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Cristal Downing is an experienced professional specializing in gender and conflict, currently serving as Project Director for the International Crisis Group since March 2023. Previous roles include Case Study Manager at the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, Senior Policy Adviser at the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office within the UN, and Programme Officer for the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack. Downing has also worked with IOM - UN Migration as an Analyst for the DDR Programme and as a Researcher at Fundación Ideas para la Paz. Academic credentials include ongoing doctoral studies in War Studies at King's College London, a Master of Science in Political Science from Universidad de Los Andes, a Master of Arts in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Hispanic Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.