is the director of the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). O'Neill, a lawyer who specializes in international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, was among the first to lead UN human rights field operations in Haiti, Rwanda and Kosovo.
O'Neill has written extensively on peacekeeping and peacebuilding for clients such as the Brookings Institution, the International Peace Institute and the Ford Foundation. He has developed and taught courses on modern peacekeeping, human rights and the rule of law at a variety of institutions including UN- and government-sponsored training centres.
Research areas: Latin America and the Caribbean
William G. O'Neill
13 April 2010