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ZIF Executive Director Astrid Irrgang and Annika Hansen, Deputy Head of Policy, Partnerships & Innovation, met partners in New York to strengthen key partnerships and networks. It is part of ZIF's contribution to enhance the future of peace operations and bring forward the implementation of the Pact for the Future.

Until February 28, interested candidates can apply for our personnel pool for peace operations. 

Together with partner organisations, ZIF was responsible for a three-day learning unit on peace meditation in the training of prospective German diplomats.

Together with SIPRI, we are once again organising a side event for MSC 2025 in February. Topic: the role of regional organisations in crisis management.

ZIF, PCAsia, and the ASEAN IPR are strengthening their partnership to promote peace in the region, with a focus on negotiation, mediation, and reconciliation.

November 28 and 29, ZIF organised a seminar on “Women, Peace, and Security” in Phnom Penh in cooperation with PC Asia under the auspices of the Cambodian Parliamentary Committee for Women.

ZIF together with the ESDC and the Federal Police Academy held an in-mission training in Pristina from 3 to 6 December 2024.

The new edition of our world map of peace operations offers a clear overview, up-to-date information and figures on missions worldwide.

On 3 and 4 December, over 100 international stakeholders came together in Berlin to discuss and deliberate on the future of peace operations.

From 21-22 November, high-level ASEAN representatives gathered in Jakarta to explore strategies for peace facilitation and dialogue in a collaborative seminar with ZIF.

ZIF hosted ‘Election Observation Day’ on 20 November 2024 and discussed current trends and challenges in the field with the participants.

Rolf Holmboe was invited by ZIF to speak at a parliamentary briefing with members of the Bundestag and met with the foreign policy community for an exchange on the situation in Ukraine.

Three ZIF trainers traveled to Kyiv in August and October to conduct “in-mission training” for the EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine.

The Deputy Heads of the OSCE missions in the Western Balkans and Moldova met for the first time as part of a mediation peer coaching initiative to discuss opportunities and challenges related to mediation and dialogue promotion.

The meeting focussed on the effects of geopolitical changes and new approaches for UN peacekeeping missions.

The event developed approaches on how climate and environmental aspects can be integrated into peace processes.

Around 70 representatives of civil society organizations and the Bougainville government came together to discuss the future of the transition process for Bougainville.

The handbook entitled "A Practical Guide for Civilian Experts Working in Crisis Management Missions" offers comprehensive preparation and orientation for Operational staff.

A team from ZIF traveled to Kosovo together with the IPM working group from 14 to 18 July 2024 to get an overview of the situation on the ground and meet the German secondees.

On 27 June 2024, Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock and Federal Minister of the Interior and Community Nancy Faeser honored three soldiers, three civilian experts and three police officers for their services in international peacekeeping and foreign missions as part of the "Day of the Peacekeeper".