Annual Conference of the Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding.
The international rules-based order is under increasing pressure due to escalating crises. While Russia directly threatens European democracies and war rages in Ukraine, the Middle East and Subsahara Africa, the systemic rivalries of global powers intensify, and deeply entrenched conflicts over political regimes, resources, and zones of influence are reemerging. How should and can a value-based and interest-driven foreign and development policy stand its ground in these shrinking spaces? What role does civilian crisis prevention and peacebuilding still play?
The Berlin Peace Dialogue 2024 will focus on the role of civilian crisis prevention in a world driven by power rivalries and the expanding use or projection of military power. What are the conditions and limitations in cooperating with autocracies, and how are Germany’s actions seen in the world? What can civil society organisations achieve for conflict resolution, especially in acute crisis and war, and where are their limits? To this end, this year’s conference offers insights into the efficiency and efficacy of early crisis detection, environmental peacebuilding, and mediation. The conference will be opened by Svenja Schulze, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The conference will be held both online and at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The conference language is English (with simultaneous translation into German). The programme and and details on registration and participation (online or on-site) is available on the website of the Advisory Board to the Federal Government Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peace Building.
The Advisory Board to the Federal Government for Civilian Crisis Prevention and Peacebuilding brings together civil society and academic expertise. As an advisory body, the Board supports the German Government in crisis prevention and peacebuilding. It consists of twenty members with expertise from the fields of international cooperation, academia, foundations and non-governmental organizations. The members are appointed for four years.
Since October 2020, the coordination position of the advisory board has been located at ifa.
For more information on the Advisory Board, its members, topics and publications, please visit the website.
