Raza Shah Khan

Raza Shah Khan is a peace and development professional with more than 25 years of experience in peacebuilding and sustainable development both at the grassroots and policy levels. He is the Chief Executive of Sustainable Peace and Development Organization (SPADO).

SPADO is a peace oriented civil society organisation established in 2002 with the main aim to build peace and protect our planet. Since 2002, SPADO has contributed to various national, regional and international peace and disarmament initiatives both within and outside the UN system. It is a member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), laureate of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, Campaign to Stop Killer Robots and the Global Arms Control Coalition. At the national level, SPADO has implemented a variety of CVE, peacebuilding and youth engagement programs with international donor partners including the UN.

Raza has been extensively engaged in projects design, programs management, human resource development and establishing advocacy and awareness campaigns. As an expert in the field, he has delivered numerous trainings to the youth, civil society organizations, government, and media including evaluating various projects. He has participated as a participant and speaker in various national and more than 45 international forums.

Raza is the spokesperson for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, a global movement to ban lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, board member of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), which is the oldest and largest peace network and an active member of the global Control Arms Coalition. He has also frequently attended and spoken as a civil society delegate at the United Nations office in Geneva and New York.

Raza holds a masters degree in Peacebuilding from Coventry University, UK and a postgraduate diploma in Human Rights Law. He has also remained a Chevening Fellow (Foreign and Common Wealth Scholarship) at University of Wolverhampton United Kingdom and University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. Moreover, he has received various professional trainings from Hedayah Institute, Abu-Dhabi, Kofi Anan Peacekeeping Training Center (KAPTC), Ghana, United States Institute of Peace (USIP), and United Nations, Generations for Peace Jordan.