
One of the six research projects funded by FBA studies the functioning of local self-government bodies in wartime in Ukraine.
Sustainable peacebuilding | support to peace processes
Saba Nowzari is head of FBA:s unit for sustainable peacebuilding. She has previously worked with peace-building efforts in conflict-affected areas, mainly in the Middle East and North Africa. Her work focused on conflict prevention, resilience-building, and organizational development within the civil society sector. Saba has also worked with advocacy and policy-making on an international level, especially in regards to the women, peace and security agenda. During the intra-Syrian peace talks in Geneva in 2016, she served as adviser to the Syrian opposition’s female negotiators.
Sustainable peacebuilding| Middle East | North Africa | Women, peace and security | Development aid in conflict contexts | Peace-building
Research within FBA's areas of expertise, the Middle East
Colombia, peace-building and mediation
Colombia, ELN, FN peace operations and inclusion issues
Afghanistan, Western Balkans, Africa, Preventive Diplomacy
Conflict prevention and peacebuilding | Security sector reform
Inclusive peace processes
Women, peace and security
Afghanistan
State-building and human security
FBA's work in Africa
Democracy and governance, leadership and cooperation in peace operations
Ukraine, international peace operations and civil-military cooperation
Head of Research
The Democratic Republic of the Congo
Western Balkans
Palestine and state-building
Multilateral Cooperation | Liberia
The African Union and peace operations
Civilian crisis management and international deployments
Myanmar, peace and democracy building
Latin America and disarmament of ex-combatants
Election observation
Iraq and Palestine
Mozambique, dialogue, reconciliation, and peace processes
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The assessment process for FBA’s Research Grants 2025 has been completed. Six policy-relevant research projects have been awarded funding. The selected projects concern, inter alia, local self-governance in Ukraine during the full-scale Russian invasion, the Colombian population’s view of the peace process, coalition building in authoritarian regimes, and sieges carried out by non-state armed groups.
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