Mediation

Peace mediators assist warring parties in finding lasting solutions at the negotiation table. As such, mediation has become an increasingly prominent way for dealing with protracted and often violent conflicts.
Mediation is a complex political endeavor that requires patience and perseverance. Mediators work in teams and rely upon professional support structures. For that reason, many mediation actors (such as the United Nations, the African Union or Switzerland) have set up their own mediation support units that help their mediators to be as effective as possible.

News

10 January 2012
MSP participated from 2-4 December in Bangkok in the
'Asia Pacific Mediation Leadership Summit'
Among other topics, participants discussed the issue of peacemediation as well as gender and mediation. More

5 December 2011
In collaboration with the Swiss FDFA, the swisspeace Mediation Support Project organizes the
Peace Mediation Course 2012.
A specialized training for practitioners. Apply by 31 January. Flyer

12 October 2011
WANEP and swisspeace, mandated by UNWOMEN and UNOWA, jointly conducted a two-module
Regional Mediation Training Series for Women Leaders in West Africa
in Abuja, 19. - 23. July and in Saly, 3. - 7. October. Press Release

13 July 2011
swisspeace and the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) are implementing a 
series of mediation trainings to strengthen the capacities of women from civil society in the ECOWAS Sub-Region.
The activities are financed and coordinated by UNWOMEN and UNOWA.
The first training takes place from 19 to 24 July in Abuja, Nigeria.

17 June 2011
swisspeace Program Officer David Lanz published the article
Who Gets a Seat at the Table? A Framework for Understanding the Dynamics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Peace Negotiations
In: International Negotiation 16, pp. 275-295.