Hanna Tetteh on peace-building in Libya: patience, optimism, and inclusive dialogue
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10d ago· 43 min readen
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An interview with Hanna Tetteh, former Ghanaian Foreign Minister and current head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), discussing her journey into politics, her work on peace-building and democratic transition in Libya, the importance of inclusive dialogue bringing women and youth into the process, and why patience is essential in peace-building efforts.
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· 3 pulledYou have a positive trajectory. You're looking at the things that you can get done, and someone throws you a curve ball, and you've got to find a way of getting through it, but that's life, so you take it and you work with it as best as you can.
I have to be optimistic. Otherwise I'll stop. And I think that when you're doing this kind of job, you have to keep yourself optimistic. You always have to find openings and entry points and try to see what you can work with and where you can create some opportunity to have a conversation that results in some concrete outcome.
Politics was always present in Hanna Tetteh's house growing up. Inspired by a dual heritage rooted in Hungary and Ghana, she became a passionate advocate of inclusive dialogue.
“You have a positive trajectory. You're looking at the things that you can get done, and someone throws you a curve ball, and you've got to find a way of getting through it, but that's life, so you take it and you work with it as best as you can. ”
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