The consultation period on Switzerland’s new security policy strategy expired at the end of March 2026. In an opinion piece, our director Deborah Schibler criticises significant shortcomings in the strategy, including the fact that it ignores half the population.
“Ukraine talks,” “peace negotiations,” “US-brokered peace talks”: for weeks, the media have been reporting on the so-called “peace process” for Ukraine led by the United States. The reporting largely ignores whether such negotiations can be effective. It also does not address the question everyone should be asking: who should be determining Ukraine's future?
At the "Peacebuilding in Action" workshop in Lviv, 20 Ukrainian women directly affected by the war discussed peacebuilding and worked together to strengthen their negotiation and communication skills.
On the 25th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, we are publishing a statement together with two other Swiss peace organisations that highlights the precarious situation of the "Women, Peace and Security" agenda.
How do people of different generations in Nepal experience the consequences of the armed conflict? Two videos show young adults of the second generation and women of the first generation, who were directly affected by the conflict, exchange their experiences at intergenerational meetings.
What does a decolonial approach to peacebuilding based on feminist values look like in practice? The first step in implementing our localisation efforts was the opening of an office in Colombia on 1 May 2025.
International support for peace in Colombia must not waver, warns human rights lawyer Luz Marina Monzón Cifuentes in an interview with swissinfo. What is needed now is a peace policy that focuses on the small communities caught up in the violence. In April, we invited Luz Marina to an event in Bern.
Sudanese peace activist Rabab Baldo and Colombian human rights lawyer Luz Marina Monzón Cifuentes answer questions from the audience on cyberviolence against women.
