第14章 给和平一个机会（第2页）

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谢谢大家！

YourMajesties，Yhnesses，Excies，Distinguishedmembersiaee，DearFriendsandColleaguesaroundtheworld，

&hhumilityandgratitudeatregthisyear'sNobelPeacePrize。Itisthegreatestreanybinthisfieldbegiven。

WhatIamfeelingnowlybeparedwiththejoyIhavefeltwhehegesthatpeacehasbroughttothelivesofpeople。Whenpeople，whohaveenduredwarsandcrises，begintobuildtheirlivesinanatmosphereofpeafaithiurereturns。

Itoowasachildaffectedbyawar。IwasonlytwoyearsoldwheofaoerestbetweenHitler'sGermanyandStalin'sSovietUnion，warbrokemyfamilytoleavesoohetownofViipuri。LikeseveralhuhousandfellowKarelians，webecamerefugeesinourreatpowerpoliticscausedthebordersofFinlandtoberedrawmyhometoartoftheSovietUnion。Thischildhoodexperieributedtomyenttoionofflicts。

&orsdoheflictstheybevolvediiestothefliediator。Theirpartiasintermediariesisbasedoofallthegparties。Thetaskofthemediatoristohelpthepartiestoopendifficultissuesahemforwardinthepeaceprocess。Themediator'srolebihoseofaship'spilot，gmediidwifeandteacher。

&hereteoomuediators。Withthatthepartiestotheflidgthewrohatpeatheoutside。Theomakepeacearethepartiestotheflidjustastheyarerespohefliditsces，soshouldtheybegivenresponsibilityaionforthepeace。

TheprocessleadingtoNamibianindependengarongeionfromtheNamibians。NamibiaisalsoaexampleofwhattheUNaesachieveattheirbest。Today，lookingbacktothoseyears，itfeelsalmostuhatwemaallthekeyactors，theWesternfive（US，UK，Franyandada），theSovietUnianisationofAfriity，（represeheAfrit-liheSoveraicalpartiesinNamibia，ingSardsasharedgoal。Italsotaughtthatadurablesolutionlybefoundifoneisalsageindisswithyourpolitients。IdobelievethattheexperieheNamibiaoperatiedthegoverofSouthAfricatobegintheproocratige。

ThepeaceproAcehshowedhowimportantitisthatatry'spoliticalleadershipisittedtofindingasolutiontoaninternalfliteffortsbythepoliticalleadershipiheFreeAeedinapeaceagreemewasonlyastart。Sodeislyprogressifbothihepopulatieareittedtothemierm。Workremainstobedoneindevelopinganatioprotects，sustainsahequalityoflifeinAceh。

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Warsandfliotiheyarecausedbyhumaherearealwaysiarefurtheredbywar。Thereforethoseowerandinfluenalsostopthem。

Peaceisaquestionofwill。Allflibesettled，andtherearenoexcusesfthemtobeeeternal。Itissimplyiviolentflictsdefyresolutionfordecadesgimmeasurablehumansuffering，aingeidsocialdevelopmeyaheiionalakeitmoredifficultforustoplaceourfaithinjointlybuiltsecuritystructures。Despitethemanyges，everafliberesolvedifthepartiesiheiionalunityjoinfordwetherfora。TheUioherightframeworkforiiosandsolutionstoglobalproblems。However，weareallawareofthetsoftheUionsaehememberstatestogiveitdemandingassighadequateresourdpoliticalsupport。ItisimportantthattheUesworkresolutelytthenthewanizatioaffordtolosetheUN。

Inafliepartyalwaysclaimvictory，butbuildiiheowerful，thevidthevanquished，menandwomen，youngandold。However，peaegotiatioenductedbyasmallelite。Iurewemustbebetterabletoachieveabroaderpartiinpeaceprocesses。Particularly，thereisaheeofwomeninallstagesofapeaceprocess。

Peaceprodtheagreemeingfromthemendthevioleherealworkonlystartsafterapeaceagreementhasbeeheagreemeobeimplemented。Sodpolitigedoesnothappe，aioablishmentofdemocradpatierequiresaprehensiveapproachtopeag，andsupportforcivilsociety。

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Growiywithiweenregioheexistingcleavages。Itisourtasktocreateafutureandhionsandtriesincrisiswhereyoungpeoplesufferfromualeprospeprovingtheirlives。Uthisge，newflictsandwewillloseaionto>

