In this episode Jonathan talks with Jeyashree Nadarajah. Jeyashree has had an incredible career in the realm of civilian protection in armed conflict that has taken her from her home in Malaysia around the world and back again.

Jeyashree has worked for various United Nations agencies and offices – including the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, the Office of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Children in Armed Conflict, the UN Children’s Fund – UNICEF, and the UN Development Programme – UNDP. In those roles she’s worked on protecting women and children, and civilians more generally, in conflict-affected areas and conflict zones themselves. She has done so – in the field – working with reintegrating children in the Philippines after the signing of the Bangsomoro Peace Agreement on the island of Mindanao.

Jeyashree has undergraduate degrees from Middlesex University in the UK, an MBA from Bremen University in Germany and an MA (focused on peace and conflict studies) from University of California Berkeley. She attended UC Berkeley as recipient of a Rotary World Peace Fellowship.

Relevant websites:

Office of Special Rep of UN Sec-Gen on Children and Armed Conflict - https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/

Office of Special Rep of UN Sec-Gen on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict - https://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/

UNDP - https://undp.org

UNICEF - https://www.unicef.org/