Facilitator, Mediator, Peacebuilding & Process Advisor
Nepal
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- Senior Technical Advisor and Facilitator at Nepal Transitions to Peace
- Chairman and Director at Peace Appeal Foundation
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- Senior Technical Advisor and Facilitator at One-Text Initiative, Sri Lanka
- Technical Consultant and Advisor at Academy for Educational Development
- Director at National Peace Secretariat, SA
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Hannes Siebert’s Summary
As an international peace process and negotiations adviser and facilitator, Hannes has worked in many of the world’s most conflict-ridden societies. He is currently facilitating and advising on aspects of the peace processes in Nepal and Lebanon, working with national stakeholders in the development and implementation of national peace structures, authentic negotiations processes and local/regional conflict interventions.
In South Africa he served as director in the National Peace Secretariat, the multi-party body mandated to implement its 1992 National Peace Accord. Post-1994 he assisted the Special Presidential Task Force in key in-tractable conflicts, focusing on de-militarization of militia.
With 5 Nobel Peace Laureates, he initiated the establishment of an international foundation in 2000 in support of their “Appeal for Peace and Non-Violence”; In 2001, as an associate and fellow at the Center for War, Peace and the News Media at NYU, he coordinated the West-Dar al Islam Media Dialogues program – facilitating dialogue between major media institutions in the U.S. and Middle East; and in 2003 he developed Peace Tools, a comprehensive set of innovative tools for conflict transformation and negotiations processes.
CURRENT:
• Sri Lanka – Advised the country’s peace secretariats and facilitated the creation of the multi-party negotiations forum, One Text.
• Nepal – Co-facilitated and contributed to the drafting of key agreements – including the Comprehensive Peace Agreement; Co-facilitated talks between the Nepal Army and the Maoist Army; Help set-up a national dialogue process, NTTP; and advise the Ministry for Peace and Reconstruction.
• International – Developed strategy and policy papers for international agencies and governments in the field of peacebuilding and conflict interventions, looking at best practices worldwide.
• Lebanon – Consulting with the main political parties and stakeholders on the establishment of their National Dialogue.
Hannes Siebert’s Specialties:
Co-design and joint-creation of peace and negotiations' mechanisms for conflicting parties; facilitation and mediation of multi-party negotiations; production of innovative peace and conflict-related media.
See:
www.peaceappeal.org
www.peacetools.org
Additional Information
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Hannes Siebert’s Interests:
Peacebuilding; Peacemaking and Facilitation/mediation; Designing Peace Processes and Systems; Peace Tools; Children in Conflict and War; Innovative and Interactive Media; Animation; Spiritual Journies and Diverse Cultural Practices.
Hannes Siebert’s Honors:
Ashoka Fellow; CWPNM Fellow
Hannes Siebert’s Contact Settings
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