Alice Wairimu Nderitu Explained

Birth Date: df=y 9 January 1968
Nationality:Kenyan
Occupation:Conflict researcher and mediator
Alma Mater:University of Nairobi

Alice Wairimu Nderitu (born 9 January 1968 in Nairobi)[1] is a Kenyan national serving since November 2020 as the United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Nderitu holds an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Keene State College, a master's degree in armed conflict and peace studies (2013) and a Bachelor of Arts, Literature and Philosophy (1990) from the University of Nairobi.[4]

Career

Nderitu has served as a member of the African Union's Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (Fem-Wise),[5] the Women Waging Peace Network, founder of the Community Voices for Peace and Pluralism, and as a columnist with The EastAfrican newspaper.

Nderitu also served as a Commissioner of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission in Kenya and was one of the founders and first co-chair of Uwiano Platform for Peace, a conflict prevention agency that uses mobile technology to encourage citizens to report indicators of violence, linking early warning to early response.

Nderitu was one of three mediators of a peace agreement signed by 10 ethnic communities in Nakuru, Kenya. For 16 months, she was the only woman in a peace process of 100 elders and three mediators. She was the lead mediator in a peace process involving 29 ethnic communities in Kaduna State that led to the signing of the Kafanchan Peace Declaration. She was the chief lead mediator in a peace process involving 56 ethnic communities leading to the Southern Plateau Inter-Communal Peace Declaration in Southern Plateau, Nigeria. She has contributed greatly in defining the role of women mediators, as one of the few women who are signatories to peace agreements as a mediator of armed conflict.

Nderitu served as a member of the Kenya National Committee on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and all Forms of Discrimination and as an Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities instructor. Nderitu has been an advocate of women inclusion in various international forums and has contributed to reports on the issue.[6]

Nderitu also served as a Commissioner of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the dissolution of the Makueni County government in Kenya.[7] [8]

