Olivia Caeymaex. Photo: Courtesy of QCEA.
New appointment at QCEA
Olivia Caeymaex joins the team at the Quaker Council for European Affairs
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has appointed a new ‘peace programme lead’.
Olivia Caeymaex joined at the end of September and will work with European institutions, governments and other civil society organisations to promote peace building and conflict prevention. She is fluent in English, French and Spanish, and will work to represent the peace concerns of all European Yearly Meetings.
‘These are challenging times for the European continent. Governments are beginning to unpick the institutions of dialogue and human rights that they have been building for more than six decades,’ said Olivia. ‘The last three years have seen growing support for nationalist movements and increased use of military responses to political and humanitarian problems. I am delighted to be part of the QCEA team that will be swimming against that current.’
Olivia has eight years’ peace building and conflict prevention experience, including six years at the United Nations and experience in Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
