Velma Saric
Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA)
Velma is a researcher, journalist, peacebuilding expert and human rights defender from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition to her position as Founder and President of the Post-Conflict Research Center, she is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Balkan Diskurs, and Project Manager of the War Art Reporting and Memory (WARM) Foundation, Sarajevo Branch. As a researcher and producer she has worked on numerous publications and films about the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, including Uspomene 677, In the Land of Blood and Honey by Angelina Jolie, and I Came to Testify and War Redefined from the PBS series Women, War & Peace. Velma has held fellowships at both Columbia University in New York and the Robert Bosch Foundation. As part of her fellowship with the Robert Bosch Foundation, she attended the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability Fellowship Program. Velma is the only Bosnian to be a part of the VV100 – a Vital Voices group of 100 most engaged and visionary members of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network.
UNAOC INFORMATION
UNAOC Pillar
- youth
- education
- media
Areas of Focus
- Human Rights and the Rule of Law
- Intercultural Dialogue
- Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution
- Preventing Violent Extremism
Skills
- Advocacy
- Creative Services
- Artwork
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Video
- Web Design
- Monitoring
- Conflict Resolution
- Management
- Coordination
- Decision Making
- Negotiation
- Risk Management
- Team Building
- Organization & Planning
- Events
- Logistics
- Strategy
- Trainings
SUCCESS STORIES
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Post-Conflict Research Center and Velma Saric recognized as Global Peace Ambassadors
- Velma Saric
- Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA)
On this year’s International Day of Peace, Post-Conflict Research Center’s (PCRC) president Velma Saric has been chosen as Peace Ambassador […]
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Adama Dieng: Uniting your efforts now is the key to progress
- Velma Saric
- Intercultural Innovation Award (IIA)
On February 12th, 2018, The Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) organized a meeting between Adama Dieng, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special […]