SRINAGAR: Waheed Ur Rehman Para, a young leader from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been named the inaugural Yale Peace Fellow at Yale’s International Leadership Center.
This fellowship provides an intensive program that includes research, mentoring, and training for emerging leaders in the field of peace, as well as participation in high-level events focused on conflict resolution and peace strategies.
The goal of the Peace Fellowship is to strengthen the capacity of the next generation of peacemakers and mediators, learn from experiences in peace building, and establish global partnerships.
The International Leadership Center at Yale, which is part of the Jackson School of Global Affairs, is also home to other prestigious programs such as the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, the Petraeus-Recanati-Kaplan (PRK) Fellowship, and Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship. Inter Mediate; a prominent peacemaking organization that works to end armed conflicts will collaborate with the Peace Fellowship, which will be managed by CEO Jonathan Powell, the former lead British negotiator for the Good Friday Agreement.
Congratulations to Waheed Para, President @YouthJKPDP on his selection as the inaugural Yale Peace Fellow at Yale University. His contributions towards strengthening democracy & peace in Kashmir has been outstanding. I wish him luck. https://t.co/fqfSX22NT9 pic.twitter.com/hxUmVwgzR4
— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) April 19, 2023
Mehbooba Mufti, the former Chief Minister of J&K and leader of PDP, expressed her congratulations to Waheed Para via Facebook. She stated, “Congratulations to Waheed Para, President @YouthJKPDP, on being named the first Yale Peace Fellow at Yale University. His exceptional contributions to the advancement of democracy and peace in Kashmir are highly commendable. I wish him all the best.”
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