Juha Christensen Explained

Juha Christensen
Nationality:Finnish
Occupation:Peace activist, negotiator
Known For:2005 Aceh peace process

Juha Christensen is a Finnish businessman, philanthropist[1] and negotiator who played an instrumental role in the 2005 Aceh peace process.[2] [3] [4]

Life

Christensen is a former pharmaceutical executive.Before becoming involved in the Aceh peace process, he had lived for several decades in Indonesia,[5] [6] and spoke Indonesian fluently.[7]

Involvement in Aceh peace process

In June 2003 and acting on his own initiative, Christensen went to Stockholm where he initiated discussions with leaders of the Free Aceh Movement.[8] In February 2004 Christensen contacted Martti Ahtisaari, the former President of Finland, who he knew personally,[9] to become involved in peace negotiations.[10] Christensen was also able to connect another old friend, Farid Husain,[11] then the Indonesian Minister of Health, with Ahtisaari and the Finnish CMI (Crisis Management Initiative). Christensen was an active participant in the peace negotiations. As a result of the negotiations that followed, a peace agreement between the parties in conflict was signed in Helsinki on 15 August 2005.[12] [13]

Following the peace agreement, Christensen was a special adviser to the Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) until 2006.[14]

In 2015, Christensen negotiated the surrender and disarming of Din Minimi,[15] [16] a former GAM militant, and 30 of his followers east of Banda Aceh.[17] [18] [19] [20]

As of 2017, Christensen is the general manager of Pacta (Architecture Peace and Conflict Transformation Alliance), a Finnish peace organization that he co-founded.[21] [14]

Christensen was invited to join the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council as a founding member.[22] [23]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Farid Husain. Salim Shahab (journalist.). To See the Unseen: Scenes Behind the Aceh Peace Treaty. 2007. Health & Hospital Indonesia. 978-979-15936-0-1.
  2. Web site: Juha Christensen: Committed to peace. The Jakarta. Post.
  3. Book: Natalie Ralph. Peacemaking and the Extractive Industries: Towards a Framework for Corporate Peace. 25 September 2015. Greenleaf Publishing. 978-1-78353-247-6. 220–.
  4. Book: Jacob Bercovitch. Kwei-Bo Huang. Chung-Chian Teng. Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia: Third-party Mediation in Regional Conflict. 28 August 2008. Routledge. 978-1-134-14101-2. 308–.
  5. Book: Sumit Ganguly. Andrew Scobell. Joseph Liow. The Routledge Handbook of Asian Security Studies. 4 December 2009. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-135-22961-0. 398–.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-03-23 . 2015-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151129123636/http://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pa_tk_International-Law-and-the-Peaceful-resolution-of-disputes_260111.pdf . dead .
  7. Book: Katri Merikallio. Tapani Ruokanen. The Mediator: A Biography of Martti Ahtisaari. 15 October 2015. Hurst. 978-0-19-061313-6. 295–.
  8. Book: Malin Akebo. Ceasefire Agreements and Peace Processes: A Comparative Study. 10 November 2016. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-317-20412-1. 118–.
  9. Book: Peng Er Lam. Japan's Peace-Building Diplomacy in Asia: Seeking a More Active Political Role. 2 June 2009. Routledge. 978-1-134-12506-7. 138–.
  10. Book: Martina Klimesova. Using Carrots to Bring Peace?: Negotiation and Third Party Involvement. 30 November 2015. World Scientific. 978-981-4699-12-9. 165–.
  11. Book: Antje Missbach. Separatist Conflict in Indonesia: The long-distance politics of the Acehnese diaspora. 19 September 2011. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-136-63108-5. 230–.
  12. Book: Sille Stidsen. The Indigenous World 2006. 1 July 2006. IWGIA. 978-87-91563-18-8. 308–.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130418023930/http://www.aceh-mm.org/download/english/Helsinki%20MoU.pdf . 2013-04-18 .
  14. Web site: Team - Pacta.
  15. Web site: Din Minimi, Most-wanted Aceh insurgent 'Agreed to Surrender after Jokowi Vowed Amnesty'. 27 January 2020 . globejournal.com.
  16. Web site: Amnesti Terhadap Din Minimi Masih Akan Dilaporkan ke Presiden.
  17. Web site: Kisah Negosiator Finlandia Penghubung Kepala BIN-Din Minimi.
  18. Web site: Din Minimi, Band of Acehnese Militants Surrender to Indonesia.
  19. Web site: Salainen operaatio viidakossa – suomalaisvälittäjä sai aseet pois vastarintaryhmältä Indonesiassa. 18 January 2016 .
  20. Web site: Diprotes, Sutiyoso: Amnesti Din Minimi Tetap Diproses. Tempo.Co. 28 January 2016 .
  21. Web site: Juha Christensen: Penyelesaian Konflik di Papua Lebih Kompleks - Jaring News. PT Jaring News Media. Bersama.
  22. Web site: Pacta News - Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council established – PACTA General Manager, Juha Christensen, a Founding Member.
  23. Web site: Mr. Juha Christensen - Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council.

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