Surge in diplomacy, action in mediation

THE fourth edition of the Istanbul Conference on Mediation opened yesterday, June 30, 2017, with the theme of “Surge in diplomacy, action in mediation.” Experts, diplomats, practitioners and scholars from around the world explore ways and means to promote mediation as a prominent conflict prevention and resolution method.

Turkey has been hosting the Istanbul Conferences on Mediation since 2012. These landmark conferences are designed to bring together numerous practitioners and scholars in the field of conflict prevention and mediation activities. The aim of these conferences is to promote synergies between theory and practice and help increase scope, reach and effectiveness of the international community’s mediation efforts.