President Ahtisaari’s lessons for peace

Nobel Peace laureate and former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari shares the most important principles he has learned and put into practice during his long career as a peacemaker.

President Ahtisaari’s advice to young people

Nobel Peace Prize winner President Ahtisaari gives advice to students. How to make peace and solve conflicts?

Women in peacemaking

Mythbusters

Women’s experience and know-how are often called belittled as “women’s matters”, and are not taken into account in considering matters of peace-building and security. This exercise focuses on the myths associated with social and political participation by women.

Women in peacemaking

Practice package

In this five-hour advanced training package, students learn about the theme “women, peace and security”, and about the contributions that women could make to peace processes, negotiations and resolving armed conflicts.

Women in peacemaking

Video: A better road to peace

Why is it important to include women into conflict resolution? How can we best support a stronger role for women in peace processes? Have a look at the ICAN’s (International Civil Society Network) video on women in peacemaking.

Centre Country, South Country, East Country

The purpose of this exercise is to show, and provide an experience on an emotional level of how conflicts can start. The exercise will also make clear that there seldom is a ’good’ or ’bad’ side. It’s important to listen to each other and to take each other’s views and concerns into consideration.