Dr Ebere Okereke is a medical doctor from the University of Nigeria who works for Public Health England. She works with Public Health Specialists in six developing countries to strengthen their existing infrastructure to comply with international health regulations. In addition to her regular job, she is supporting the COVID-19 response.

Quratulain Fatima is one of the first women to have joined the Pakistan Air Force. Today, she is a Project Lead at the Agency for Barani Areas Development and a Gender and Conflict Prevention advocator.

Find out about the skills and knowledge required to work at USAID with Katherine Walsh, program officer for Pakistan. Interview by Lauren Chaplin. 

Thao Tran speaks to Aisha Babalakin about her work providing business and financial advice to teams at USAID, and her experience as a Vietnamese-American working in international development.

Born in Zambia and grew up in Zimbabwe, Petina Gappah studied in Zimbabwe, Cambridge and Graz. For many years, she has worked for the WTO and the ACWL in Geneva. In 2009, she published her first book that was awarded the Guardian First Book Award. She is currently on a world book tour to promote her new novel.

Jurate Guzeviciute, a Programme Lawyer working on Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the International Bar Association, discusses internships at the ICTY, Baltic Pride, and why having fun is important to your career.

Elizabeth Bakibinga-Gaswaga shares her tips for a successful international law career, from UN peacekeeping mission to the Commonwealth Secretariat

Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq.'s organisation Women Enabled International works with the United Nations to advance the rights of women and girls with disabilities

In this interview, we discuss recent changes to Poland’s abortion law and the role played by the Association in Defense of Democracy in Poland and the International Council of Polish Women in keeping the international Polish community informed, mobilised and active with respect to these developments.

What is it like to enter war zones and speak with designated terrorists? How difficult is it to hear multiple perspectives before offering an analysis? Dareen Khalifa is a Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group working on Syria and in her quest to support peace, speaking to designated terrorists is a task on her 'to-do list'. Dareen has 15 years of experience working on the Middle East, with a particular focus on sub-state armed groups, local governance, and civil society. She has worked on the Syria conflict in a number of roles since 2013, regularly traveling to Iraq and Syria to engage with various civilian and armed actors on initiatives to mitigate conflict. Dareen appears regularly on television, radio and in print as a commentator on Middle East affairs. Dareen has an MA in Human Rights and Public Policy from University College London.

Gabriella Irsten has been active in the field of security politics for many years. Since 2016, she has been a Policy and Advocacy officer at the Swedish section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Stockholm University and holds a Master’s degree in Humanitarian Assistance and Conflict Resolution from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

Dr. Alice McGushin is a medical doctor specialising in Public Health. Since the inception of medical school, she was passionate about climate change. She works as Programme Manager at the Lancet Countdown, an organisation bringing together academics to create multidisciplinary indicators tracking the effects of climate change.

Sanam Naraghi Anderlini has over two decades of experience as a peace strategist working globally in the field of women, peace and security. In 2001, she was a civil society leader and drafter of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325. She is the Founder & CEO of ICAN and holds a master’s degree in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University. In December 2019, she was awarded the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).