Speakers

UNHCR Representative, Chad

Personal data

Date of birth: 10/07/1965

Nationality: Italian

Mother of two children

Professional experience

1989 – 1991 WFP – Rwanda as Junior Professional Officer

1991 - 1992 UNRWA – Gaza Strip as international observer, Refugee Affairs Officer (RAO)

1994 to date UNHCR (Rwanda, DRC, West Timor, Zambia, Geneva, Chad)

Over 30 years of humanitarian experience, of which 28 years with UNHCR assuming different roles with progressively increasing levels of responsibility.

Latest senior assignments:

- Chief of the Programm Analysis and Support Section – UNHCR Geneva

- UNHCR Representative in Lusaka, Zambia

- Snr Operations Manager covering West and Central Africa – Regional Bureau in Geneva

- Principal Advisor on Change Management – UNHCR Geneva

- UNHCR Representative in N’Djamena, Chad

Studies

University degree in Political Science, Italy

Master on food and nutrition security, Holland