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25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

Dossier

This dossier explores whether the gains of the past 25 years have laid a resilient and transformative foundation for feminist and gender-transformative approaches in peacebuilding, as well as in foreign, security and development policy.

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COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

Dossier

COP-30 in Belém, Brazil: Our dossier on the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2025 provides facts, information, and analyses.

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EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

Dossier

Green Tech has emerged as one of the defining factors in the relationship between the European Union (EU) and China, intertwining their economic ambitions and security considerations with their climate commitments.

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25th Foreign Policy Conference

Dossier

In an increasingly fragmented world, it is time to rethink peace and security. What does it take to reclaim these concepts from a progressive, green perspective? These questions will be explored at our Annual Foreign Policy Conference.

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Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Dossier

Agroecology is increasingly recognized as a powerful response to today’s interlinked crises - environmental degradation, climate change, and deepening social inequalities. This dossier explores how agroecology redefines food systems and promotes people’s agency.

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Masculinities in Asia

Dossier

This dossier shows how ideals of masculinity in Asia influence (young) generations and even entire nations, how men themselves suffer from hegemonic masculinity, and how queer interventions and traditional Asian ideas can offer alternatives.

Events

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January

World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR2025)

Presentation of a study Wednesday, 21. January 2026 in Berlin

Public Presentation in Germany
22

January

Re-imagining Development

Panel discussion Thursday, 22. January 2026 in Berlin

Investing in Global Public Goods
Livestream
26

January

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Film presentation and talk Monday, 26. January 2026 in Vienna
27

January

Syria - We are not one single colour - Ihna mish laun wahid

Event Tuesday, 27. January 2026 in Berlin

What is the situation in Syria a little over a year after the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad?
29

January

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Conference Thursday, 29. January 2026 in Berlin

Security and Defence in the Hybrid Age: A Collective Responsibility?
Livestream
19

May

Save the Date: Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2026

Conference Tuesday, 19. May 2026 in Berlin

Energy dominance vs. energy cooperation?
Livestream

Regions

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

Analysis

The protection of environmental and human rights defenders must be decisively strengthened in the Amazon and globally. For far too often, activists are still exposed to threats and violence.

Ciro de Souza Brito

Barqueta - Cúpula dos Povos durante a COP 30, Belém, nov. 2025

COP30 in the Amazon - Statement From the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Commentary

The Heinrich Böll Foundation, operating in Brazil for 25 years and working in cooperation with various civil society organizations, publicly expresses its disagreement with the statement made by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on November 13th.

Regine Schönenberg

All Regions

Despite 25 years of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, feminist peacebuilding is stalling. Rising militarisation and backlash threaten hard-won norms. The publication calls for a redoubling of efforts rooted in solidarity and structural change.

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Rules or Deals? The EU’s Challenge in Regulating Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans

Policy Paper

The United Arab Emirates has become a major investor in the Western Balkans. With enlargement back on the agenda, the EU must ensure that foreign capital meets rather than undermines its governance standards.

Iliriana Gjoni, Iva Čukić, Alba Cela, Aleksandër Trajçe

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Reclaiming Tech: Tools for Territorial Defenders Facing Digital Repression

Policy Paper

Across the globe, environmental defenders are facing growing digital repression. This publication explores how grassroots movements are resisting surveillance, online violence and gendered disinformation by reclaiming technology.

Natalia Rubiano Rodríguez

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Portals & Institutes

Go to GreenCampus

GreenCampus is our further education academy with offers in political management, personnel development as well as gender and diversity management.

Go to Heimatkunde

Heimatkunde is the migration policy portal of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Go to the GWI

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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Montenegro’s Choice Between Multiplying Deals or Setting Regional Standards

Specials

25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

25th Foreign Policy Conference

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Masculinities in Asia

Events

World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR2025)

Re-imagining Development

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Syria - We are not one single colour - Ihna mish laun wahid

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Save the Date: Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2026

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

COP30 in the Amazon - Statement From the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Publications

Feminist Peacebuilding in 2025: A Note from the Author

Rules or Deals? The EU’s Challenge in Regulating Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans

Reclaiming Tech: Tools for Territorial Defenders Facing Digital Repression

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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Recent Articles

Beyond Washington and Beijing: Why Germany Needs the Global South

Anne Klein Women’s Award 2026 Awa Fall-Diop

Montenegro’s Choice Between Multiplying Deals or Setting Regional Standards

Specials

25th Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security

COP30: UN Climate Change Conference

EU-China Relations: Bound by Clean Tech or Divided by It?

25th Foreign Policy Conference

Agroecology: Our Roots of Change

Masculinities in Asia

Events

World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR2025)

Re-imagining Development

The Voice of Hind Rajab

Syria - We are not one single colour - Ihna mish laun wahid

26th Foreign Policy Conference

Save the Date: Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2026

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Brazil: Violence Against Environmental Defenders in the Amazon Rises

COP30 in the Amazon - Statement From the Heinrich Böll Foundation

Publications

Feminist Peacebuilding in 2025: A Note from the Author

Rules or Deals? The EU’s Challenge in Regulating Corrosive Capital in the Western Balkans

Reclaiming Tech: Tools for Territorial Defenders Facing Digital Repression

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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