The UN Secretary General bringing France and New Zealand together to settle the 1985 sinking of a Greenpeace protest vessel is an example of the ________ approach to conflict resolution.

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The "good offices" approach involves a neutral party, such as the UN Secretary-General, facilitating communication and offering a neutral space for parties to negotiate and resolve their conflict, without directly mediating or arbitrating the dispute. This approach was used to bring France and New Zealand together to discuss the 1985 sinking of the Greenpeace vessel, the Rainbow Warrior.

The UN Secretary General Bringing France and New Zealand Together