Conflict expert says watching friends lose family in Troubles inspired work

A leading global conflict resolution expert has told how the trauma of watching friends lose family in Northern Ireland’s Troubles has inspired her work. Professor Christine Bell heads PeaceRep, an Edinburgh University- headquartered research project with a growing reputation for supporting top-level peace negotiators around the world.

“So many people were affected. My two best friends – one of them, her father was shot dead and the other, her brother was shot and left with life-changing injuries. A Cambridge and Harvard-educated human rights lawyer, Christine is PeaceRep’s executive director and principal investigator. She recently met Bill and Hillary Clinton at an event in Belfast celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.

“I met Bill Clinton and you got a sense Northern Ireland is one of the things he’s most proud of. We can build on all of the lessons learned from the Belfast Good Friday Agreement to help end violence elsewhere.” “That’s exactly what our database tries to provide – we are pulling together high-quality research and data to learn lessons from the past and bring peace by supporting better negotiations.

Bell says her Northern Ireland background is an advantage in her role, which has taken her to many of the world’s most hazardous trouble spots, including Bosnia, Lebanon, Gaza and Papua New Guinea.

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