adelphi Research is an independent think tank for environmental and development policy research and analysis. Our mission is to enable transformative change and to create a sustainable future for generations to come. adelphi Research, established in 2001 in Berlin, is a non-profit and independent institution. Our team of over 100 researchers specialises in analysing environmental, energy, and climate policies at both national and international levels. We're passionate about conducting transdisciplinary research projects that delve into environmental, development, and social policy matters. Additionally, we actively promote knowledge dissemination through lectures, publications, and events. Our aim is to reach a wide audience, sharing insights and raising awareness on topics related to nature, environmental and resource protection, as well as development cooperation on a national, European, and international scale. adelphi Research plays a crucial role in advancing environmental protection, social development, poverty reduction, peace-building, and fostering economic, political, and social participation in countries of the global South. We achieve this through the implementation of practical projects and the provision of scientifically grounded recommendations for action. Our aim is to make a meaningful impact and drive positive change in these regions.

Contact Person:
Lukas Rüttinger
Senior Advisor, Climate Diplomacy and Security
adelphi Research
E-Mail: ruettinger@adelphi.de

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is a non-governmental organisation working to promote the constructive resolution of disputes through dialogue, conflict management training and original research. Established in 1992 and headquartered in Durban, South Africa, ACCORD has contributed to building the capacity of the people of Africa by training over 20 000 political, community, youth and women leaders, staff of NGOs and inter-government agencies, military personnel and mediators. ACCORD has contributed to several mediation processes on the continent including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar and the Sudan Peace Process. ACCORD has prepared armed groups for negotiations, contributed to mediation process strategy and has establish expert groups to contribute to the content of peace agreements. Through its work, ACCORD has forged a close working relationship with the United Nations, the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities, international governments and the private sector. ACCORD’s work is also informed by a continuous analysis of conflict situations in Africa. Our research focuses on contributing to evidence based analysis, policy support and knowledge to respond to complex conflicts.

Contact Person:
Dr. Andrea Prah
Senior Researcher
Managing Editor: African Journal on Conflict Resolution
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
Email: AndreaP@accord.org.za

Amani Africa Media and Research Services is an independent pan-African policy research, training and consulting think tank with expertise on the African Union system and with a specialization on the AU Peace and Security Council. It aims to advance evidence-based and policy-oriented knowledge on the AU, African regional bodies and pressing African policy issues, with a particular focus on multilateral process on peace and security in Africa.

Contact Person:
Solomon Ayele Dersso, Phd
Founding Director
Amani Africa
E-mail: solomon.dersso@amaniafrica-et.org

The Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung commemorates one of the most important 20th-century German statesmen. As a future-oriented think tank, itaddresses issues that also animated Schmidt, the pioneering thinker.

Contact Person:
Kirsten Hartmann (she/her)
‍Project Officer
Programme Unit European and International Politics
Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung
Email: k.hartmann@helmut-schmidt.de

Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the protection of civilians in conflict. CIVIC envisions a world in which no civilian is harmed in conflict. Our mission is to support communities affected by conflict in their quest for protection and strengthen the resolve and capacity of armed actors to prevent and respond to civilian harm.

CIVIC was established in 2003 by Marla Ruzicka, a young humanitarian who advocated on behalf of civilians affected by the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Honoring Marla’s legacy, CIVIC has kept an unflinching focus on the protection of civilians in conflict. Today, CIVIC has a presence in conflict zones and key capitals throughout the world where it collaborates with civilians to bring their protection concerns directly to those in power, engages with armed actors to reduce the harm they cause to civilian populations, and advises governments and multinational bodies on how to make life-saving and lasting policy changes.

CIVIC’s strength is its proven approach and record of improving protection outcomes for civilians by working directly with conflict-affected communities and armed actors. At CIVIC, we believe civilians are not “collateral damage” and civilian harm is not an unavoidable consequence of conflict — civilian harm can and must be prevented.

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The Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) was established in 2002 by the Federal Government of Germany and the German Parliament to strengthen international civilian capacities for crisis prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding. It is a non-profit limited liability company, whose sole shareholder is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the German Federal Foreign Office. On behalf of the Federal Foreign Office, ZIF provides services and expertise on and for peace operations at the national and international level in a comprehensive approach that unites training, recruitment, deployments, policy advice, analysis, international capacity building and dialogue formats. ZIF’s Policy, Partnerships & Innovation (PPI) team pools its expertise in the areas of analysis, advice and capacity development. PPI considers itself to be an ‘innovation generator’ and actively works on developing new areas of activity and partnerships. We provide concrete contributions to improving multilateral conflict and crisis management, with a particular focus on peace operations, humanitarian aid and peace mediation.

