Liz Philipson has been involved in Sri Lankan issues for over 15 years. From 1993-97, She worked as South Asia Programme Manager at International Alert and directed several conflict resolution initiatives within Sri Lanka. Previously, she was a researcher in the UK House of Commons. She is Chair of War on Want, a British Development Charity. She is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Accord Issue 16: Engaging armed groups

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