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Back row on the left side, from left to right: Mohd Yunus Bin Ibrahim, Johanna Knoke (Programme Coordination), Thi Thìn Nguyêñ, Rodrigo Alcocer Urueta, Abderazzak Kadess, Kristin Enstad, Peter Tempel, Thomas Kofi Anglow, Silvia Marchetti, Dorine Wairimu. Front row on the left side, left to right: Sarah Aljabhan, Dalibor MatićBack row on the right, left to right Marvin Tobenna Onyejiaka, Minister of State Tobias Lindner, Ivona Bagarić, Mohamed Osama Ayoub, Daniel Andersen, Jenny Piaget, Andrea Christ (Head of Diplomacy by Networking), Isidora Paula Rojas Fermandois, Ivane Gutashvili, Diana Leitz (Programme Assistant), Rodrigo Pedro Caballero Garay. Front row on the right side, left to right: Kate Hall, Abay Besken, Mohamed Ahmad Bouh, Miguel Carricas Laspalas © Bernhard Ludewig
Wir freuen uns, Ihnen einen Überblick über unsere vielfältigen Aktivitäten und Schwerpunktthemen des vergangenen Jahres zu präsentieren. In einer Zeit ständigen Wandels und neuer globaler Herausforderungen bleiben wir unserem Ziel treu, frische Perspektiven und innovative Ansätze in unsere Arbeit zu integrieren, Gespräche über aktuelle Themen zu fördern und eng mit unseren Teilnehmenden sowie Kolleginnen und Kollegen in Berlin zusammenzuarbeiten, um wirkungsvolle Seminare und Programme zu entwickeln. Dies stärkt unsere diplomatischen Beziehungen, hilft, unser Netzwerk auszubauen, und trägt zur globalen Zusammenarbeit bei.
Ein zentraler Schwerpunkt für uns ist die Förderung des offenen Dialogs, der uns hilft, unterschiedliche Perspektiven zu verstehen, Brücken zu bauen und Missverständnisse zu überwinden. Ob persönlich oder online – unsere Programme und Seminare schaffen Raum für konstruktiven Austausch sowie langfristige berufliche und persönliche Verbindungen, die geografische und kulturelle Grenzen überwinden.
Angesichts der globalen Herausforderungen sind wir mehr denn je überzeugt, dass Dialog und Zusammenarbeit zwischen Nationen unerlässlich sind, um gemeinsame Lösungen zu finden und eine friedliche Zukunft gemeinsam aufzubauen.
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