Elaine Valdov

Who is Elaine Valdov?

Elaine Valdov is the Executive Director of The World Water Organization, President and Founder of The International Institute for a Culture of Peace and Acting Director of the World Energy Forum.

As a peace and human rights activist and conflict resolution specialist, Valdov lectures internationally and is best known for her work in championing and building initiatives worldwide, in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals and UNESCO’s International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. She has chaired task forces for women empowerment and gender equality; and founded “Yoga Peace Ambassadors” to teach MDG humanitarian service options in Yoga Ashrams worldwide.

Valdov has held many NGO positions at UN Headquarters in New York, including:

⁕Chair: Executive Committee of NGOs Affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information 1996-2000