Omer Ismail

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Omer Ismail was born in the Darfur region of Sudan . He has spent over 20 years working both independently and with international organizations on relief efforts. Omer fled Sudan in 1989 as a result of his political views. He helped found the Sudan Democratic Forum, a think tank of Sudanese intellectuals working for the advancement of democracy in Sudan as well as co-founding the Darfur Peace and Development organization to raise awareness about the crisis in his troubled region. He currently works as Policy Advisor to several agencies working in crisis management and conflict resolution in Africa. He is Policy Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government in the Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy, Harvard University, U.S.