Thania Paffenholz

Dr. Thania Paffenholz is an award-winning international peacemaker, mediator, and renowned thought leader, author and public speaker.

She has helped armed groups, governments, international, national and local organisations, and civil society–including women’s organisations–in over 20 peace processes, including in Colombia, Nepal, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, or Sudan to find ways out of violence. She also advises governments and international bodies such as the UN, EU, World Bank, and African Union.

Paffenholz is the Founder of Inclusive Peace, a Geneva-based global think-and-do tank that provides evidence-based support for peace and political change processes.