Crisis Management Initiative

CMI (Crisis Management Initiative) is an independent Finnish non-governmental organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflict through informal dialogue and mediation. Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari founded CMI in 2000. Since then, CMI has grown to become one of the leaders of its field. CMI has offices in Helsinki and Brussels, a presence in selected countries and is represented in the United States by the American friends of CMI.

CMI's programme is focused on making meaningful contributions to peace processes in three regions - the Middle East and North Africa, Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A strong focus on women's participation and gender-specific aspects of conflict is extensively integrated into all parts of CMI's work.

CMI helps to create spaces for negotiated solutions of violent conflicts by involving all relevant actors in the pursuit of sustainable peace. CMI facilitates dialogue, mediates between conflicting sides, provides capacity-building and mediation support at all stages of conflict management and peace processes, and uses its expertise to support the broader peace building community.

CMI's vision is based on the conviction that all conflicts can be resolved.

CMI's work rests on the principles of impartiality, local ownership, inclusiveness, coordination and complementartity.

As a dependable conflict resolution actor that is resolutely impartial between the various interests of the conflicting parties, CMI remains independent of all external political interests.

CMI supports locally and nationally owned peace processes. Peace cannot be outsourced or imported. By ensuring local ownership, CMI paves the way for the sustainability of the conflict resolution efforts.

Achieving lasting peace requires a broad involvement with the society and the involvement of the all relevant actors in the process. Inclusiveness is one of the key foundations of CMI's work.

Preventing and solving conflicts needs extensive and patient cooperation and coordination with other actors in the field for achieving impact for CMI's work.

The starting point for all CMI's work is human dignity, which rests on the legacy of CMI founder Martti Ahtisaari's lifelong work in peace mediation. A sustainable solution to any conflict must include measures for ensuring the dignity of all those affected.

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