Anita Sharma is the north American coordinator for the United Nations Millennium Campaign, Anita Sharma is the north American coordinator for the United Nations Millennium Campaign, which along with the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, coordinated the “Stand Up and Take Action" campaign.

 
Anita Sharma was previously the executive director of ENOUGH, an initiative of the Center for American Progress and the International Crisis Group to abolish genocide and mass atrocities; served as governance advisor in Indonesia with the United Nations Office of the Recovery Coordinator (UNORC); and has held international posts in Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, and Kosovo.

Recent articles

The importance of the project to end global poverty is accentuated not diminished by the world's financial troubles, says Anita Sharma.

United States policymakers must address the humanitarian tragedy of millions of Iraqis displaced in and from their country, say Anita Sharma & Brian Katulis.

The condition of Iraq’s women is a litmus test of the country’s movement towards civil rights and democratic governance. Anita Sharma, who spent ten months in Iraq and Jordan in 2003-04, charts the paths and pitfalls of their difficult journey.

As Sergio Vieira de Mello lay trapped and dying under the rubble of the bomb that destroyed the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad, he pleaded “This time, we can't walk away”. But most UN staff were indeed relocated from Iraq. Anita Sharma worked closely with the UN team and was in Baghdad at the time of the blast. She reveals why they left, what it feels like, and what happens next.