Building Peace in 2013

The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts. Countries, NGOs, international organizations and individuals alike are interested more in this work than ever before. Norway is proud to be an important contributor.

The nature of conflicts is changing. We therefore need to adapt our thinking accordingly and develop new tools. We need research, we need meeting places like the Oslo Forum, where we can gather to analyse and discuss issues openly. And we need courageous individuals.