The International Peace Commission was established in 2005 with the following remit:-

To bring their experience of, and insight into, conflict resolution for debate and shared learning.
To identify conflict management strategies and recommend new policy, practice and developments for adoption by the Foundation Board.
To Influence and steer research and programme development.
To approve and, where appropriate, produce research papers for publication and dissemination by the Foundation.
Guide and assist the Foundation in the commissioning of specific research programmes.

IPC members, bring their personal experiences and individual insights to this work. They help to shape the future of the Foundation's work in the international arena.

Dr Saeb Erakat	Born in Jerusalem, gained BA & MA from University of San Francisco and PhD in Peace Studies from Bradford University. He is currently Chief Palestinian Negotiator and Head of the Negotiations Affairs Department, Head of the Palestinian Side of the Steering and Monitoring Committee and an elected member to the Palestinian Legislative Council. Previous roles include: Minister of Local Government for the Palestinian National Authority, Head of the Palestinian Election Commission and Vice-Chair of the Palestinian Negotiating Delegation and Professor of Political Science at Al-Najah University. He is the author of 8 books, in addition to numerous researches on Foreign Policy, Oil, and Conflict Resolution.

Karen Chouhan	Chief Executive of the 1990 Trust (UK wide Black-led NGO and charity) and currently a board and council member of Liberty. Recently named ‘visionary’ by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for her contribution to a project promoting race equality. Born in Pakistan and she graduated Bradford with a masters in race and community studies. She was a founder member of the National Black Caucus, The 1990 Trust and the Black members’ organisation of NALGO (now Unison). She is currently the vice chair of the Black Londoners Forum and of the UK Race in Europe Network. She also demonstrates her views for race equality as an executive member of the National Assembly Against Racism.

Dr David Bloomfield	Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Director, Glebe House Reconciliation Center (1982-87); Development Officer, Victim Support NI (1998-90), trainer in practical conflict resolution skills (1982-1995). MA in Peace Studies (1991), PhD in Conflict Resolution (1995), Bradford Peace Studies. Research Fellowships: Center for International Affairs, Harvard (1996-97), Centre for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster (1997-99) Lecturer in Peace Studies, Bradford University (1999-2001). Director, Democracy-Building and Conflict Management Programme, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), Stockholm (2001-2004). Since 2004: Director of the Berghof Research Centre for Constructive Conflict Management in Berlin. Has published 3 books on the Northern Irish peace process.

Dame Helen Reeves	The retiring Chief Executive of Victim Support, Vice President of the World Society of Victimology and Chair of the European Forum for Victim Services. She is a member of the Victims and Witness Strategic Task Force and has lectured throughout Europe about the problems facing victims of crime, addressing the UN, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe. In 1986 she was awarded the OBE for her services to victims of crime, made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1999 and in 2001 was made a Doctor of Law for her 'outstanding contributions to victim support'.

Ian White	Ian is a self employed consultant in the area of conflict resolution. He was previously Chief Executive of The Glencree Centre for Reconciliation. Over the last 25 years Ian has initiated, managed and facilitated many peace building initiatives with victims, former combatants, politicians and community activists primarily in the context of the "Northern Ireland conflict". Originally from Belfast, Ian has lived in Dublin for the last 20 years and is currently working on projects in Ireland, Middle East, Haiti, Sri Lanka and Sudan.

Professor Oliver Ramsbotham	Professor of Conflict Resolution at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. Together with Tom Woodhouse and Hugh Miall he has just completed an updated version of the well-known survey of the field, Contemporary Conflict Resolution (Polity Press), due out in October 2005. He has also written books on nuclear deterrence and just war, humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping, and Islamic and Christian approaches to war and peace. He is now completing a book on Radical Disagreement . He contributes to government and UN policy formulation, and travels to support and promote conflict resolution in a number of countries.

Roelf Meyer	Minister of Defence & Constitutional Affairs before and during the South African transition from apartheid to democracy. He was chief negotiator for the National Party Government during the negotiations that led to the settlement of the South African conflict. In this capacity he negotiated the end of apartheid together with Cyril Ramaphosa, chief negotiator of the African National Congress. This resulted in the first democratic election in South Africa in April 1994. After this election he continued in Constitutional Affairs in the Cabinet of President Nelson Mandela. He retired from active politics in 2000 and is currently a business person and active in civil society. His negotiating skills and experience in conflict resolution have led to several international appointments.