Christopher Louise

One of my favourite books is “Development as Freedom” by Nobel Peace Prize Winner Amartya Sen. Sen’s book describes how the achievement of development depends on the free agency of people. He points to different forms of unfreedom which arrest development and stop people fulfilling their potential in life. My 25-year career with the United Nations and different NGOs has been dedicated to removing these unfreedoms in different parts of the world.

Today, I advise international development organisations, governments and civil society leaders on peace and development policy, helping them to design and implement people-centred and evidence-based strategies for promoting peaceful, inclusive and resilient societies. As a peacebuilder and development strategist I am passionate about building partnerships which make change happen, and ensures social justice prevails.