Ilhan Dahir was a Research Associate with the Protecting Civilians and Human Security Program. Her current work focuses on issues relating to human rights, women, peace and security, UN peace operations, and migration. Ilhan previously worked at the African Union (AU) Mission to the United Nations as a consultant researcher where she focused on issues concerning AU-UN partnership, peace and security, climate security, and conflict related displacement. Ilhan also worked at the International Peace Institute’s (IPI) as a researcher on the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations team.
Ilhan holds two Masters from the University of Oxford where she studied Global Governance and Diplomacy and Refugee and Forced Migration Studies as a Rhodes Scholar.
