Fatou Elise Ba

Fatou Élise Ba is a research fellow at IRIS and head of the Human Security Programme. Her research focuses on the various dimensions of human security, with particular interest in humanitarian policies and action, development issues, human rights and migration dynamics.

Before joining IRIS, Fatou Élise Ba worked for several years in the field in West Africa with international organisations and NGOs. She designed, led and coordinated advocacy strategies aimed at promoting and protecting human rights, in close cooperation with public decision-makers and local communities.

Fatou Élise Ba holds a degree from the Institute for the Study of Economic and Social Development at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.