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Justice MattersAuthor: Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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The Art of Mediation
Episode 120
Monday, 1 June, 2026
On today’s episode of Justice Matters, co-host Maggie Gates speaks with Neha Sanghrajka, Kenyan negotiator, mediator, and scholar whose career has shaped some of the most consequential peace processes of our time — from working alongside Kofi Annan during Kenya's 2007 post-election crisis to serving as a key architect of the landmark 2019 Maputo Accord that ended decades of conflict in Mozambique. Together they discuss: the role of mediation in conflict resolution, insights from the Mozambique peace process, peace listening vs. peace talks, building trust in the process, navigating post-agreement challenges, and her advice for emerging negotiators. Neha Sanghrajka is a senior conflict sensitivity advisor at UNOPS and serves on the boards of the Kofi Annan and Berghof Foundations. She is a Yale University Peace Fellow, Senior Advisor and Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, and a fellow at the Weatherhead Center at Harvard University. A founding member of Women Mediators across the Commonwealth, she holds a Degree in Law as well as a Master’s Degree in International Relations. Neha has authored several publications including the book “Back from the brink: The 2008 mediation process and reforms in Kenya.”
