Prativa Khanal is a human rights lawyer possessing a master’s degree in law and certification as a Peace and Conflict Consultant from the Academy for Conflict Transformation/Forum Civil Peace Service in Germany. She has amassed extensive experience collaborating with civil society organisations, donors, government entities, UN agencies, and victims of human rights violations across international, regional, national, and grassroots levels. Khanal’s work has spanned diverse conflict, fragile, and humanitarian settings in the Asia-Pacific, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and the South Caucasus region. At present, Khanal is working at the Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law in Germany under the Somalia project to advance gender equality in the constitutional review and law-making process. Her previous roles include collaborations with esteemed international organisations dedicated to women’s rights and women, peace, and security, such as the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) in New York. Khanal has also served as an International Consultant – Women, Peace, and Security for UN Women in Bangladesh and Somalia. This diverse background has provided Khanal with a deep understanding and practical experience in addressing women, peace, and security issues, including climate change, in countries like Bangladesh, Georgia, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, and Somalia.

Participant in: March 2024 Fellowship: Climate Change, Gender, and Conflict