Larry Attree

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Larry Attree (@LarryAttree) is a globally recognized expert on peace, conflict, and security issues. Former Head of Global Policy and Advocacy at Saferworld, he has more than two decades of experience and has influenced global agreements on peace, governance, and development themes, including the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, the Busan Partnership, and the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. As architect of Saferworld’s peacebuilding responses to crises and threats program, Larry authored and edited numerous studies on stabilization, statebuilding, counterterrorism, countering violent extremism, peace, human rights, security, justice, and development. He has a long track record in peace, rights, and security strategy and in program design, management, training and evaluation, conflict research and analysis, high-level policy advice, advocacy, and coalition building. He has lived and worked for peace in the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, and the Pacific with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Saferworld and others.