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EU-Sahel Special Representative Del Re for talks in Berlin

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

In Vienna, ZIF Executive Director Dr. Astrid Irrgang and a ZIF delegation met the secondees and high-ranking OSCE interlocutors.

ZIF and the Federal Foreign Office have signed a Standby Agreement with IOM, the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations.

The directors of ZIF's European partner organizations from Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom came together at the "Directors' Quad".

In our 3-part workshop series, experts developed recommendations on the HDP Nexus and discussed them with political decision-makers.

From 15 to 17 November, ZIF invited 40 international experts to Berlin for a dialogue

ZIF, adelphi, the Egyptian CCCPA and the UN met in Cairo from November 14 to 16 to strengthen climate and environmental security in mission work on the African continent.

The two ‘in-mission trainings’ support the civilian personnel in ‘increasing stress resilience’ and ‘gender mainstreaming, women/peace/security and policing’

At the "In-region training", ZIF trainers trained 15 staff members from OSCE, EU and UN contexts in the Balkans at the end of October.

ZIF, together with UNICEF, UNHCR and with the support of the CDAC network, organized a training on Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), which took place from 15-20.10.2023 at Schloss Ziethen in Kremmen.

ZIF co-hosted a breakout-session on “Enlisting expertise - Exploring the climate security gap in peace operations”

After the devastating earthquakes in February 2023, ZIF had two experts seconded to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

With the support of the German Federal Foreign Office, ZIF organized the second Health Cluster Coordination Training with a focus on female leadership in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) in Kremmen.

Already for the seventh time Germany and Switzerland cooperated to provide their diplomats with knowledge and insights into peace mediation and mediation support.

As part of a trip to Brussels, ZIF met with the secondees in Brussels and offered a substantive exchange on European Crisis Management.

ZIF regularly undertakes visits to peacekeeping and crisis management missions to evaluate the situation on the ground.

Deploying personnel and strengthening the humanitarian system: on World Humanitarian Day on August 19, ZIF presents its humanitarian portfolio.

Empowering leaders: ZIF training advances team and conflict management skills.

Irene-Maria Eich, Training Officer at ZIF, was elected chair of the thematic subgroup “Working Group on CSDP Missions and Operations related Training“