Join us for a conversation with Dr. Comfort Ero, President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, a leading global organization dedicated to conflict analysis and prevention. A widely respected expert on diplomacy and crisis management, Dr. Ero draws on decades of experience advising policymakers worldwide. She will discuss urgent global challenges, including the war in Ukraine and European security, ongoing conflict and humanitarian collapse in Sudan, violence in the Middle East, and political instability in Venezuela, among other conflicts featured in Crisis Group's recent flagship publication, 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2026. The conversation will explore how evidence-based analysis informs effective policy responses in a rapidly shifting global landscape.
Biography
Dr. Comfort Ero was appointed Crisis Group’s President & CEO in December 2021. She joined the organization as West Africa Project Director in 2001 and rose to become Africa Program Director and then, in January 2021, Interim Vice President.
Dr. Ero has spent her entire career working in or in conflict-affected countries. Between her two tenures at Crisis Group, she served as Deputy Africa Program Director for the International Centre for Transitional Justice (2008–2010) and, prior to that, as Political Affairs Officer and Policy Advisor to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the UN Mission in Liberia (2004–2007). She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, University of London, and sits on various boards and advisory bodies.
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