The Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) Berlin collaborated with the at the University of Malta to train its postgraduate students who are young diplomats and civil society activists from the Mediterranean region and beyond in the basics of peace mediation in a three-day certificate programme. The multifaceted, tailor-made program included introductions to the basics of peace mediation, topped by a simulation exercise on the final day. Participants gained insights into the work of internationally renowned peace mediation practitioners and completed an in-depth module on Youth, Peace and Security.
ZIF staff Sebastian Dworack, Head of International Capacity Development Team and Perle Baillard, Head of Project „Strengthening of Mediation Capacities“, together with Natalia Mirimanova, Senior Mediation Expert, Dr Edita Tahiri, former Chief negotiator for Kosovo at the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue, and Anastasia Fusco, Adviser on Youth and Security , OSCE Secretariat engaged with the participants in an interactive, lively and engaging program. the fantastic cooperation.
The training was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office, a stakeholder in MEDAC since 2009, and supported by the German Chair for Peace Studies and Conflict Prevention at MEDAC.