Contact Person:
‍Dr. Annika S. Hansen
Deputy Head Policy, Partnerships & Innovation
Center for International Peace Operations
E-Mail: an.hansen@zif-berlin.org‍

The Centre for Peace and Security, drawing on a strong track record of research in integrated peacebuilding, trust and social and community relations, exemplifies Coventry University’s long-standing commitment to research that makes a strong impact on society and on the security and quality of life of ordinary people worldwide. The Centre for Peace and Security is distinctive both in terms of the research undertaken and the approaches used. It is a truly multi-disciplinary Centre and by drawing from academic disciplines, knowledge and skills across the social sciences and beyond, we tackle many of the most critical and sensitive contemporary challenges facing society. Our reputation for working holistically and unfettered by disciplinary boundaries has already attracted world-leading scholars to visit and establish collaborations.

Contact Person:
‍Dr. David Curran
Research Theme Lead: Security and Resilience
Associate Professor: Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution
Centre for Peace and Security
Coventry University
Email: david.curran@coventry.ac.uk

The Challenges Forum is a global partnership using its convening role to generate innovative ideas for more effective peace operations. It is composed of partner organisations from 25 countries representing major troop, police and financial contributors, including the five permanent members of the UN Security Council. CFIS is hosted by the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), the Swedish Agency for Peace, Security and Development. Central to the Challenges Forum founding concept is the hosting of the Challenges Annual Forum providing an impartial and informal dialogue platform to promote shared understanding and generate concrete policy and operational recommendations on effective peace operations.  

Contact Person:
Benoît Pylyser
Director
Challenges Forum International Secretariat (CFIS)
Email: director@challengesforum.org; benoit.pylyser@fba.se

The Gender and Security Sector Lab at Cornell University is a research lab, run by Dr. Sabrina Karim, aiming to enhance the security of vulnerable populations around the world by helping to create more gender-responsive security forces globally. Our three focus areas include increasing women’s participation, wellbeing, and retention in security forces globally, shifting the organizational culture of the security forces around the world to be more gender equitable, less violent, and more responsive to sexual and gender-based violence, and facilitating improved interactions between community members and security force personnel so that vulnerable populations, such as women, feel that the security forces are responsive to their needs. We achieve these goals through rigorous research published in top academic journals and presses, unique partnerships that facilitate a direct research to policy pipeline, consulting, advising, and training, and advocacy through (social) media and events.

Contact Person:
Dr. Sabrina Karim
‍‍Director
Associate Professor in Government
Gender and Security Sector (GSS) Lab
Cornell University
Email: gsslab@cornell.edu

CMC Finland is a centre of expertise for civilian crisis management in Finland. We are responsible for the training and recruitment of all experts seconded to international assignments. We serve as the employer of civilian crisis management experts and OSCE election observers. CMC Finland also conducts research and publishing activities in the field of civilian crisis management.

Contact Person:
Dr. Jyrki Ruohomäki
‍Head of Research
Crisis Mangament Centre (CMC) Finland
‍E-mail: Jyrki.Ruohomaki@cmcfinland.fi‍

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) is an international foundation that aims to advance global cooperation, security and peace. The foundation is supported by the Swiss government and governed by 54 member states. The GCSP provides a unique 360° approach to learn about and solve global challenges. The foundation’s mission is to educate leaders, facilitate dialogue, advise through in-house research, inspire new ideas and connect experts to develop sustainable solutions to build a more peaceful future.

Contact Person:
Annika Hilding Norberg
‍‍‍Head of Peace Operations and Peacebuilding
‍Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
E-mail: a.hilding-norberg@gcsp.ch
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The Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF) is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, respect for human rights, and gender equality. Since its founding in 2000, DCAF has contributed to making peace and development more sustainable by assisting partner states, and international actors supporting these states, to improve the governance of their security sector through inclusive and participatory reforms. It creates innovative knowledge products, promotes norms and good practices, provides legal and policy advice and supports capacity‐building of both state and non‐state security sector stakeholders.

