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✅Supporting insider mediators who get too little recognition.
✅Leveraging smaller mediation actors alongside larger institutions and finding complementary approaches.
✅Embracing deal-making as a tool for positive change rather than avoiding it.

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She explains that because climate finance systems are still designed for stability, the most vulnerable countries are often left last in line for support. Without political support to change how climate finance works, new ideas and lessons will stay on the sidelines.

They also discussed the very real risks and challenges faced by insider mediators in their work.

We extend our sincere thanks to all participants for their openness, thoughtful contributions and commitment to continued learning and collaboration.

She emphasised the importance of grounding peace efforts in values, building real strength and acting together through courageous coalitions.

We are grateful to Nordic Women Mediators for the invitation and continued leadership of women mediators shaping more credible and sustainable peace.

Discussions highlighted shrinking political space, contested understandings of peace and security and the need to adapt conflict-resolution tools in response to evolving global dynamics.

These forums remain essential spaces for reflection, dialogue and collaboration across sectors.

The publication examines how synergies between foreign cultural policy, memory work and #peacebuilding can be further strengthened.

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