International Media Contacts
Press contacts
Brian Hansford
Senior Communications Officer
UNHCR Washington
Tel: +1 202 243 7623
Email: hansford@unhcr.org
Twitter: @B_Hansford
Chris Boian
Communications Officer
UNHCR Washington
Tel: +1 202 243 7634
Email: boian@unhcr.org
Twitter: @ChrisBoian
Melissa Fleming
Head, Communications and Public Information Service, Spokesperson for the High Commissioner
Tel: +41 22 739 7965
Email: fleming@unhcr.org
Twitter: @melissarfleming
Adrian Edwards
Head, News and Media, UNHCR Spokesman
Tel: +41 22 739 8741
Mobile: +41 79 557 9120
Email: edwards@unhcr.org
Twitter: @adrianedwrds
Matthew Saltmarsh
Senior Communications Officer, Iraq and Syria situations (including Egypt and Syrian refugees in Turkey), Israel
Mobile: +41 79 217 31 40
Email: saltmars@unhcr.org
William Spindler
Senior Communications Officer, Europe
Tel: +41 22 739 8956
Mobile: +41 79 217 3011
Email: spindler@unhcr.org
Twitter: @SpindlerWilliam
Ariane Rummery
Senior Communications Officer, UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants, global events, and Asia
Tel: +41 22 739 8339
Mobile: +41 79 200 7617
Email: rummery@unhcr.org
Twitter: @arianerummery
Leo Dobbs
Senior Communications Officer, North Africa, West Africa and Central Africa including Chad and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tel: +41 22 739 8394
Mobile: +41 79 883 6347
Email: dobbs@unhcr.org
Twitter: @LDUNHCR
Media Officers by region
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for East, Horn and Great Lakes | Teresa ONGARO | ongaro@unhcr.org | +254 20 422 2104 | +254 735 337 608 | @terrieongaro |
Regional Spokesperson for West Africa | Hélène CAUX | caux@unhcr.org | +221 33 867 6207 ext.2112 | +221 77 333 12 91 | @helenecaux |
Regional Spokesperson for Southern Africa |
Tina GHELLI |
ghelli@unhcr.org | +27 12 392 1612 | +27 82 770 4189 | @TinaGhelli |
Burkina Faso | Paul ABSALON | absalon@unhcr.org | +90 226 01 2102 | +225 65 504 786 | @absalon |
Burundi | Bernard NTWARI | ntwarib@unhcr.org | +257 22 22 32 45 ext.2112 |
+257 78 310 564 +257 79 204 364 |
|
Cameroon | Djerassem MBAIOREM | mbaiorem@unhcr.org | +236 216 132 80 ext2102 |
+237 70 40 18 41 +237 69 11 41 218 |
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Chad | Ibrahima DIANE | dianei@unhcr.org |
+41 22 739 7560 +235 662 011 15 |
+235 652 747 75 | @Afrikibou |
Central African Republic | Patience NTEMGWA | ntemgwa@unhcr.org | +236 705 528 87 | +236 705 528 87 | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Danielli MBAITOLOUM | mbaitolo@unhcr.org | +225 22 52 76 76 X 2102 | + 225 75 04 54 58 | |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Andreas KIRCHHOF | kirchhof@unhcr.org | +243 996 410 00 | +243 817 009 484 | @andreaskirchh |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Simon LUBUKU | lubuku@unhcr.org | +243 99 604 1000 | +243 81 950 0202 | @Simon Englebert |
Democratic Republic of Congo - Goma | Gloria RAMAZANI | ramazang@unhcr.org | +243 973 624 699 | +243 81 268 6039 | |
Djibouti | Amira ABD EL-KHALEK | abdelkha@unhcr.org | +253 213 522 x.2108 | +253 77 226 136 | @UNHCRDjibouti |
Ethiopie | Kisut GEBREEGZIABHER | gegziabk@unhcr.org | +251 116 612 822 | +251 911 208 901 | @Kisut_g |
Ethiopia Gambella Region |
Sulaiman MOMODU | momodu@unhcr.org | +251 935 978 519 | +251 935 978 519 | @smomodu |
Ghana | Nii Ako SOWA | sowanii@unhcr.org | +233 544 340 747 | @unhcrghana | |
Kenya | Duke MWANCHA | mwancha@unhcr.org | +254 20 42 32 110 | +254 722 207 863 | |
