{"id":24586,"date":"2025-07-10T04:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peaceagency.org\/focus-speciale-2024-mediazione-conflitti\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T09:54:13","slug":"focus-speciale-2024-mediazione-conflitti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peaceagency.org\/en\/focus-speciale-2024-mediazione-conflitti\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Focus 2024: Conflict Mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This page brings together the analyses and contributions that\u00a0Agency for Peacebuilding (AP)<\/strong>\u00a0has produced on peace mediation, discussed in particular during the Bologna Peacebuilding Forum of May 2024 entitled\u00a0\u201cPeace Mediation at a crossroads\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peace mediation has changed profoundly over the last two decades in terms of actors, approaches and legitimacy. While the role and influence of the United Nations have declined, some regional bodies, such as the Arab League and the European Union, have gained more space. In addition, a range of state actors, such as Turkey or China, have sought recognition as credible and effective peace mediators, broadening a group that in the past was largely made up of European states such as Norway and Switzerland.<\/p>\n

At the same time,\u00a0peace mediation has increasingly become a profession in its own right<\/strong>, with its own diverse community of researchers, experts and practitioners. Various forms of mediation support guide and sustain the work of mediators, while a number of states and regional organisations increasingly rely on specialised mediation support staff and services, run mediation-oriented training and feed into mediation rosters.<\/p>\n

The Forum<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this context, the\u00a0Bologna Peacebuilding Forum (BPF)<\/strong>, now in its sixth edition, offered a space to analyse peace mediation and its changing dynamics, with a particular focus on the opportunities offered by inclusive and multi-level mediation.<\/p>\n

Peace mediation is usually confidential work, often carried out away from public attention, so the Forum offered a rare opportunity for an open debate involving a wide range of stakeholders.<\/p>\n

The BPF consisted of public events with free admission, made possible also thanks to the contribution of our supporters, and advanced training workshops for university students.<\/p>\n

The first day featured three public events:<\/p>\n