Author: Mr. José Jesús Trujillo
Professor of the Master in Mediation and Multidisciplinary Conflict Management
In the resolution of armed conflicts throughout history, the figure of the mediator has been essential. As an example of what has been mentioned, we present several conflicts in which different mediators intervened for their resolution:
Aceh conflict
Former Finnish president Martti Ahtissari acted as mediator in the Aceh Conflict, between the Sultanate of Aceh (Indonesia) and the Netherlands as part of a series of conflicts at the end of the 19th century.
Ahtisaari, with the support of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), made it possible for there to be an intermediate understanding between independence and integration of the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government.
Sudan conflict
In Sudan, Lázaro Sumbeiywo, after his appointment, managed to get the Khartoum government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to accept a solution based on the formation of a Unity Government, which would allow the region to enjoy six years of autonomy. of the South until the holding of a self-determination referendum in 2011 (Machakos Protocol, 2002). This agreement established some new governance mechanisms, including a relatively equitable division of revenues.
Irish conflict
Although the process that led to definitive peace had already begun long before his arrival in 1996, the intervention of American mediator George Mitchell was crucial in reaching the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki /Good_Friday_Agreement). Mitchell established an approach based on three fundamental principles: sufficient consensus, parallel consent and the principle that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
These are three clear examples, and we could share many more, of armed conflicts that have been resolved satisfactorily thanks, in large part, to the figure of one or more mediators, who have made it possible for the parties to dialogue and reach an agreement. agreed agreements.
In short, it is worth highlighting the importance and interdisciplinary nature of international mediation, where a great diversity of actors participate: States, International Organizations, experts, civil society..., the optimal form of which is carried out at various levels (or "multitrack"). ) and that catalyzes various prisms and approaches. This process is related to power, security and conflict. Hence, the need for strategic and “outside the box” thinking for every mediator (Carrascal, 2011).
This post is nothing more than another example of the importance of mediation not only at the community and local level but also at the international level.
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