Events

Virtual training course for political advisers “HOW TO MANAGE THE POLITICAL DIMENSION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACEKEEPING“ 9 -13 May 2022   The objective of the course is to train political advisers serving in peacekeeping operations, political and peacebuilding missions by enhancing their specific knowledge and skills, and enabling them to develop a deeper understanding […]

“RESOLUTION OF CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT THROUGH NEGOTIATION, FACILITATION AND MEDIATION” – How to Manage the Cultural Dimension in Conflict Resolution – Virtual Training Course   23 – 27 May 2022 Location: Zoom Language: English Organizers: Conflux Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Mediation in partnership with China Foreign Affairs University & University of Arts in Belgrade   Conflicts […]

Virtual Training Course SPEECHWRITING AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS FOR MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY: Cases and Insights from the United Nations   June 21, 2022 - June 24, 2022   Organized by:  Conflux Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Mediation United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)   Background Effective communication is fundamental to successful diplomacy, specifically in times of crisis […]

“Mediation process design” Advanced one-day training program with Issaka K. SOUARÉ, PhD Senior Mediation Advisor Tuesday, 28 June 2022 A well-crafted process design is for a peace or negotiation process what a good architectural plan is for a building. Mediation process design can be thought of as the act of structuring the mediation process and […]

“HOW TO NEGOTIATE ACROSS CULTURES” Advanced one-day training program  with MILOS STRUGAR Thursday, 25th August 2022   Conflicts today are increasingly complex as they correlate with issues of culture and identity. Crucial obstacles to negotiation across cultures stem from perceptions, difficulties in communicating and understanding the other. The course will look into ways of approaching […]

Virtual training course  “LOCAL AND INTERCOMMUNAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND MEDIATION”  13th –16th September 2022    Aim of the course: To train civil affairs, political affairs and other officers serving in peacekeeping operations, political and peacebuilding missions by enhancing their specific knowledge and skills, and enabling them to develop a deeper understanding of ways to prevent, mitigate and resolve […]

“NEGOTIATING WITH NON-STATE ARMED GROUPS” Advanced one-day training program  with MILOS STRUGAR Thursday, 6th October 2022   Most armed conflicts today are internal in character, involving an array of non-state armed groups of diverse nature. Approximately 100 of these groups can be legally classified as parties to non-international armed conflicts, i.e., civil wars (source ICRC). Engagement with non-state […]

Virtual training course for Political Advisers “HOW TO MANAGE THE POLITICAL DIMENSION IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION & PEACEKEEPING“ 10th -14th October 2022   The objective of the course is to train political advisers serving in peacekeeping operations, political and peacebuilding missions by enhancing their specific knowledge and skills, and enabling them to develop a deeper understanding of […]

Virtual training course “GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN MEDIATION” 8th – 9th November 2022 The objective of the course is to expand specific knowledge on gender related issues with the view to applying gender perspective in mediation processes, to deepen understanding of the role women could play in conflict prevention and conflict resolution, and enhance specific skills […]