Annual Human Rights Lecture 2024

Building Unity through Hope: Creating a more Compassionate Society – Elijah Buol OAM, MAICD, CEO Act for Peace

Elijah Buol OAM, was appointed CEO of Act for Peace in January 2024. Act for Peace is an organization, now in its 75th yea, that works to empower people displaced  by conflict and disasters across the globe. Elijah brings a deep understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing displacement. After losing his parents to conflict when he was a child, he spent many years in refugee camps before coming to Australia in 2002 as a humanitarian, unaccompanied minor. He holds a Masters degree in Law and a Masters of Justice in Intelligence. He is completing his doctor of Law at the Australian National University.