Van Broeckhoven, Kato
Senior Project Manager
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- OFFICE:
- New York
- E-MAIL:
- broeckhoven@unu.edu
- NATIONALITY:
- Belgium
Research Interests
- Countering Violent Extremism
- Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism
Education
- Master's degree in Multilingual Professional Communication - The University of Antwerp
- Advanced Master's degree in Conflict and Development - Ghent University
Biographical Statement
Ms Kato Van Broeckhoven is a Fellow (Non-Resident) at the Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) and Senior Researcher for the Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) project, which was launched at UNU-CPR and is now administered by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).
Her research focuses on conflict prevention and resolution, disarmament, demobilization, disengagement, and reintegration. She was previously a Senior Project Manager and Research Officer at UNU-CPR, where she worked on children and extreme violence, and co-edited Cradled by Conflict: Child Involvement with Armed Groups in Contemporary Conflict with Dr Siobhan O’Neil.
Prior to joining UNU-CPR, Ms Van Broeckhoven worked on city-level programming aimed at preventing recruitment by groups labelled violent extremist. She also worked as a consultant for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the World Bank’s Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, and Columbia University’s Global Policy Initiative. Ms Van Broeckhoven is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Conflict and Development Studies at Ghent University.
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Books
- O',Neil, Siobhan and Van Broeckhoven, Kato, Cradled by Conflict: Child Involvement with Armed Groups in Contemporary Conflict (New York: United Nations University, 2018).
Reports
- Matfess, Hilary, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato and Bukar, Mohammed (2022). Community Leaders’ Receptivity to Returning Former Boko Haram Associates: Implications for Peacebuilding. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Downing, Cristal, Olaya, Angela, Rivas, Sofia, O',Neil, Siobhan and Van Broeckhoven, Kato (2022). Current Dynamics of Child Recruitment in Colombia. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Kato Van Broeckhoven, Marks, Zoe, O',Neil, Siobhan, Bukar, Mohammed and Badu, Fatima Yetcha Ajimi (2022). Community Security Actors and the Prospects for Demobilization in the North East of Nigeria. MEAC Findings. United Nations University.
- Huvé, Sophie, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato, Bukar, Mohammed, Badu, Fatima Yetcha Ajimi and Caus, Jessica (2022). Preventing Recruitment and Ensuring Effective Reintegration Efforts: Evidence from the Across the Lake Chad Basin to Inform Policy and Practice. MEAC Lake Chad Basin Case Study Report. United Nations University.
- Littman, Rebecca, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato and Bukar, Mohammed (2021). The Relationship Between Victimization and Receptivity to Returning Boko Haram Associates. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Littman, Rebecca, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato, Bukar, Mohammed and Badu, Fatima Yetcha Ajimi (2021). Criminal and Transitional Justice Preferences for Former Boko Haram Associates. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- O',Neil, Siobhan and Van Broeckhoven, Kato (2021). Data Points on Gender Norms and Sexism in and Around Maiduguri. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Van Broeckhoven, Kato, O',Neil, Siobhan and Bukar, Mohammed (2021). Social and Economic Life in and Around Maiduguri. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- O',Neil, Siobhan, Mabrouk, Sherif and Van Broeckhoven, Kato (2021). Volunteer Security Outfits in North East Nigeria. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Littman, Rebecca, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato, Marks, Zoe and Badu, Fatima Yetcha Ajimi (2021). Social, Economic, and Civic Reintegration of Former Boko Haram Affiliates. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Littman, Rebecca, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato, Bukar, Mohammed and Marks, Zoe (2021). Community Acceptance of Former Boko Haram Affiliates. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Findings Report. United Nations University.
- Shamoug, Aladdin, O',Neil, Siobhan, Van Broeckhoven, Kato and Caus, Jessica (2020). Conflict Exit Data Management and Integration at the United Nations. Managing Exits from Armed Conflict Policy Memo Series. United Nations University.
- O',Neil, Siobhan and Van Broeckhoven, Kato (2019). No Research About Us Without Us. United Nations University.