Omar D. Ali is an accomplished professional in peacebuilding and security with experience in special political missions, currently serving as the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration Officer with UNTMIS in Somalia.
He has more than ten years of experience designing, leading, managing, and implementing humanitarian, peace, and security nexus programs that promote stability, community resilience, and peace in conflict-affected countries.
From 2016 to 2023, Omar worked with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in both Somalia and South Sudan, implementing peace and security programs. Omar’s experience included DDR, Security Sector Reform (SSR), Youth Peace & Security (YPS), Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism (PCVE), community-oriented policing, migration, and border management. In 2019, Omar was among the team leading the pioneering DDR programme, focusing on the rehabilitation and reintegration of women formerly associated with armed groups in Somalia. In South Sudan, he led the community policing portfolio, fostering collaboration between police and communities in the border areas. In his current role, he has made significant contributions to the Somalia national Prevention and Countering of Violent Extremism (PCVE) strategy (2024-2027).
Omar’s academic achievements include an MSc in Security Sector Management (SSM) from Cranfield University, UK, and an MA in Global Security and Strategy at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), UK.
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Geographic focus:
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Global
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
Subject expertise:
- Armed conflict (causes, dynamics, prevention)
- Armed groups
- Climate security, natural resources and DDR
- Community violence reduction
- Cross-border population movements
- DDR planning
- Regional and subregional actors in DDR
- Reintegration
- Security sector reform and DDR
- Terrorism, violent extremism and DDR
- The United Nations and DDR
- Women, gender and DDR
- Youth and DDR
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