Center for International Peace Operations

The Center for International Peace Operations 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.