Celia Saada

Célia is the new fellow with IFIT’s Law and Peace Practice Group (LPPG) in Bogotá. She is French-Algerian, and currently pursuing a Master of International Affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). There, she specialises in International Conflict Resolution. Her academic work focuses on adaptive mediation strategies, transitional justice, and peace processes; most recently exploring the 2025 Ukraine-Russia negotiations led by the Trump Admin, as well as the 2016 Colombian Peace Accord.

Prior to joining IFIT, she worked on multilateral diplomacy and policy negotiations at the Permanent Missions of the Maldives and Oman to the United Nations, as well as with the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in New York. She has also been involved in Columbia University campus initiatives related to mediation, gender equality, and conflict resolution.

She is very excited to work with the Bogota Team on LPPG and on-going LATAM thematics, and looks forward to strengthening her field-based experience in Latin America through this internship. 

Working languages: Spanish, English and French.

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