Terhi Nieminen-Makynen

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Overview

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Terhi Nieminen-Mäkynen (née Nupponnen) born Helsinki, Finland September 12, 1946. Finnish politician. International crisis manager; Member of Parliament, 1975-83. Chaired boycott committee against Apartheid, 1979; UN mission to Kosovo, 1999-2000; UNIFEM expert on Afghanistan 2004-05; UN report on Timor, 2005-06. Finnish mentor on human trafficking, Pristina, 2007-08; headed EUPOL gender equality Afghanistan, 2012-14. Co-founder of Civil Society Conflict Prevention Network (KATU).

Quotations

“In the solution of conflicts it is required that all parties are willing to work for a common goal. By so doing, different parties gain appreciation from others. Reconciliation negotiations are held in a public place and the opposite parties proceed according to a traditional protocol. The ritual ceremony of conciliations is the last stage. . . This is preceded by numerous negotiations in which the desired goals have been jointly striven for. It is important to create a consensus.” (“Lack of Security in East Timor” report in Oili Alm, Human Security—Perspectives, c. 2010; photo Google Plus)