Ahtisaari faced a daunting task because of differing positions on the question of. Special envoy for kosovo, chairman of the interpeace governing council, chairman emeritus and a special advisor date of birth. The continuation war world war ii took martti s father to the front as an nco army mechanic, while his mother, tyyne, moved to kuopio with her son to escape immediate danger from the war. His father, oiva ahtisaari his grandfather julius marenius adolfsen immigrated to finland with his family from tistedalen, norway in 1872, became a finnish citizen in 1929 and changed his surname from adolfsen to ahtisaari.
In 2008 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his lead role in bringing independence to namibia, serbias withdrawal from kosovo, the decommissioning of weapons in northern ireland and. Martti ahtisaari is the former president of finland, an internationally recognized mediator and peacebuilder, and recipient of the 2008 nobel peace prize. Genealogy for oiva alvar ahtisaari adolfsen 1908 1976 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Martti ahtisaari institute focuses on challenges of responsible businesses, especially on changing businesses and ecosystems in the global markets. A nobel peace prize recipient 2008 and former president of finland 19942000, martti ahtisaari will be honored with the 2010 great negotiator award by the program on. The ahtisaari plan and north kosovo trans conflict 3 essentials of the ahtisaari plan the ahtisaari plan commits kosovo to maintaining multiethnic, nonreligious democracy with albanian and serbian as official languages with an open market economy with free competition. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Kosovos final status weller 2008 international affairs wiley. In 2008 he was awarded the nobel prize for peace for his efforts to resolve international conflicts born in viipuri, finland, ahtisaari was displaced along with the rest of his family when the city was ceded to the soviet union in.
Astrology and natal chart of martti ahtisaari, born on. Aiesec alumnus and nobel peace laureate, martti ahtisaari. Crisis management initiative martti ahtisaari centre. Martti ahtisaari, the former president of finland, yesterday crowned three decades of painstaking mediation in some of the worlds most intractable conflicts on. In 2008 he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his lead role in bringing independence to namibia, serbias withdrawal from kosovo, the decommissioning of weapons in northern ireland and autonomy for aceh in indonesia. The ahtisaari comprehensive proposal for a settlement of the status of. Martti ahtisaari stated in february 2007, after a period of consultations with.
Ahtisaari has spent much of his career in the worlds danger zones trying to bring peace to people at. Ahtisaari has spent much of his career in the worlds danger zones trying to bring peace to people at role in the northern ireland. Martti ahtisaari held the office of the president of the republic of finland from 1 march 1994 to 29 february 2000. During his term, ahtisaari steered finland through its accession to the european union, amongst many other important developments. Summary of the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo status. Martti ahtisaari project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Martti ahtisaari is the worlds most renowned and successful mediator in international conflicts. He held the position until the end of february 2000. Han var republiken finlands tionde president 19942000. Ahtisaari took on the cochairmanship of the new yorkbased eastwest institute and the chairmanship of international crisis group icg.
The ahtisaari plan, formally the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo status settlement csp, is a status settlement proposal covering a wide range of issues related to the kosovo status process for kosovo. He also won the 2008 unesco peace ministry for foreign affairs. The elders call for new middle east peace plan to counter. The ahtisaari plan for a comprehensive settlement of the status of kosovo was greeted with. The ahtisaari plan, formally the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo status settlement csp, is a status settlement proposal covering a wide range of issues related to the kosovo status process for kosovo some of the main components of the plan include the formation of the international steering group for kosovo isg, the international civilian representative for kosovo icr, and the.
Crisis management initiative martti ahtisaari centre cmi. Martti ahtisaari, ela bhatt, fernando henrique cardoso, jimmy carter and desmond tutu are. He joined the ministry for foreign affairs of finland in 1965, holding various posts in the ministrys bureau for technical cooperation from 1965 to 1972, and serving as assistant director. Martti ahtisaari archives pon program on negotiation at. Martti ahtisaari, former president of finland, wins nobel. Amongst these was his role in the northern ireland peace process on the crucial and very sensitive issue of weapons decommissioning. Martti ahtisaari biography childhood, life achievements. President, martti ahtisaari, began in vienna in february 2006. Inforglobe has consulted cmi in the design and utilisation of technical methods in contexts such as iraq, libya and ukraine. For the first time in 60 years, aiesec is honored to congratulate an alumnus, and champion of the aiesec vision of peace, for being awarded the. The ahtisaari plan chapter the road to independence for. The elders call for new middle east peace plan to counter israeli annexation threat.
