021 UN OCHA | ZIF news Humanitarian exchange in times of Corona: Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks (HNPW) 2021 Every year, the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) is a highlight in the calendars of humanitarian actors around the world. Mehr lesen
27.04.2021 UN | Blog article New TECHPOPS post | Hate speech - poison for mandate implementation Hate speech undermines mandate implementation and tarnishes a peace operation’s credibility. Learn more on TECHPOPS about the UN SG’s Strategy & Action Plan and how digital tech can support the key commitments. Mehr lesen
19.04.2021 ZIF news Mediation Module "Process Design" as part of the Attaché raining of the Federal Foreign Office On the 24th of March 2021, ZIF, in cooperation with CSSP - Berlin Center for Integrative Mediation, organized for the fifth time, and for the first time virtually, a mediation module as part of the attaché training of the Federal Foreign Office. Mehr lesen
13.04.2021 OSCE | Blog article New Blog Article | Human or Machine? Lessons from the Use of Technology in the Monitoring Mission to Ukraine In a contribution to the IPI Global Observatory, Andreas Wittkowsky reviews the experiences that the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) has made by pioneering the employment of technical monitoring systems in peace operations. Mehr lesen
09.04.2021 Blog article New TECHPOPS post | Beyond likes and shares: why peace mediation has to be more (pro)active on social media Join Maude Morrison, Social Media and Conflict Mediation Adviser at the Center for Humanitarian Dialogue, for a conversation on capitializing on a growing awareness of the role of technology in peace mediation – a field that has long resisted the use of digital tools. Mehr lesen
04.04.2021 UN | ZIF news International Mine Awareness Day 2021 #SafeGround, With today‘s International Mine Awareness Day, the UN is drawing attention to the importance of mine action for conflict regions. Mehr lesen
31.03.2021 ZIF news Workshop Climate-related Security Risks & Environmental Crime On 30 March 2021, adelphi, the European Centre of Excellence for Civilian Crisis Management and ZIF jointly facilitated a workshop on the topic of „Climate-related Security Risks & Environmental Crime“. Mehr lesen