Anita Sharma works on the national security team at the Center for American Progress. She previously worked on projects related to displaced Iraqis in Iraq and Jordan in 2003 with the International Organisation for Migration.

Recent articles

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.