Anoop Sukumaran is a humanitarian and development practitioner with more than 30 years of experience across Asia and the Pacific. He works on humanitarian response, disaster risk reduction, climate justice, and human, refugee, gender, labour rights and development.
Known for bringing diverse groups together, he has built and led networks and coalitions. He turned the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network into a leading regional voice for refugees. As Asia-Pacific head of ACT Alliance, he coordinated emergency responses across 18 countries. He has chaired the International Council of Voluntary Agencies, represented NGOs on the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, and led UN humanitarian coordination in South East Myanmar. An experienced evaluator, he has evaluated programmes for GCAP, CARE USA, UN Women and NORCAP among others.
Away from work, Anoop loves exploring new cultures, cuisines and music.