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English Webster (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
Just have a look at some of the comments on two Ynet articles about Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari ( click here , here ; and also here ). I am sure hardly any of the commentators read the speech Mr Ahtisaari held yesterday, when he received his prize. One thing is for sure, most of the feedbackers - who often appear to live outside Israel/Palestine, by the way - do not give...
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Coventry Green Voice (Free subscription) | 13/12/2008
Given in Oslo, this past Wednesday, from Nobelprize.org: "Wars and conflicts are not inevitable. They are caused by human beings. There are always interests that are furthered by war. Therefore those who have power and influence can also stop them." "All conflicts can be settled, and there are no excuses for allowing them to become eternal. It is simply intolerable that violent conflicts defy resolution...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
Stockholm - The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Martti Ahtisaari, Friday shared some of his experiences on successful peace mediation at a seminar in Stockholm. The former Finnish president arrived from Oslo where on Wednesday he received the coveted ...
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The Seferm Post (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
OSLO, Norway — Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari urged President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to start his term by giving "high priority" to the Mideast conflict, calling it the world's most challenging peace-building project.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
As he received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Finnish diplomat Martti Ahtisaari said upcoming US president Barack Obama must "give high priority to the Middle East conflict during his first year in office" if peace is to be achieved in the region.
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Canadian Armed Forces Blogger (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
OSLO -- Finland's former president, Martti Ahtisaari, received the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday for more than three decades of peace brokering around the world from Namibia to Kosovo. The award of the 10 million Swedish crowns (US$1.23 million) prize to the veteran diplomat, who was president in 1994 to 2000, was announced in October. Mr. Ahtisaari received a Nobel prize diploma and...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
OSLO, Norway — Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari urged President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to start his term by giving "high priority" to the Mideast conflict, calling it the world's most challenging peace-building project. The Finnish diplomat and mediator also warned that the global financial crisis would strike hard at the developing world, and he called on governments to not...
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
I feel both humility and gratitude at receiving this year's Nobel Peace Prize. It is the greatest recognition anybody working in this field can be given. What I am feeling now can only be compared with the joy I have felt when seeing the changes that peace has brought to the lives of people: when people who have endured wars and crises begin to build their lives in an atmosphere of peace – when faith...
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Oslo City (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Finnish former president and peace broker Martti Ahtisaari will on Wednesday receive the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for his efforts to resolve conflicts ...
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euronews24 (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
OSLO, Norway - Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari says Serbia must recognize past wrongs in its relationship with Kosovo before it is ready to join the European Union. The former Kosovo envoy says the Serbs "have to be able to live with their
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paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Founding Dopplr investor Marko Ahtisaari is joining the travel-plans social network full-time as CEO, replacing Lisa Sounio who will stay on as chairman of the board. Ahtisaari left Nokia ( NYSE: NOK ) two years ago as director of design strategy, where he worked with Dopplr co-founder Matt Jones on mobile user experiences. He had taken a similar position at ad-funded mobile net Blyk,...
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3quarksdaily (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
From CNN: A week of events to mark the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari continues Thursday with a stellar concert in Oslo to be shown live on CNN International. Actors Michael Caine and...
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Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Martti Ahtisaari has received the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for mediating in some of the world’s thorniest conflicts.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Martti Ahtisaari of Finland — arguably responsible for negotiating more permanent peace agreements than any other person alive — is a worthy recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
Oslo - The 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari on Wednesday urged all the parties involved to work for a solution to the Middle East conflict. The credibility of the whole international community is at stake, Ahtisaari, the former Fi...