Contact Person:
Inka Lilja
‍Principal Programme Manager / The Elsie Initiative Gender and Security Division
Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF)
‍E-mail: i.lilja@dcaf.ch

The German Institute for International and Security Affairs – Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) is an independent research institute that advises the German Bundestag and the German government on questions concerning international politics and foreign and security policy. SWP also advises decision-makers in international organisations relevant to Germany, above all the European Union, NATO and the United Nations. SWP is one of Europe’s leading think tanks in the field of international relations.

Contact Person:
Dr. Judith Vorrath
‍International Security Division, Senior Associate
German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
E-mail: judith.vorrath@swp-berlin.org

The Global Governance Institute (GGI) is an independent, non-profit think tank based in Brussels. Since 2010 GGI has brought together policy-makers, scholars and practitioners from the world’s leading institutions in order to devise, strengthen and improve forward-looking approaches to global governance. Our mission is to promote comprehensive research, cutting- edge analysis and innovative advice on core policy issues, informed by a truly global perspective. This also includes raising awareness about major challenges of global governance among the general public. Our vision is a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable global order based on effective but accountable international organizations, the global rule of law and the empowerment of the individual across borders and cultures. GGI places particular emphasis on the improvement of the United Nations system and its mutual reinforcement with strong regional organisations.

Contact Person:
‍Prof. Joachim Koops
Founding Director and Chair of the Board
Global Governance Institute (GGI)
E-mail: j.koops@globalgovernance.eu

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) is a network of professionals working on the frontlines of the fight against the illicit economy and criminal actors. Through a network of global civil society observatories on the illicit economy, we monitor evolving trends and work to build the evidence basis for policy action, disseminate the expertise of our Network and catalyze multisectoral and holistic responses across a range of crime types. With the Global Initiative’s Resilience Fund, we support community activists and local NGOs working in areas where crime governance is critically undermining people’s safety, security and life chances.

Contact Person:
Summer Walker
Head, Security and Rights Initiatives
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
‍E-mail: summer.walker@globalinitiative.net

The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent non-profit think tank based in Berlin. We conduct research, offer ideas and advice and facilitate dialogue, seeking to contribute to a world that is more peaceful, just and equipped to address global challenges. Our work on peace operations has focused on organizational learning, intelligence analysis and the intersection of civilian and military contributions.

Contact Person:
Philipp Rotmann
Director
Global Public Policy Institute
‍E-mail: protmann@gppi.net

Igarapé Institute is an independent think-and-do tank that conducts research, develops solutions, and establishes partnerships with the aim of influencing both public and corporate policies and practices in overcoming major global challenges. Our mission is to contribute to public, digital, and climate security in Brazil and worldwide. Igarapé is a non-profit and non-partisan institution, based in Rio de Janeiro, operating from the local to the global level.

Contact Person:
Juliana Maian
Communications Manager
Igarapé Institute
E-mail: dyohannes@issafrica.org‍

The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) is the premier institute for Research and Policy Analysis, Training and Professional Development, and Outreaches andPolicy Dialogues on peace and security in Africa. IPSS was established at theAddis Ababa University (AAU) in 2007 following a tripartite agreement between the AAU, the Royal Danish Embassy in Ethiopia and the Africa Programme of theUniversity for Peace. IPSS pursues the objectives of the Higher Education Proclamation No. 1152/2019 of Ethiopia by offering Post-Graduate Diplomas, MA and PhD level programmes. Furthermore, it complements efforts and enhances the capacity of the African Union (AU) in achieving peace and security in Africa operating within these three pillars: Research, Training, and Outreaches. ItsAfrica Peace and Security Programme (APSP), a joint initiative with the AU, is mandated by the AU’s Executive Council to take up the intellectual challenge of finding African-led solutions to Africa’s peace and security. IPSS serves as the secretariat of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, an annual high-level gathering of heads of state, policy makers, academia, and the private sector to discuss and find solutions to Africa’s peace and security challenges. It also serves as the Secretariat of the AU Network of Think Tanks for Peace (NeTT4Peace).