Martti ahtisaari was awarded the nobel peace prize in 2008 for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts. Summary of the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo. Martti oiva kalevi ahtisaari born 19370623 is a former president of finland 19942000 and a united nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work. Many ethnic albanians were unhappy that the plan fell short of granting full independence for kosovo. He had negotiated there with slobodan milosevic in 1999 to end the fighting there. The ahtisaari plan and north kosovo this policy paper provides a series of detailed recommendations pertaining to the courts, the police, municipal competences, finance, intermunicipal cooperation, cooperation with serbia and extended competences for north mitrovica that are intended to facilitate implementation of the ahtisaari plan.
Oct 10, 2008 martti ahtisaari, the former president of finland, yesterday crowned three decades of painstaking mediation in some of the worlds most intractable conflicts on four continents by winning the. This policy paper provides a series of detailed recommendations pertaining to the courts, the police, municipal competences, finance, intermunicipal cooperation, cooperation with serbia and extended competences for north mitrovica that are intended to facilitate implementation of the ahtisaari plan in north kosovo to download the policy paper in pdf format, please click here. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Request permission export citation add to favorites track citation. An interview with president martti ahtisaari download article discussion focuses on key determinants of success in the negotiating process, including lessons learned from previous peacemaking efforts, and the decision to hold out for a comprehensive settlement nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. The ahtisaari plan, formally the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo status settle. Han avsag darfor att lamna det slutgiltiga utkastet till fn. The nobel peace prize for 2008 was awarded to martti ahtisaari, former president of finland, for his great efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts. Martti ahtisaari archives pon program on negotiation.
In 2000, martti ahtisaari founded crisis management initiative cmi, a nongovernmental organisation. Martti ahtisaari was born on june 23, 1937 in viipuri, finland, which is presently in russia and known as vyborg. Ahtisaari founded the crisis management initiative cmi, where he is currently chairman of the board. The ahtisaari plan, formally the comprehensive proposal for the kosovo status settlement. The ahtisaari plan includes a main text with15 articles that set forth its general principles, as well as 12 annexes that elaborate upon them. Martti oiva kalevi ahtisaari finnish pronunciation. Martti ahtisaari was born in tistedalen in southern norway took finnish citizenship in 1929 and changed his surname from adolfsen in 1937.
Martti ahtisaari was a president for finland with four videos in the cspan video library. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The ahtisaari plan is primarily focused on protecting the rights, identity and culture of kosovos nonalbanian communities, including establishing a framework for their active participation in public life. By looking at the details, kosovo albanians would see they have serious obligations to undertake, while kosovo serbs would see.
For example, it would give kosovo the right to apply for membership in international organizations, create a security force and adopt national symbols. Crisis management initiative cmi acts in complex and demanding conflict situations, where building trust and structured communication between conflict parties is essential. Ahtisaari took on the cochairmanship of the new yorkbased eastwest institute and the chairmanship of international crisis group icg he is a member of the joint advisors group for the open society institute and soros foundations. Martti ahtisaari, declaring that supervised independence would be the only viable solution for. Inforglobes ability to clarify complex contexts in an understandable way helps conflict parties reach common decisions. Martti ahtisaari simple english wikipedia, the free. Martti ahtisaari, born june 23, 1937, viipuri, finland now vyborg, russia, finnish politician and noted mediator who was president of finland 19942000. Nobel laureate martti ahtisaari was elected the president of the republic of finland in 1994.
Inforglobe has also developed cmis internal programmatic planning. He held office from the 1st of march 1994 to the 29th of february 2000. President, martti ahtisaari, to lead the process of arriving at a status agreement. Biography of martti ahtisaari excerpt martti oiva kalevi ahtisaari pronounced. Martti ahtisaari is a finnish politician, the tenth president of finland 19942000, nobel peace prize laureate and united nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work.
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