Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
The Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD) is an independent Swiss-based mediation organization founded in 1996 and headquartered in Geneva. It specializes in discreet, informal mediation between parties in armed conflicts, particularly where official channels have broken down. HD has been involved in peace efforts in regions including the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus and Southeast Asia, working with governments, armed groups and other actors outside the spotlight of formal negotiations.
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Turkey and UN organize new Russia-Ukraine Black Sea ceasefire talks as Russia rejects proposals
Turkey and the UN are organizing new Russia-Ukraine negotiations in early October on a Black Sea ceasefire aimed at protecting grain shipments, with mediators from the Swiss NGO Center for Humanitarian Dialogue. The initiative, launched in September 2025, seeks to recreate the 2022 grain deal that secured safe export of Ukrainian food through Black Sea ports. Russian officials have publicly rejected a return to that framework, while Ukraine's foreign minister says Kyiv is weighing four ceasefire variants from the US, India, Turkey and Egypt.