Therehasbeedealoftalkthisyearaboutthefinancialcrisis。Thisfinancialcrisisalsohighlightstheimportaaimeionalucooperatiohiscrisismayproveanothermajorsetbackforthedevelopingworld。Theverypoorestpeoplearealreadybeinghithardestbytheimpaatege，risingfoodpridlowerlevelsinassistanvestmentwouldbedisastrousforbadlyneededeicgrowth。Atthisdifficulttime，Iallgoveroremaiheirstatedgpoverty。

&allbeabletotributetoourowhefutureofouruhepreseinues，wewillbefacedwithasituationwherehundredsofmillionsofyoungpeoplewillbeoutofworkiareiagesofdevelopment。Ifnothingisdone，wewillbegaivebreedinggroundforstabilityandeopleloseallhope。Ibelievethatthefightagaiyisalsothemosteffectivemeasureterrorismierm。

&endaysagofromLiberiaIcameawaywithmixedfeelings。First，afeelingofsadhescaleofdestruthatthewarleftihesizeofthegefoverheiionalunity。Sed，adegreeofoptimismthatthepeoplewemet，tomakearealdiffereoionalunityitsenttoLiberiaterm。

flictsettlemeheiionofoptimismandhopeborandeiities。Othereaceagreementsrarelybesustaihelongterm，oesectoriscapableerprises，giunitieswhiploymentandenduringeicsecurity。Attragprivate-seentintowar-toreasy。Itrequiresinnovation。Amixofnon-eiitiveswillhavetobedevised。Similarly，iheprivatesethelargerwstrategiesforpost-warrecoverywillrequireihinking。

ASolutiootheMiddleEastflict

&gpeagprojectaheadofusisfindingasolutiosintheMiddleEast，whichhaveuedfordecades。ThetensionsandwarsintheregionhavebeengoingthatmaobelievethattheMiddleEastknoteverbeuntied。

Idohisbelief。AllgtheoheMiddleEast，beresolved。Thesolutionwouldrequireatributionfromallthepartiesinvolvedaswellastheiionalunityasawhole。Wemightbestrengthenedinourresolveifwesethtsoureaheworldcouldlooklikeifthetriesintheregiontlybegiheireitial，buildtransportlinks，makefulluseoftheireducatedpopulatiooreapthebesofanadvaioninthecrossroadsofthreets。

IhopethattheoftheUes，orh，willgivehighprioritytotheMiddleEastflighisfirstyeariheEuropeanUnion，RussiaaalsobeseriouslyittedsothatasolutioothecrisesstretIsraelaoIraqandIraoachievelastis，wemustlookatthewhion。

Thecredibilityofthewholeiionalunityisatstake。Weotgooeryear，simplypretendingtodosomethihesituationintheMiddleEast。Wemustalsogetresults。

FormaeweenreligionshaveprovidedaioabilityoftheMiddleEastcrisis。Iotacceptthisview。DuringmycareerIhaveseenmanywhichreligionhasbeenusedasaonorasafthefliselvesare，however，peag。Theyalsobeastructiveforpeag，andthisalsoappliestotheMiddleEast。

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Allpartiestotheflictplayakeyroleinfindiionandputtingitintopractice。Likewise，asisidepartyisrarelyabletoplayalltherolesthatarerequiredforapeaceprocesstosucceed。

Allmypeamemethatapeaceprocessislargelyamatterofcooperationaweeors，partiestoaflict，peacemediatoverhecivicsodiianizations。

&houghalleyesareoftenonthepeacemediators，itisimportanttoemphasizetheroleofthemediatioheotherimportantactorsoutsidethedireegotiatioself。InmyworkIhavealwaysbeeninaprivilegedpositiontobuildupmyownteam，ingmycolleaguesattheanizatioermyFinnishPresidency，agementInitiative。Ihavehadtheopportunitytoworkwithmanyhighlyqualifiedcolleaguesipeaceprocesses。WithoutthemIwouldoday。

Ihopethatallthosebravewomehaveworkedforthepeatheirtrywouldfeelthattheysharethisprizewithme。

Hestsourcethismyfamily。MywifeEevaandmysonMarkohavealwaysbeenatmyside。Theyhaveprovidedmewithbothsupportandstructivecritimyheartfeltthanks。

Dearfriends，Ihopethatthisdistinguishedprizeawardedtomewillendividualsandanizationstouetheireffortsforpeace。Ialsohopethattheywillreceivefullsupportfortheirworkiure。

&ogether，wedsolutions。Weshouldahoseinpower。Peaceisaquestionofwill。

Thankyou！