Contact Person:
PhD Fana Gebresenbet
Director
Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS)
Email: fana.g@ipss-addis.org
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The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) partners to build knowledge and skills that secure Africa’s future. Established in 1991, the ISS is Africa’s leading multidisciplinary human security organisation with a unique operational model. Using its well-established networks and influence, the ISS provides timely and credible analysis, practical training and technical assistance to governments and civil society, improving policy and practice. The ISS has a reputable forecasting capability to identify future risks and opportunities across Africa. The ISS is an independent and credible partner with a reputation for delivering impact. Headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, the organisation has regional offices in Ethiopia, Senegal and Kenya and teams working from six other African countries. ISS work covers African futures, climate change, transnational crimes, migration, maritime security and development, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, crime prevention and criminal justice, and the analysis of conflict and governance.

Contact Person:
Dawit Yohannes, PhD
Project Manager and Senior Researcher
Training for Peace
‍Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
E-mail: dyohannes@issafrica.org‍

Interpeace is an international organization that prevents violence and builds lasting peace, with 30 years of experience working in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Interpeace builds trust as the glue that bring societies back together and works to have solutions designed and led locally from the grassroot communities to the most senior decision-making levels. Interpeace strengthens the capacities of socities to manage conflict in non-violent and non-coercive ways, and assists the international community (in particular the United Nations) to play a more effective role in supporting peacebuilding efforts around the world.

Contact Person:
‍Itonde Kakoma
President / CEO 
Interpeace 
E-mail: kakoma@interpeace.org

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) is a recognized Centre of Excellence mandated to train military, police, and civilian personnel for multidimensional peace support operations in West Africa, across the continent, and globally. The Centre has delivered over 400 courses to over 30,000 participants from more than 90 countries since 2003, offering core and specialized training, academic programmes, policy papers, seminars, and workshops tailored to regional needs. KAIPTC also runs a Field Training Team that annually prepares over 3,800 personnel for deployment to UN and AU missions. With instruction in English, French, and Portuguese, the Centre emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility. Guided by a vision of a peaceful and secure Africa, KAIPTC provides world-class training, education, research, and policy advocacy to strengthen peace and security across the continent.

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NORCAP works to improve aid to better protect and empower people affected by crisis and climate change. We do this by providing expertise and solutions to humanitarian, development and peacebuilding partners. NORCAP works in two complementary ways to improve aid: We provide targeted expertise to strengthen our partners’ response and we collaborate with partners to develop solutions to un-met gaps and challenges. NORCAP is a part of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

Contact Person:
Dr. Lotte Vermeij
‍Senior Expert on UN Peace Operations and Conflict Related Sexual Violence
Norwegian Refugee Council / NORCAP
Email: lotte.vermeij@norcap.nrc.no

The Social Equity Research Centre, launched in 2023, provides a platform for a multidisciplinary community of practice across a range of thematic areas related to delivering transformational research for social justice and equity. Working in partnership we generate excellent innovative research that drives policy and practice transformation. The Social Equity Research Centre focuses on wide ranging critical research areas and the intersections within, grouped under four research themes: Community Wellbeing, Gender and Social Change, Local Global Relations, Housing Insecurity and Homelessness

Contact Person:
Prof. Charles T. Hunt (he/him)
Professor of International Relations, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University)
Social Equity Research Centre
E-mail: charles.hunt@rmit.edu.au; hunt@unu.edu‍

The Stimson Center promotes international security and shared prosperity through applied research and independent analysis, global engagement, and policy innovation. For three decades, Stimson has been a leading voice on urgent global issues. Founded in the twilight years of the Cold War, the Stimson Center pioneered practical new steps toward stability and security in an uncertain world. Today, as changes in power and technology usher in a challenging new era, Stimson is at the forefront: Engaging new voices, generating innovative ideas and analysis, and building solutions to promote international security, prosperity, and justice. The Stimson Center’s Protecting Civilians and Human Security Program is engaged in evidence-based research to inform efforts to strengthen peace operations, building on decades of policy innovation to improve the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping. The Stimson Center’s Powering Peace Program looks at how UN peace operations can advance resilience and sustainability and harness the peacebuilding potential of scaled up use of renewable energy resources.

Contact Person:
Lisa Sharland
Senior Fellow and Director, Protecting Civilians and Human Security Program
Stimson Center
E-mail: lsharland@stimson.org

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Peace operations and conflict management have been core elements of SIPRI’s work since the end of the cold war. Currently, SIPRI's work within the Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme consists of six main pillars: (a) peace operations data and trends; (b) the future of peace operations, including the New Geopolitics of Conflict Management Initiative; (c) gender and peace operations and conflict management; (d) police and SSR in peace operations; (e) civilian aspects in peace operations; and (f) human rights and peace operations. In addition, based on its many years of experience, SIPRI has taken on many evaluation and 'lessons learned' studies regarding topical peace operations issues.

