Voices from the Front Lines: Humanitarian Work in Conflict Zones

IHL Discussion

Voices from the Front Lines: Humanitarian Work in Conflict Zones

Susan Burgess Lent is a veteran international aid worker, Emmy Award–winning documentary editor, and author whose work focuses on amplifying the voices and experiences of people too often overlooked. Her areas of expertise include the Darfur/Sudan conflict, women living in conflict zones, and refugee communities in East Africa.

Susan worked with American Red Cross International Services during the Rwandan genocide and later with DPDO, a Darfuri-led organization, where she helped establish some of the region’s first women’s centers. Her experiences in the world’s most challenging humanitarian settings have informed both her advocacy and her writing. Her publications include Borderlands & Trouble Ahead: Dangerous Missions with Desperate People and her newest novel, When All the Girls Stopped Singing. We are honored to welcome Susan Burgess Lent as our September speaker.

Thursday, September 17th, 2026 
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT

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