Nirina Kiplagat is currently a Programme Specialist in the UN Interagency Framework Team for Preventive Action, a framework of UN agencies, programmes, funds and departments to catalyze integrated initiatives for early preventive action. The Framework Team is a member of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) Working Group on Education and Fragility. Within the Framework Team she leads on initiatives related to conflict sensitivity. Ms. Kiplagat previously worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Kenya Peace Building and Conflict Prevention Unit, focusing specifically on projects related to peacebuilding, reconciliation and recovery following the 2007 post-election violence and implementation of the Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation (KNDR) Agreements. In addition, Ms. Kiplagat served as one of the Gender Focal Points for UNDP-Kenya and output lead on Gender and Governance for the Government of Kenya and United Nations Joint Programme on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. Ms. Kiplagat holds a Masters of Science Degree in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and she has worked in a number of internationally and regionally renowned organizations specializing in the field of conflict analysis, prevention and peacebuilding, including The Carter Center, Project Ploughshares, Nairobi Peace Initiative-Africa, and the Fellowship of Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and the Horn of Africa (FECCLAHA). Her professional and training background have equipped her with a varied and rich experience in the various levels of intervention, from influencing policy to designing mediation workshops for youth groups from divided societies. Ms. Kiplagat has also published several articles examining conflict dynamics in the Horn, East and Great Lakes regions of Africa.