Contact Person:
Dr. Jaïr van der Lijn
Director
Peace Operations and Conflict Management Programme
‍Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
E-mail: vanderlijn@sipri.org‍‍

Research and Teaching at the Chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy at Trier University (Prof. Dr. Manuel Fröhlich) focuses on the relevance and interrelationship of ideas, individuals, and institutions in world politics. Specifically, this involves five interrelated key aspects: Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, International Organizations and Global Governance, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Theory and Philosophy of International Relations as well as Politics and Governance under the Conditions of Globalization. In this context, peace operations are studied with an emphasis on the historical origins, normative and ethical underpinnings as well as the challenges of leadership posed to individual actors working in peace operations. Ongoing research focuses on a dedicated database on the deployment, experiences and personalities of SRSGs as well as a diverse set of case studies on former and current individuals serving in peace operations. 

Contact Person:
Prof. Dr. Manuel Fröhlich
Chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy
Trier University
Email: froehlich@uni-trier.de‍‍

The United Nations Association of Germany, UNA-Germany (Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen – DGVN), was founded in 1952 and is a registered non-profit association that promotes the United Nations and the vision of a peaceful and just world. It is a non-partisan and independent organization that does not represent the specific interests of any single group in society. The members of the organization – individual and corporate members – elect the Board of Directors every three years. According to its charter, UNA-Germany strives to inform the German public in an impartial and critical manner about the objectives, institutions, and activities of the United Nations. It seeks to increase interest in and raise awareness of current events in foreign and development policy, cultural and global economic policy, as well as international relations and developments in general. The main directions of the organization's work are peacekeeping, the enforcement of human rights and sustainable development. UNA-Germany aims to encourage debate on these topics while simultaneously engaging in critical discussion of German UN policy.

Contact Person:
Dr. jur. Ekkehard Strauss
Member of the Board of Directors
United Nation Association of Germany (DGVN)
E-mail: strauss@dgvn.de

The United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) is a think tank within the United Nations that carries out policy-focused research and capacity-building on issues of strategic interest and importance to the UN and its Member States. The Centre prioritizes urgent policy needs requiring innovative, practical solutions oriented toward immediate implementation and sustainability over the long term. It also offers deep knowledge of the multilateral system and an extensive network of partners in and outside of the United Nations. The United Nations University Charter, formally adopted by the General Assembly in 1973, endows UNU-CPR with academic independence, which ensures that its research is impartial and grounded in an objective assessment of policy and practice. UNU-CPR’s research programme Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace helps the UN and its partners develop and implement effective, evidence-based policies to prevent violent conflict around the world. Its goal is to combine evidence and analysis to influence policy discussions in New York and other policy centres and – equally or even more importantly – inform prevention and conflict resolution initiatives in the field.

Contact Person:
‍Catharina Nickel
Research Officer Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme
United Nations University – Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR)
Email: nickel@unu.edu‍

The United Service Institution of India (USI) is India’s oldest and premium tri-service, autonomous think tank, founded in 1870 by Colonel (later Major General) Sir Charles MacGregor, with the mission of advancing knowledge in national security and defense services. Today, USI has around 15,000 members – including officers of the security forces, diplomats, bureaucrats, academicians, and scholars – and holds expertise in national security, geopolitics, international relations, military diplomacy, UN peacekeeping, and Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence technology. USI plays a leading role in grooming policy-makers through programs for institutions such as the National Defence College, War Colleges, IAS Academy, Foreign Service Institute, and universities, while also supporting Indian missions abroad in various events. Over the last sixteen decades, USI has fostered strategic culture within India’s Armed Forces, becoming a platform for informed debates on global strategic affairs. USI has also played a key role in India’s UN Peacekeeping (UNPK) efforts. The Centre for UNPK (CUNPK), established at USI, has become a regional hub for UNPK capacity building. The USI CUNDP now focuses on operational, strategic, and policy issues related to UNPK, offering a platform for discourse and research on reforming UN peace operations, with a focus on India’s perspective.

Contact Person:
‍Major General PK Goswami (Retd)
Director - Centre for UN Studies
United Service Institution of India (USI)
E-mail: ddg@usiofindia.org