Annual Report 2008 published (4.6.2009)

Annual Report of the Crisis Management Initiative from 2008 has been published.

The year 2008 was very significant for CMI. We made progress on many fronts, through pioneering new and effective approaches to conflict resolution and statebuilding. Our private diplomacy and good offices contributed at highest international levels of policy and decision-making.

CMI restructured its work programme at the end of 2008. CMI works through four thematic areas: Foresight for Peace and Security, Peace Mediation and Dialogue, Comprehensive Crisis Management and Post-war Statebuilding. The Martti Ahtisaari Rapid Reaction Facility (MARRF) continues to focus on Track II private diplomacy efforts. It has the ability to function on different levels of decision-making, particularly due to the status and reputation of CMI’s founder and Chairman of the Board, President Martti Ahtisaari.

This past year was also one of great pride for CMI as the Nobel Peace Prize for 2008 was awarded to President Ahtisaari for his life’s work as an international peace mediator. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited “his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts” as the basis for the award.

In this report we present some of the work and results achieved during the past year. CMI hopes that readers will find the report useful.

Download the report here:
CMI Annual Report 2008-2009