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Women, peace and security
Gabriela Elroy is specialist on women, peace and security. She was previously deputy director of department at the agency. She has many years of experience of working for the UN in Sri Lanka and Palestine with gender equality and children’s rights in times of conflict. Gabriela holds double degrees in political science and international development cooperation.
Women, peace and security | Gender mainstreaming in peace operations | Children’s rights in armed conflicts
Research within FBA's areas of expertise, the Middle East
Colombia, peace-building and mediation
Afghanistan, Western Balkans, Africa, Preventive Diplomacy
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding | Security sector reform
Inclusive peace processes
State-building and human security
FBA's work in Africa
Ukraine, international peace operations and civil-military cooperation
Head of Research
Western Balkans
Palestine and state-building
Multilateral Cooperation | Liberia
The African Union and peace operations
Civilian crisis management and international deployments
Sustainable peacebuilding | support to peace processes
Latin America and disarmament of ex-combatants
Election observation
Iraq and Palestine
Mozambique, dialogue, reconciliation, and peace processes
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