Co-founder and Main Representative in Geneva, Focal Point on Feminist Climate Justice, based in Paris, France.
Nesmah Mansoor ALI (@NesmahMansoor) is a Co-founder of the Peace Track Initiative (PTI). She is currently the PTI’s Main Representative in Geneva and Focal Point on Feminist Climate Justice. She has previously held the position of Field Coordinator, then Communications and Advocacy Officer and was the main focal point for Youth, Peace and Security, with PTI. Nesmah is a Youth Human Rights Defender and Peace Activist. She has more than 10 years of experience in human rights, including advocating for women and youth rights.
Nesmah is a Women’s Peace and Security expert. She specializes in the intersection of peacebuilding and climate justice and is PTI’s focal point for Feminist Climate Justice issues. She also held the position of the Project Coordinator at RNW Media’s SRHR project Hobb Wa Tebb. She is a recipient of the Girls Globe fellowship and Leaders’ Lab 2021 alumni of the Swedish Institute.
Nesmah is a trained negotiator by Clingendael Institute in Netherlands. She is also founding member of the Women Solidarity Network which includes more than 200 Yemeni women working for peace. Nesmah was part of many research projects focusing on sexual and reproductive health, Women, Peace and Security, Climate Change. In addition to her peace work and activism, Nesmah is a regular blogger writing about women’s rights during the war, trauma, and wellbeing.
Nesmah is a trained negotiator by Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands. In 2018, She was chosen as one of MENA’s ambassadors to promote the SDGs. Nesmah’s story about war and displacement was featured in the German book Flüchtlingsrevolution (The Refugee Revolution).
Nesmah is also a member of the Women’s Alliance for Security Leadership (WASL) . She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Aden University and currently is completing her Master’s degree in International Relations at Inalco in Paris.