Kenya, Dadaab | Assadullah NASRULLAH | nasrulla@unhcr.org | +254 705 840 030 | ||
Kenya, Kakuma | Catherine WACHIAYA | wachiaya@unhcr.org | +41 22 739 7530 | @cathywachiaya | |
Malawi | Monique EKOKO | ekoko@unhcr.org | +265 772 155 | +265 885 672 221 | |
Mali | Isabelle MICHAL | michal@unhcr.org | +223 202 91 311 | +223 75 99 7262 | @UNHCRMali |
Mauritania | Sébastien LAROZE Barrit | larozes@unhcr.org | +222 452 935 10 | +222 226 855 51 | |
Niger | Benoit MORENO | morenob@unhcr.org | +227 92 19 2106 | +227 92 19 2417 | |
Nigeria | Hanson Ghandi TAMFU | tamfu@unhcr.org | +234 80 90 359 400 | +234 80 57 98 19 73 | |
Rwanda | Martina POMEROY | pomeroy@unhcr.org | +250 788303993 | +250 788302769 | @MartinaUNHCR |
Rwanda | Erika FITZPATRICK | fitzpat@unhcr.org | +250 78 830 3993 | +250 78 838 9828 | @RefugeesRwanda |
Senegal | Simplice KPANDJI | kpandji@unhcr.org | +221 33 867 6207 | +221 77 333 9883 | |
Somalia
|
Julien NAVIER | navier@unhcr.org | +254 20 420 2102 |
+254 732 400 044 |
@UNHCRSom |
South Africa | Nozipho NCUBE | ncube@unhcr.org | +27 12 392 1613 | +27 83 408 7853 | |
South Sudan | Eujin BYUN | byun@unhcr.org | +211 922 407 386 | @eujin2 | |
Sudan | Mohamed El-Fatih EL-NAIEM | elnaiem@unhcr.org | +249 183 471 101 | +249 912 3 08 842 | @mfnaiem |
Tanzania | Stephen MHANDO | mhando@unhcr.org | +255 22 260 2708 | +255 784 730 424 | |
Uganda | Charlie YAXLEY | yaxley@unhcr.org | +256 (0) 776 720 045 | @yaxle | |
Zambia | Kelvin SHIMO | shimo@unhcr.org | +260 211 265 873 x6 | +260 979 585 832 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson For USA, American Territories, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Trinidad & Tobago
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Brian HANSFORD | hansford@unhcr.org | +1 202 243 7623 | +1 202 999 8253 | @B_Hansford |
Regional Spokesperson for Latin America |
Francesca FONTANINI | fontanin@unhcr.org | +52 55 5083 17 45 | +52 1 (55) 9197 2690 | @fontanin |
Argentina (covering Southern Latin America) | Magdalena MASSERONI | masseron@unhcr.org | +54 11 4815 7870 | ||
Brazil | Luiz Fernando GODINHO | godinho@unhcr.org |
+55 61 304 457 44 +55 61 304 457 01 |
+55 61 818 709 78 | @LuizFGodinho |
Canada | Gisèle NYEMBWE | nyembwe@unhcr.org | +1 613-232-0909 ext. 225 | +1 613-986-4300 | @giselenyembwe |
Ecuador | Sonia AGUILAR | aguilars@unhcr.org | +593 2 246 0330 |
+593 994 013 567 +593 991 961 582 |
@soniaguilar78 |
El Salvador | Angela FLOREZ | florez@unhcr.org | +507 317 1713 | +507 693 00 655 | @angieflorez_ |
Guatemala | Angela FLOREZ | florez@unhcr.org | +507 317 1713 | +507 693 00 655 | @angieflorez_ |
Honduras | Angela FLOREZ | florez@unhcr.org | +507 317 1713 | +507 693 00 655 | @angieflorez_ |
Panama | Angela FLOREZ | florez@unhcr.org | +507 317 1713 | +507 693 00 655 | @angieflorez_ |
USA New-York |
Firas KAYAL | kayal@unhcr.org | +1 (212) 963-9145 | +1 (917) 847-3702 | @kayalfiras |
USA Washington |
Chris BOIAN | boian@unhcr.org | +1 202 243 7634 | +1 202 489 6884 | @ChrisBoian |
Venezuela | Madeleine LABBIENTO NODA | labbient@unhcr.org | +58 212 264 5285 ext112 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for Asia | Vivian TAN | tanv@unhcr.org | +66 2 342 3503 | +66 818 270 280 | |
Afghanistan | Mans NYBERG | nyberg@unhcr.org | +93 791 99 00 25 | ||
Afghanistan | Mohammad Nader FARHAD | farhadm@unhcr.org | +93 20 220 0381 | +93 791 99 00 18 | |
Australia | Catherine STUBBERFIELD | stubberf@unhcr.org | +61 424 545 569 | +61 424 545 569 | @UNHCRCanberra |
