Class XXIII (2025-2026)
9. Salim Uqdah — USA
Salim currently provides dispute resolution services in form of mediation, arbitration, facilitation, consulting, and conflict coaching.
The Peace Fellowship program will undoubtedly profoundly impact my maturation as a peacekeeper, professional, and human being. I anticipate gaining a complex comprehension of the genesis and proliferation of conflict, peacebuilding strategies, and the complexities of putting theory into practice in facilitations, mediations, negotiations, and broader forums. I look forward to contributing actively to the peacekeeping community and being a bridge to the legal dispute resolution field.
I relish learning from diverse perspectives and translating my newfound insights into tangible actions that positively impact individuals, communities, and institutions worldwide.
Upon completing the fellowship, my short-term goal is to apply the knowledge, skills, and insights gained to sharpen my skills as a dispute resolution professional. In the long term, I aspire to engage in dispute system design as a consultant to engage in organizational design and business process reengineering in corporate, governmental, and NGOs and non-profits to normalize the usage of dispute resolution processes in everyday people’s professional and private lives.
Ultimately, I aim to catalyse and craft a more conflict-literate world, fostering dialogue, innovation, and lasting global peace.