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Studies show conflicts are best resolved through negotiation, not war. CMI is actively doing this work in over 20 countries across four regions.
CMI—Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation promotes global peace by mediating dialogue in conflict regions. Known for facilitating inclusive, community-based solutions, CMI has positively impacted peace processes worldwide, including efforts in the Middle East, Africa, and Eurasia, focusing on long-term stability and gender equality in peacemaking.
Former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari was the founder of CMI. He played a leading role in peace deals in several parts of the world.
In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leading role in bringing independence to Namibia, Serbia’s withdrawal from Kosovo, and autonomy for Aceh in Indonesia.
People behind CMI are a diverse team of professionals dedicated to advancing peace and conflict resolution. They bring expertise in dialogue facilitation, mediation, policy advocacy, and inclusive peacebuilding.
Rauhanvälityksessä vallitsee nyt trendi, jossa konfliktit yritetään lopettaa nopeasti. Vaarana on, että neuvottelijoiden omat intressit ajavat yhteiskunnan pitkäjänteisen kehittämisen ohi, sanoo CMI:n ohjelmajohtaja Oskari Eronen Maailman Kuvalehden tuoreessa jutussa.
CMI co-chaired the third annual global CSO-UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding in 2025. The Dialogue aims to strengthen the strategic and operational partnership between the United Nations and civil society across the peacebuilding spectrum.
In Moldova’s Gagauz Autonomous Region, CMI aims to strengthen women’s participation in peacebuilding and local dialogue.
Conflicts are faster, more digital, and increasingly shaped by narratives and algorithms. At CMI’s seminar on technology and peace in December 2025, speakers explored what this means for peacemaking in practice.
CMI with the cooperation of the Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU, and under the auspices of Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU organises the annual High-Level Dialogue next week in Brussels.
“As the world marks 10 years of UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security, Sudan offers one of the most compelling contemporary cases of how youth leadership is shaping peace, politics and humanitarian response.”
Speaking at CMI’s high-level event in December 2025, Fawzia Koofi challenged the prevailing definitions of peace. For a nation like Afghanistan, shaped by five decades of conflict, peace cannot mean only the silence of guns.
At the high-level event marking 25 years of CMI this December, Ambassador Liberata Mulamula stressed that in peace processes, inclusivity is not a choice; it is a necessity.
From all of us at CMI, thank you for supporting our work. We wish you joyful holidays and a peaceful New Year!
Mary Robinson reminded us of the need to not lose faith amid global injustices: “Martti Ahtisaari would not allow this sorrow to lapse into fatalism, but rather insist that every conflict can be solved, provided there is the political will to do so.”
“I believe in a United Peoples, not a United Nations. Because peoples do not turn their backs on each other. . . Governments turn their backs on each other.” HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan delivered a strong keynote message in the event marking CMI’s 25 years.
CMI co-chaired with UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) the CSO–UN Dialogue on Peacebuilding held last week in Geneva.
