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We strengthen Voices.
For Peace and Development.

FriEnt brings together governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.

We strengthen Voices.
For Peace and Development.

FriEnt brings together governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.

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Focus areas

Peace and Climate
Feminist Peacebuilding
Peace and Security
Global Partnerships

Impulse Article

Here you will find our monthly impulse article, which is also the lead article in our newsletter.
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COP31 Must Deliver for the Most Vulnerable

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Current topics

Our latest articles and reports are published here every month.
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“Security is more than just military strength”: Catholic Responses to Armament and Crisis

The Katholikentag in Würzburg has shown that peace, security and development go hand in hand. In this interview, Dorothee Klüppel, a member of FriEnt’s Steering Committee and Head of the Africa/Middle East Department at Misereor, explains why security is more than just military strength, why justice, democracy and international cooperation are key prerequisites for sustainable peace and what special role church actors play in this – particularly in times of rearmament and geopolitical tensions.
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The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus at a Turning Point

How can the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus effectively deliver on its promises amid mounting crises, shrinking resources and rising political tension? Lena Pönisch, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), shares the key findings of an international reflection process and explains why, today more than ever, better political, institutional and financial frameworks are needed to achieve joint impact in crisis contexts.
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From Ambition to Inaction: Climate Talks Struggle to Deliver Implementation

The intersessional climate negotiations (SB64) in Bonn concluded with sobering results. Climate justice was a central theme in many discussions and rounds of negotiations, but issues surrounding climate finance prevented an agreement from being reached. Negotiations on the global adaptation target, for example, must start again from scratch. The nexus of climate, peace and security was largely overlooked in the negotiations, as well as in the action agenda presented by the Turkish COP31 Presidency.
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“Security is more than just military strength”: Catholic Responses to Armament and Crisis

The Katholikentag in Würzburg has shown that peace, security and development go hand in hand. In this interview, Dorothee Klüppel, a member of FriEnt’s Steering Committee and Head of the Africa/Middle East Department at Misereor, explains why security is more than just military strength, why justice, democracy and international cooperation are key prerequisites for sustainable peace and what special role church actors play in this – particularly in times of rearmament and geopolitical tensions.
Read more

The Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus at a Turning Point

How can the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) nexus effectively deliver on its promises amid mounting crises, shrinking resources and rising political tension? Lena Pönisch, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), shares the key findings of an international reflection process and explains why, today more than ever, better political, institutional and financial frameworks are needed to achieve joint impact in crisis contexts.
Read more

From Ambition to Inaction: Climate Talks Struggle to Deliver Implementation

The intersessional climate negotiations (SB64) in Bonn concluded with sobering results. Climate justice was a central theme in many discussions and rounds of negotiations, but issues surrounding climate finance prevented an agreement from being reached. Negotiations on the global adaptation target, for example, must start again from scratch. The nexus of climate, peace and security was largely overlooked in the negotiations, as well as in the action agenda presented by the Turkish COP31 Presidency.
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Blog

Our blog features longer pieces that will be published every now and then.
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

Confronting male supremacy

Rethinking men’s allyship
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

„Schützt unsere Frauen“

Rechter Antifeminismus und die rassistische Instrumentalisierung von Frauenrechten
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Gender
Feminist Peacebuilding

Naturalizing inequality

How anti-feminism fuels authoritarian movements
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Germany plays an important role in the UN "Our Common Agenda" process

The UN process on “Our Common Agenda” will be important for Germany. FriEnt is supporting it. Here is an article about the complex process.

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Chinese Conceptions of Peace

Over the past 25 years, as it has risen to the status of a great world power, China has become deeply enmeshed in attempts to manage global conflicts.
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