Cate Buchanan specializes in conflict analysis, mediation, and process design. Country foci in 2026 are Burma/Myanmar and Thailand. Previously, from 2015-17, she was Senior Adviser to the Nyein (Shalom) Foundation Myanmar supporting national dialogues, ceasefire implementation, and peace negotiations. In 2018/19 she was a member of the UN Mediation Support Unit’s Standby Team of Experts. In 2020/21 she was a Senior Adviser to the Office of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen. Over 2021 to the present Cate is Conflict Adviser to the Myanmar Livelihoods and Food Security Fund. From 2001-2013, she was a Programme Manager and Senior Adviser with the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. Cate also manages a peace coaching process in Myanmar, is a Senior Adviser to European Institute for Peace, UN Women Afghanistan and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Addiction/drugs/drug policy, Child soldiers, Climate-related issues, Coercive population control, Document Authentication, Ethnic discrimination or persecution, Forced conscription, Forced marriage, Gang-related violence/non-state actors, Gender-based violence/domestic violence, Healthcare access/health systems capacity, Journalist persecution, Land tenure disputes, LGBTQ, Likelihood of destitution or homelessness, Military/police service, Political persecution, Prison conditions, Religious discrimination or persecution, Government/state actor persecution, Risk of retaliation, Safe internal relocation, Sexual abuse/assault, Specialized medical services, Sufficiency of protection, Torture, Trafficking, Violence against children/child abuse, Conflict-related sexual violence by armed actors