Folke Bernadotte Fellowship for Peace Negotiators
The Folke Bernadotte Fellowship for Peace Negotiators hosts conversations with individuals who have been well and highly placed within actual negotiations and peace process of a real-life conflict. By systematically capturing, preserving, and applying the expertise of senior practitioners, the Fellowship seeks to institutionalize best practices in negotiation, fostering a more structured and evidence-based approach to conflict resolution.
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Conversation between Kizkitza Gil de Vicente, EH Bildu, and Catalina Perdomo, FBA.
Capturing, preserving, and applying expertise in peace negotiation
FBA works to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness of peace processes by providing targeted technical support, tailored to the specific needs of mediation efforts and peace negotiation frameworks.
In response to formal requests for assistance, FBA offers expert guidance on key elements of peace processes, including trust-building between conflict parties, third-party mediation support, and the design and architecture of negotiation processes.
As part of its mandate, FBA is committed to capturing and systematizing the strategic expertise of senior practitioners who have played pivotal roles in peace processes.
The Folke Bernadotte Fellowship for Peace Negotiatiors serves as a platform for capturing their deep insights, experienced negotiation skills, and first-hand involvement, ensuring that their invaluable knowledge informs and strengthens ongoing and future peace negotiation efforts.
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Kizkitza Gil de San Vicente
What does it look like to end an armed conflict from within — and without a peace agreement? In this powerful conversation, Kizkitza Gil de San Vicente, who was closely engaged in the efforts to end the armed conflict in the Basque Country, associated with ETA, shares reflections on political transition and community participation, reconciliation, the role of women, the support of the international community, and the difficult choices that shaped the path to peace.
Kizkitza Gil de San Vicente is Secretary for Nation Building and Territorial Articulation for EH Bildu.
Host: Catalina Perdomo, Senior Strategist, Support to Peace Processes, FBA
About the video
Kizkitza Gil de San Vicente, part 1
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Kizkitza Gil de San Vicente, part 2
Dr. Volker Perthes
Dr. Volker Perthes played a key role in supporting Sudan's peaceful transition and stabilisation efforts, during his tenure as SRSG in 2021-2022.
This conversation explores lessons learned from Dr. Perthes experience in Sudan and his paper "Sudan's Transition to War and the Limits of UN's Good Offices" (2024).
Host: Pernilla Rydén, Senior Adviser on Peace Processes, FBA
About the video
Dr. Volker Perthes, part 1
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Dr. Volker Perthes, part 2
Sergio Jaramillo
Sergio Jaramillo is Colombia's former High Commissioner for Peace and a key architect of the Colombian peace process with FARC-EP.
In this conversation, Jaramillo offers profound insights into one of the most significant peace processes of the last decade, highlighting lessons learned from the negotiations including the importance of framework agreements on the path to long-lasting peace. He also shares reflections on what this means for global conflicts today.
Host: Eldridge Adolfo, Senior Advisor on Dialogue and Mediation at FBA.
About the video
Sergio Jaramillo, part 1
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Sergio Jaramillo, part 2
