Jana Naujoks is senior program officer of the gender and peace-building program at International Alert. Jana has been working for Alert’s peace-building program for over seven years, including in the coordination of: the Initiative for Peacebuilding, an EU-focused policy research project; the Foro Andino Para la Transformación de Conflictos Socio Ambientales, which was active in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru; and the European Group on Training for Civilian Crisis Management. Her research interests include gender and natural resource management issues in conflict-affected countries, particularly extractive industries, gender and former combatants, as well as migration issues.