This event is hybrid. It will take place at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy and online.
- A light lunch will be served from 12:00 onwards and the debate will start at 12:30.
- The event will be livestreamed, recorded and photographed and may be shared publicly on the GCSP channels.
The Cases of Pakistan, Norway, Qatar and Switzerland
This high-level panel examines the different approaches of some of the main mediation and mediation support actors on the global scene today, with a particular focus on best practices, successes and lessons learned, both public and lesser known.
As conflict and the drivers for conflict grow ever more complex, relying on one mediator per conflict is no longer sufficient (if it ever was). The tried-and-true mediation style of Switzerland continues to be a gold standard globally, due in no small part to its long tradition of neutrality, central location in Europe, and DNA as a multilingual and multicultural society, as well as its strong reputation for discretion, trust, and political stability. At the same time, Swiss mediators are increasingly collaborating or operating in parallel with a myriad of other conflict management, resolution, and transformation actors.
Bringing together diplomats, field practitioners and experts, this discussion offers a critical assessment of emerging mediation trends and identifies opportunities for more comprehensive and sustainable conflict transformation brought by synergizing various cultural, institutional and sectoral styles of mediation and mediation support.
Keynote
- H.E. Ambassador Dr Thomas Greminger, Executive Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Speakers
- H.E. Ambassador Idris Abdul Rahman Al Khanjari, Permanent Representative of Oman to the UN in Geneva TBC
- H.E. Ambassador Dr Hend Abdulrahman Al-Muftah, Permanent Representative of Qatar to the UN in Geneva
- H.E. Ambassador Burak Akçapar, Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the UN in Geneva TBC
- Jawad Ali, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN in Geneva
- Alain Délétroz, Director General, Geneva Call
- H.E. Ambassador Tim Enderlin, Head of Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) of Switzerland
- Elisabeth Lothe, Senior Advisor, Section for Peace and Reconciliation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- H.E. Ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch, Founder of the Geneva Center for Neutrality
Moderator
- Seraina Eldada, Project Manager, Mediation and Peace Support Department, Geneva Centre for Security Policy