Philippa Sackett joined the Platform’s Central Asia Programme as a Researcher/Analyst in November 2025. 

Philippa holds a Master’s degree in Human Rights from the University of London and brings to the Platform twenty years of professional experience focused on promoting a rights–based approach to humanitarian assistance. An Australian national, Philippa has worked for civil society organisations across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, including in highly complex contexts such Afghanistan, DR Congo, and the Sahel. She has managed projects and programmes across the humanitarian-development-peace nexus, from emergency response interventions to activities aimed at improving food security, securing the right to health and education, and building social cohesion.  

• The Peace & Security Monitor, Central Asia, Issue 15 (March 2026) https://peacehumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Central-Asia-Monitor-Issue-15.pdf   

• Blog post: Central Asia – Things to look out for in 2026 https://peacehumanity.org/2025/12/19/central-asia-things-to-look-out-for-in-2026/

• Human rights and humanitarian assistance 

• Displacement and migration 

• Economic, social & cultural rights 

• Central Asia & Afghanistan 

• Sub-Saharan Africa 

• Indo-Pacific region 

• English  

• French