Friends of Mediation: Calendar
Past Events 2015
21 December 2015
FoM Experts meeting with Representatives of the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
4 December 2015
FoM Experts Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
16-18 November 2015
Second Conference on Non-Formal Dialogue Processes and National Dialogues: Experiences from countries in transition
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: Ministry for the Foreign Affairs of Finland together with a consortium of NGOs
Participants: Practitioners, stakeholders and experts involved in or working with dialogue processes
Final report > download.
23 October 2015
Membership of Honduras
22 October 2015
Meeting of the FoM with the members of the Standby Team of Mediation Experts
Location: New York
Organizers: Norway, UN Department of Political Affairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
Information on the Standby Team > read.
1 October 2015
6th Ministerial Breakfast of the Group of Friends of Mediation
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
Summary of the meeting > download.
29 September 2015
FoM Permanent Representatives Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
June 2015
Side-event "Support to Dialogue and Internal Mediation Processes in the Middle East and North Africa Region"
Location: New York
Organizers: Finland, UNEP
19 June 2015
FoM Permanent Representatives Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
21 May 2015
FoM Experts Meeting with members of the High-Level Advisory Group on the Global Study on the Implementation of UNSCR 1325
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
6 May 2015
Membership of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 May 2015
Seminar on Strengthening Mediation in Africa
Location: Addis Ababa
Organizers: African Union, ACCORD, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Participants: Regional and subregional organizations, Government and Civil Society Representatives, Think Tanks
17 March 2015
Role of Regional and Subregional Organizations in Mediation in the Mediterranean
Location: Madrid
Organizers: Spain, Morocco
Participants: Participants in the initiative
13 March 2015
FoM Experts meeting with Member States' Representatives to the UN General Assembly V Committee (Administration and Budgetary)
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation, Representatives to the UN 5th Committee
24 Feburary 2015
FoM Focal Points meeting
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
24 Feburary 2015
FoM Focal Points meeting with members of the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
25 Janurary 2015
FoM Permanent Representatives meeting with the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations
Past Events 2014
26 September 2014
5th Ministerial Breakfast of the Group of Friends of Mediation
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Group of Friends of Mediation
31 July 2014
Adoption of the UNGA Resolution on Mediation (A/RES/68/303)
Past Events 2013
15-16 January 2013
Strengthening the Role of Religious and Traditional Peacemakers
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: UN, OIC, Finn Church Aid, Religions for Peace
Government and Civil Society Representatives
17-18 January 2013
FoM Focal Points Meeting
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
6 February 2013
Membership of Montenegro
11-12 February 2013
1st Regional Conference on “Mediation in the Mediterranean”
Location: Madrid
Organizers: Spain, Morocco
Participants: Participants in the Initiative
13 February 2013
Meeting of the FoM Permanent Representatives, on Yemen, with SASG Mr. Jamal Benomar
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation, Yemen
26 February 2013
Meeting of the FoM Experts with the members of the Standby Team of Mediation Experts
Location: New York
Organizers: Norway, UN Department of Political Affairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation, Donor Group
11 March 2013
Briefing on the 1st Regional Conference on “Mediation in the Mediterranean” (Madrid)
Location: New York
Organizers: Spain-Morocco
Participants: Participants in the Initiative
20 March 2013
Membership of Kenya
8 April 2013
Meeting of the FoM Experts with the members of the UN Academic Advisory Committee
Location: New York
Organizers: Sweden, UN Department of Political Affairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
11-12 April 2013
2nd Istanbul Conference on Mediation
Location: Istanbul
Organizers: Turkey
Participants: Government and Civil Society Representatives
17 April 2013
Membership of the USA
30 May 2013
FoM Experts Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
14 June 2013
International Geneva and Effective Mediation
Location: Geneva
Organizers: Co-Chairs (In partnership with Geneva Center for Security Policy)
Participants: Government and civil society representatives
28 June 2013
FoM Permanent Representatives Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
8-9 July 2013
2nd Regional Conference on “Mediation in the Mediterranean”
Location: Rabat
Organizers: Morocco, Spain
Participants: Participants in the Initiative
14 August 2013
Seminar: ”Approaches to Peace Mediation: Is There Space for a Nordic Approach?”
Location: Tampere, Finland (University of Tampere)
Organizers: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Tampere Peace Research Institute
Program of the seminar > download.
26 September 2013
FoM Ministerial Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
Documents: Summary of the FoM Miniterial Meeting
25 September 2013
FoM Focal Points Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
19 November 2013
Meeting of the FoM Experts
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-chairs
Past Events 2012
23 January 2012
Membership of Italy
25 January 2012
Membership of Colombia
31 January 2012
Membership of Lithuania
2 February 2012
FoM Experts Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
24-25 February 2012
Istanbul Conference on Mediation
Location: Istanbul
Organizers: Turkey
Participants: Government and Civil Society Representatives
24 February 2012
FoM Focal Points Lunch
Location: Istanbul
Organizers: Co-Chairs
29 February 2012
Meeting of the FoM with the members of the Standby Team of Mediation Experts
Location: New York
Organizers: Norway
Participants: Friends of Mediation
8 March 2012
Joint Statement of the FoM at the Security Council Arria Formula meeting “Women’s role in mediation and post-conflict resolution”
Meeting of the FoM Experts with the Mediation Support Network
Location: New York
Organizers: Sweden
Participants: Friends of Mediation
16 March 2012
Working Breakfast of the FoM Permanent Representatives, with the participation of H.E. Prof. Ekmeleddin İHSANOĞLU, Secretary General of the OIC
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
15 May 2012
FoM at Experts Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
16 May 2012
Interactive Training Simulation on Cross-cultural Issues in Mediation
Location: New York
Organizers: ADR Ambassadors
Participants: Friends of Mediation
30 May 2012
Joint Statement of the FoM at the Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on “The Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, Conflict Prevention and Resolution: Mediation, Judicial Settlement and Justice”
8 June 2012
FoM at Experts Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
13 June 2012
Meeting of FoM Experts with the members of the UN Standby Team of Mediation Experts
Location: New York
Organizers: Norway PM
Participants: Friends of Mediation
26 June 2012
Membership of the Netherlands
28-30 June 2012
High Level Seminar “International Mediation - a vision for the future”
Location: Helsinki
Organizers: Finland
Participants: Selected UN Member States
6 July 2012
Membership of Panama
14 June 2012
FoM Permanent Representatives Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
10 July 2012
Introduction of the Follow-up UNGA Resolution
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs (Facilitators)
Participants: UN Member and Observer States
4-6 September 2012
Facilitation of the Informals of the Follow-up UNGA Resolution
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs (Facilitators)
Participants: UN Member and Observer States
5 September 2012
Membership of Nepal and Bulgaria
11 September 2012
"Mediation and Conflict Prevention"
Location: New York
Organizers: Romania, PATRIR (Romanian NGO), UN Framework Team for Preventive Action (UNDP)
Participants: FoM, UN Member States, Civil Society
13 September 2012
Adoption of the Follow-up UNGA Resolution on Mediation
26 September 2012
Memberships of Liechtenstein and Bosnia and Herzegovina
27 September 2012
FoM Ministerial Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation
Official Launch of the Guidance for Effective Mediation
Location: New York
Organizers: Turkey, Finland, DPA
Participants: UN Member States and Civil Society
28 September 2012
1st Meeting of the “Mediation in the Mediterranean” Initiative
Location: New York
Organizers: Morocco and Spain
Participants: Members of the Initiative
30 November 2012
FoM Permanent Representatives Meeting
Location: New York
Organizers: Co-Chairs
Participants: Friends of Mediation