Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy Brussels Please submit all media inquiries to ejobson@crisisgroup.org or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Chief of Advocacy, Elissa Jobson provides strategic direction and oversight for Crisis Group’s advocacy and is responsible for developing strategies to maximise the organisation’s policy impact. Professional Background Elissa previously served as Director of Africa Regional Advocacy and was the organisation’s main liaison with the African Union. Prior to joining Crisis Group, she was a media relations specialist with UNICEF in New York, where she helped co-ordinate public advocacy around the Sustainable Development Goals. Between 2012 and 2014, she was a freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa working for The Guardian, Africa Confidential, The Africa Report and Business Day. In The News 27 Feb 2020 While it's good to see that African Union leaders are showing real concern about the conflict in the Sahel, the deployment of troops isn't necessarily the right answer. AFP Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 10 Feb 2020 The [African Union] is trying to be more self-sufficient, less reliant on donors. Reuters Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 12 Oct 2018 Seeking the leadership of the Francophonie is clearly part of Rwanda's goal for a greater continental and global role. France 24 Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 15 Mar 2018 At the moment, 60% of the [African Union] budget comes from the five biggest economies. So that means that even if you’ve got the other 50 countries on board, you still haven’t met even 50% of the budget. The Africa Report Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 14 Mar 2017 Building coalitions at the regional level and ... at the international level will be how [the head of the AU] can make an impact on many of the crises that the continent is facing. RFI Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy 31 Jan 2017 If there is one thing that will in the longer term lead to a more peaceful Africa it will be an Africa trading more freely with itself. The Washington Post Elissa Jobson Chief of Advocacy Latest Updates Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 8 June 2022 100 Days of War in Ukraine: Russia’s Offensive in the East This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson talk about the fighting in eastern Ukraine, which continues more than 100 days after Russia launched its large-scale invasion of its neighbour. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 25 May 2022 The Ukraine War: A Watershed Moment for EU Foreign Policy? This week on War & Peace, Elissa Jobson is joined by Crisis Group EU experts Lisa Musiol and Giuseppe Famà to talk about the EU’s transformative response to the Ukraine war and what it can do to help promote peace in other conflicts around the world. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 27 April 2022 Internal Displacement and Humanitarian Response in Ukraine This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson talk to Crisis Group expert Simon Schlegel about the mass displacement resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as the conflict enters its third month and fighting continues in the east and south. Podcast / Europe & Central Asia 12 April 2022 Can the OSCE Survive the Ukraine War? This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and Elissa Jobson talk to Dr. Cornelius Friesendorf about the OSCE’s future in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Podcast / Global 30 March 2022 The Ukraine War’s Global Shockwaves This week on War & Peace, Olga Oliker and new co-host Elissa Jobson discuss the wide-ranging global ramifications of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Load more