The United Nations announced on Wednesday the launch of a standby team with experts ready to be dispatched to mediate crisis talks around the world.
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe launched the Standby Team of Mediation Experts at a press conference at the UN Headquarters here.
This new initiative comes amid a broader effort by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to build up UN capacity for preventive diplomacy by strengthening its Department of Political Affairs (DPA), headed by Pascoe.
"Successful conflict mediation is a complex enterprise requiring precisely the kind of mobile expertise this new team can provide," Pascoe said. "Even the most experienced envoys cannot do it alone. They can benefit from the kind of timely and expert advice that this team has to offer."
The standby team is made up of recognized experts on many of the key issues that arise frequently in peace talks. These include how to rewrite constitutions to promote peace, find formulas for the sharing of wealth and power, promote justice and reconciliation in the wake of atrocities and transition of former soldiers into civilian life.
Two of the six experts who initially comprise the team have already been dispatched to Kenya this week to assist in the ongoing African-led mediation efforts to resolve the political crisis there. Other team members are in New York for briefings before taking up their assignments shortly in the field.
The standby team was chosen from a slate of hundreds of candidates, through a rigorous process that included an open invitation for nominations from UN member states.
Source:Xinhua
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