Recognition

Publications

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alice Wairimu Nderitu . Women in Peace . 28 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Wairimu Nderitu chosen to be UN special adviser. 2020-11-18. The East African. 17 November 2020 . en.
  3. Michelle Nichols (February 5, 2021), U.N. official warns of high risk of atrocities in Ethiopia Reuters.
  4. https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/sga1989.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints Alice Wairimu Nderitu of Kenya Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide
  5. Web site: Operationalisation of "FemWise-Africa" . peaceau.org . 11 May 2023.
  6. Web site: How can Canada best support women in the field of conflict and atrocity prevention?. sfu.ca. 8 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Uhuru names team to probe Makueni dissolution » Capital News. 10 February 2015. Capitalfm.co.uk. 30 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Uhuru names Commission of Inquiry for Makueni county row. Businessdailyafrica.com. 10 February 2015. 30 October 2018.
  9. Web site: Connecting TRCs to global trends : Implications for policy and practice. Ijr.org.za. 30 October 2018.
  10. http://www.sandiego.edu/peace/institutes/ipj/women-peace-security/women-peacemakers/profile.php?name=alice+nderitu&country=kenya
  11. Web site: Alice Nderitu - Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. Auschwitzinstitute.org. 30 October 2018.
  12. Web site: 2017 Global Pluralism Award Finalists - Global Pluralism Award. Award.plutalism.ca. 30 October 2018. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414081638/https://award.pluralism.ca/2017-finalists/. dead.
  13. Web site: Peace, Pluralism and Gender Equality with Alice Wairimu Nderitu. sfu.ca/dialogue.html. 16 November 2020. 15 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200715000059/https://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/watch-read-discover/alice-wairimu-nderitu.html. dead.
  14. Web site: Mukami Kimathi's story lends voice to women freedom fighters. Nation.co.ke. 30 October 2018.
  15. Web site: The Day Kimathi died: Recollections by his wife Mukami Kimathi. Amos. Kareithi. Standardmedia.co.ke. 30 October 2018.
  16. Web site: Kimathi's widow reveals her role in Kenyatta and Odinga battles. Nzau. Musau. Standardmedia.co.ke. 30 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Critical Role by Women in Kenya's Freedom Struggle Goes Unappreciated, Says First Lady - the Big Issue . 2017-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219072623/http://www.thebigissue.co.ke/index.php/2017/02/18/critical-role-women-kenyas-freedom-struggle-goes-unappreciated-says-first-lady/# . 2017-02-19 . dead .
  18. Web site: First lady Margaret Kenyatta joins MauMau veterans in celebrating the life of Mukami Kimathi. 18 February 2017. 30 October 2018. YouTube.
  19. Web site: Museum News : First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta unveils the memoir of Mukami Kimathi. March 2017. Museums.or.ke. 30 October 2018. 30 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630160911/http://www.museums.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Jan-March-2017-NMK-newsletter.pdf. dead.
  20. Web site: Kenya Celebrates its eminent women for the huge footprints they have left in the country's socio-political landscape - The Presidency. President.go.ke. 30 October 2018. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128125931/https://www.president.go.ke/2017/03/08/kenya-celebrates-its-eminent-women-for-the-huge-footprints-they-have-left-in-the-countrys-socio-political-landscape/. dead.
  21. Web site: An introduction to human rights in the Middle East and North Africa- a guide for NGOs. PDF. Networklearning.org. 1 October 2009. 8 February 2019.
  22. Web site: 7 myths standing in the way of women's inclusion. inclusivesecurity.org. Alice. Nderitũ. Jacqueline O'Neill. 8 February 2019.
  23. Web site: From the Nakuru County peace accord (2010–2012). hdcentre.org. 8 February 2019.
  24. Web site: Minding the Gap: African Conflict Management in a Time of Change. cigionline.org. 18 March 2016 . 9781928096214 . 8 February 2019. Aall . Pamela . Crocker . Chester A. .
  25. Book: Catherine Ndereba .
  26. Book: Beyond Ethnicism: Exploring Ethnic and Racial Diversity for Educators. 978-9966190307. Nderitu. Alice Wairimu. 14 December 2018. Mdahalo Bridging Divides .
  27. Book: Kenya: Bridging Ethnic Divides, A Commissioner's Experience on Cohesion and Integration. amazon.com. 28 August 2018 . Mdahalo Bridging Divides Limited . 8 February 2019.
  28. Web site: Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) as a political movement. umontreal.ca. 8 February 2019.
  29. News: Kimathi book is a tale of pure determination. Nation Media Group.
  30. Web site: Leading mediation teams in Africa's ethnic conflict hotspots. Whenworldwide.org. 26 August 2016 . 31 July 2017.
  31. Web site: From the Nakuru County peace accord (2010-2012) to lasting peace. Hdcentre.org.
  32. Book: National Mechanisms for the Prevention of Genocide and other Atrocity Crimes: Effective and Sustainable Prevention Begins at Home. 2015. 6. 2015.
  33. Web site: Southern Plateau Peace Declaration. Center For Human Dialogue. 31 July 2017.
  34. Book: THE KAFANCHAN PEACE DECLARATION. 2016. Nigeria. 31 July 2017.
  35. Web site: Alice Nderitu. Inclusive Security.
  36. Book: Connecting TRCs to global trends: Implications for policy and practice. Institute For Justice and Reconciliation. 31 July 2017.
  37. Web site: 2017 Global Pluralism Award Finalists. Global Center for Pluralism. 31 July 2017. 14 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414081638/https://award.pluralism.ca/2017-finalists/. dead.
  38. Web site: Profiles in Prevention: Alice Nderitu. Auschwitz Institute of Peace and Reconciliation. 31 July 2017.
  39. Web site: Our Authors. Berghof foundation. 31 July 2017.
  40. Web site: Middle East Program. Wilson Center. 31 July 2017.
  41. Web site: Daraja Student Peace Makers. Daraja. 27 July 2013. 31 July 2017.
  42. Web site: 9 Women Forging a More Peaceful World. Inclusive Security. 31 July 2017.
  43. Web site: Conversation With A PeaceMaker: Alice Nderitu Of Kenya. KPBS. 31 July 2017.
  44. News: NCIC-Commissioner Alice Nderitu named woman peacemaker of the year. 31 July 2017. The Star. The Star. 2012.
  45. News: Kibaki names national cohesion team. 31 July 2017. The Nation Media Group. The Nation Media Group.

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