This article by Ambassador Thomas Greminger, former Head of the Political Affairs Division IV, provides a comprehensive assessment of the Swiss civilian peace promotion efforts of the past five years. Switzerland is a key actor in the field of peace promotion and human rights. This is based on Switzerland's humanitarian values, but it can also be seen as an expression of interest-driven politics. The international community expects a wealthy country that benefits greatly from globalization to make an adequate contribution to resolving global issues. This study is a special offprint of the CSS publication "Switzerland's Civilian Peace Support: Inventory and Development Potential" ("Zivile Friedensförderung der Schweiz: Bestandesaufnahme und Entwicklungspotenzial", Zurich Contributions to Security Policy No. 83).