Ukpeme Akpan Okon

Ukpeme Akpan Okon is an Ambassador for Peace, Author, Speaker, Musician, and so on, fostering a more peaceful, non-violent world
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Ukpeme Akpan Okon is the Author of award-winning The Values String: A book on Transitional Life, Compelling Fulfillment, and Profound Peace. A Lawyer, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator, Speaker, Trainer, Mentor, and Ambassador for Peace, she is the Executive Secretary of Mediators & Advocates of Peace (LAMPAIX). She believes that the complexities of the world, and challenges encountered by individuals can be surmounted, She founded Guild of Adjudicators in Nigeria (GAIN), and is the Pioneer Coordinator of Justice, Development and Peace Commission of the Catholic Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles Parish, Abuja.

She has held other leadership positions. Ukpeme is the Convener of The Peace Agenda. The Peace Agenda is a platform for strategizing sustainable agenda, and action for peace. The Peace Agenda Summit, which she organizes, comprises 17 speakers: Presenting Strategies for Achieving Both Personal and World Peace. Ukpeme is a member of Women, Peace and Security Network, as well as other peace-focused organizations. She is a former Assistant General Secretary of International Federation of Women Lawyers, Abuja Branch. She has served on the Zero Draft sub-committee of Non-Governmental Organization / United Nations Convention on the Status of Women. Ukpeme is a past Secretary of the Abuja Chapter — Nigeria Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and was one of the 5 signatories to an application to establish the Abuja Chapter. She is a certified mental health coach, and a member of other organizations. Ukpeme was awarded the title "Ambassador for Peace" by the Universal Peace Federation.

She is a recipient of a Powerhouse Global Award — Justice for the People Advocate, Golden Role Model Award, and other Awards. A resource person, with papers and presentations to her credit, she has served as Rapporteur on various assignments, and was a panelist at a High Level event of the United Nations General Assembly. Ukpeme is desirous of leaving a legacy of peace, time consciousness, organizational excellence, team work and meritorious leadership. These are qualities she exhibited from ten years of age. After successfully acting as a mediator in a protracted difficult situation, she was referred to as "Peace Maker." This, and other related circumstances led to her determination to help people lead peaceful, transformational, fulfilled lives. Ukpeme has been writing since her childhood. She recalls writing instructional notes as a child, and still has those writings. She has held leadership positions since her teenage years, until now. She organizes an online peace course titled “Learn How to Be a Piece of Peace.” A Rotarian, Ukpeme takes pleasure in peacebuilding, music (she is enthusiastic about her forthcoming songs release), mental wellness, culinary art, life coaching, nature, dancing, traveling and volunteering.