INSIDER MEDIATION by

2024-12-03 07:31:28 UTC

Insider mediators are local mid-level community leaders that enjoy community trust due to their legitimacy, access and knowledge and f local issues

2024-12-03 07:35:20 UTC

Formal mediation (track I) has been challenged in our region. Community-based dialogue processes (track I) are promising to tackle community conflict at hands and may trickle up to affect track I dialogues

2024-12-03 07:35:37 UTC

What is UNDP's role beyond financing local mediators and organizations supporting local mediators?

2024-12-03 07:40:01 UTC

How can we ensure that the insider mediators talk across groups and are not re-enforcing existing power dynamics?

2024-12-03 07:40:42 UTC

External mediators are perceived to be impartial. How do you resolve the perception that inside mediators are partial because of any vested interests they may have?

2024-12-03 07:41:36 UTC

The importance of Insider Mediators lies in their unique position within the community. These individuals work to facilitate a culture of peace through often unacknowledged acts that create safe spaces for effectively managing conflict. Their efforts are driven by the trust they cultivate within the community, allowing them to promote understanding among different parties and generations.

2024-12-03 07:42:27 UTC

The conflict in Sudan took the international community by surprise. Through your network of inside mediators, did you have an indication that conflict was going to erupt? Can inside mediators serve as early warning systems?

2024-12-03 07:42:28 UTC

Which topics are IMs most suitable at helping to solve? Are there areas that IMs should not get involved in, e.g. criminal matters?

2024-12-03 07:43:43 UTC

Najala mentioned example from Lebanon IM identify sings of potential conflict, how these efforts to be connected to national Early Warning and Early response systems or national dialogue?

2024-12-03 07:46:05 UTC

How are the IM identified and how can we ensure that they can operate in safe spaces in a tubulent context?

2024-12-03 07:59:45 UTC

On Naglaa's input on youth, here comes the power of investing in a network and a space for youth to be empowered and equipped to address their energy into effective means in their communities.

2024-12-03 08:00:04 UTC

On the subject of generations - I would recommend to read the guidance note on intergeneration dialogue developed by FBA and Swedish dialogue institute.

https://www.swedenabroad.se/globalassets/ambassader/dialogue-institute/documents/guidance-note-on-intergenerational-dialogue.pdf

2024-12-03 08:22:38 UTC

In Iraq, UNDP and partners are supporting many avenues of Insider Mediation, just under different names. It would be great to build support amongst the actors engaged here to leverage this regional network's knowledge to help support Iraq's insider mediators and expand the inclusivity of these processes in Iraq.

2024-12-03 08:36:12 UTC

Are there other networks of mediators that we know of on country or regional level that could be included for the next phase? Could such networks be identified?