Salma Yusuf

Asia

Salma Yusuf is a peace practitioner and mediator from Sri Lanka. She specialises in policy and process development, strategic advocacy, and thought-leadership. She has previously worked as a public official in Government, a university lecturer and researcher, a journalist, and a civil society activist nationally and internationally.

Sri Lanka

International, National

Sinhala, Tamil, English

Working with governments who are conflict parties, Working with women, Working with youth, Establishing or advising state peace ministries, Violence prevention interventions, Engaging religious communities on social cohesion, Implementing government PVE/CVE programming, Large scale logistics, Drafting agreements, Gender-sensitive agreement text advice, Policy formation support, Drafting agreements, Working with civil society, Digital facilitation and dialogues, Inclusive process design techniques, Multi-track processes, Shuttle diplomacy, Conflict analysis, Gender sensitive analysis techniques, Problem solving workshops

Elections and referendums, Gender-based violence, Gender inclusion and perspectives, International human rights and humanitarian law, Language rights accommodation, Power-sharing arrangements, Restorative justice, Transitional justice, Women, peace and security

Geographical Region

Salma Yusuf

Context expertise

Experience of mediation

Languages

Technical Skill

Thematic Knowledge