Supporting Peace in the Basque Country
As part of its peace support activities in the Basque Country, the Berghof Foundation has co-sponsored the convening of an international conference to promote the resolution of the Basque conflict in San Sebastian on 17 October 2011, organised by the local peacebuilding NGO Lokarri. The conference, attended by other peacebuilding organisations and prominent world leaders including former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, represents a major milestone in the search for lasting peace in the Basque Country, by demonstrating the readiness of all citizens to end violence and move forward through peaceful and democratic means.
Multitrack Peace Mediation requires specific skills from practitioners. Therefore, BPS, together with Inmedio and CSSP, hold the course “Multitrack Peace Mediation. Mediation im Kontext von Friedensförderung und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit” for practitioners in 2011. Please see the brochure on this German-language course for more details.
Berghof Peace Support senior programme manager Luxshi Vimalarajah attended the event on behalf of the Berghof Foundation. Berghof’s past involvement in the resolution of the conflict in the Basque Country also included the publication of a
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Workshop Announcement: Multitrack Peace Mediation