May 2019: Nansen Intensive Dialogue Training
-An extraordinary educational and useful week and lots of laughs
Participants attending the Nansen Facilitation Training were clear on their feedback on their views on how and why this training was useful for their work. Some of them work in countries affected by conflict, such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Ukraine. Others have challenges in other non-conflict related situations in Norway or Denmark, where dialogue can be used to increase social cohesion and participation.
“Dialogue is the key to healing our relationships”
“Dialogue is not about forgiving, forgetting or excusing the other. Dialogue is about listening and learning why and how it was done”. This was the key message by Alfredo Zamudio during his recent visit to Albania, as a guest to Diplohack Tirana 2018.
Nobel Peace Prize 2018: Sexual violence is the first crime and silence is the second
Sexual violence is the first crime and the second crime is the silence that follows. Silence is an enemy of the victims of sexual violence. Silence makes it possible for crimes to be repeated, says Alfredo Zamudio, director for the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue.
The vital importance of humility in dialogue
Not everyone can be a Fridtjof Nansen. Most of us won’t sail to the arctic, or convince 52 governments to accept a passport for war refugees named after us, have our deathbeds personally visited by the King of Norway, or have a famous school for peace building built in honor of our humanitarian work, says Rebecka Green, Iowa , USA.
New facilitation training in December
Do you need to enhance your skills to facilitate dialogue sessions professionally or in your community?
The Nansen Dialogue Facilitation training will help you to become familiar with the principles of dialogue facilitation, and how to plan and follow up a dialogue process. This advanced training is a continuation of the Nansen Basic Dialogue Training. Even without the basic training, if you have previous experience from dialogue work you are welcome to apply.
Learning to listen in Lillehammer
The summer finds us, forty young people from over a dozen countries, in Lillehammer, to talk about dialogue – or to do it, somehow. At the very least, we are here to listen to each other, with most of us coming from places where conflicts have been or still are an uncomfortably real thing, says Josh Nadeau, who attended this year’s Nansen Dialogue Summer School.
The world is getting smaller – Nansen Dialogue Summer School of June 2018
My journey to the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue began a long time ago, in 2004. I was starting a career as an international news editor at a Ukrainian TV station, and updates from all over the world were part of my routine. The news were mostly about wars, terror attacks, pointless political discussions, natural disasters – daily life and daily death, says Olga Ivanova, Ukraine. [Read more…]
Press Release on Extra Funding for Lillehammer Dialogue City
After the negotiations between the Norwegian government parties were completed it became clear that the NCPD receives a one time payment of 1 million NOK, allocated to completing “Lillehammer Dialogue City”.
Male and female religious leaders work together for peace in Afghanistan