Bangladesh | Onchita SHADMAN | shadman@unhcr.org | +880 2 882 6802-8 ext304 | +880 171 309 0375 | @OShadman |
China | Shu Jun LIU | liush@unhcr.org | +86 10 6532 0975 | +86 139 1031 0407 | |
India | Shuchita MEHTA | mehta@unhcr.org | +91 11 435 304 41 | +91 956 099 0606 | @shuchitamehta |
Indonesia | Mitra Salima SURYONO | suryono@unhcr.org | +62 21 2964 3602 | +62 811 136 1046 | @Mitrasalima |
Iran |
Leah COWAN |
cowan@unhcr.org | +98 21 893 491 12 | +98 912 132 71 83 | |
Japan | Yuki MORIYA | moriya@unhcr.org | +81 334 992 042 | +81 909388 3249 | @UNHCR_Tokyo |
Kazakhstan (Central Asia) | Zhanna DOSSOVA | dossova@unhcr.org | +7 727 2584 598 x106 | +7 777 556 2277 | |
Kyrgyzstan | Ainagul ABDRAKHAMNOVA | abdrakh@unhcr.org | +996 312 611 271 | +996 550 919 634 | |
Myanmar | Kasita ROCHANAKORN | rochanak@unhcr.org | +95 1 524022/24-26 | +95 9 448034427 | @KasitaRoch |
Myanmar | Yin Yin MYINT | myinty@unhcr.org | +95 943 12 18 30 | ||
Korea, Republic of | Heinn SHIN | shinh@unhcr.org | +82 2 773 7012 | +82 10 2033 0565 | @heinn81 |
Malaysia | Yante ISMAIL | ismaily@unhcr.org | +603 21 17 14 40 | +601 3 352 6286 | @yanteism |
Nepal | Deepesh DAS SHRETA | shrestha@unhcr.org |
+977 1 441 2521 +977 1 441 4724 |
+977 98 51 0819 31 | |
Pakistan | Duniya Aslam KHAN | khand@unhcr.org | +92 51 282 9502 | +92 300 501 7939 |
@UNHCRPakistan @DuniyaAKhan |
Pakistan | Qaisar Khan ADRIDI | afridiq@unhcr.org | +92 51 282 9502 | +92 300 501 8696 | @qaiserafridi |
Philippines | Regina M. MARAMAG | maramag@unhcr.org | +632 403 2336 | +63 917 845 6774 | |
Sri Lanka | Dushanthi FERNANDO | Fernandd@unhcr.org | +94 11 268 3968 | +94 77 352 8420 |
unhcr_srilanka DF_247 |
Thailand | Jennifer BOSE | bosej@unhcr.org | +66 228 818 42 | +66 92 261 85 02 | @jennbose |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia | Babar BALOCH | baloch@unhcr.org | +36 1 336 3079 | +36 30 530 9633 | @BabarBaloch |
Regional Spokesperson for Southern Europe | Carlotta SAMI | sami@unhcr.org | +39 06 802 123 16 | +39 335 679 47 46 |
@UNHCRItalia @CarlottaSami |
Regional Spokesperson for Baltic and Nordic countries | Zoran STEVANOVIC | stevanoz@unhcr.org | + 46 8 457 4880 | +46 708 99 01 60 | @zoranmedia |
Spokesperson for South Eastern Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, FYRo Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo) | Neven CRVENKOVIC | crvenkov@unhcr.org | +387 (0)33 290 370 | +387 (0)61 611 082 | @NC_UNHCR |
Albania | Edlira BAKA-PEKO | baka@unhcr.org |
+335 4 225 0224 +335 4 225 0205 |
+355 68 20 29 131 | |
Armenia | Anahit HAYRAPETYAN | hayrapet@unhcr.org | +374 10 54 5936/105 | +374 91 41 61 27 | |
Austria | Ruth SCHÖFFL | schoeffl@unhcr.org | +43/1 26060 5307 | +43/699 1459 5307 | |
Azerbaijan | Elsevar AGHAYEV | aghayev@unhcr.org | +994 12 492 1443 | +994 50 214 6037 | @Elsevar_Aghayev |
Belgium | Vanessa SAENEN | saenen@unhcr.org | +32 2 627 59 32 | +32 (0)476 420 134 |
@UNHCRBelgique @UNHCRBelgie |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Neven CRVENKOVIC | crvenkov@unhcr.org | +387 (0)33 290 370 | +387 (0)61 611 082 | @NC_UNHCR |
Croatia | Jan KAPIC | kapic@unhcr.org | +385 137 135 41 | +385 911 150 115 | |
Cyprus | Emilia STROVOLIDOU | strovili@unhcr.org | +37 223 590 43 | +35799 58 25 29 | |
Czech Republic | Babar BALOCH | baloch@unhcr.org | +361 336 3079 | +36 30 530 9633 | |
Djibouti | Amira ADB EL-KHALED | abdelkha@unhcr.org | +253 213 522 00 ext2409 | +253 77 226 136 | @UNHCRDjibouti |
France and Monaco | Céline SCHMITT | schmittc@unhcr.org | +33 1 44 43 48 55 | +33 6 23 16 11 78 | @Ce_Schmitt |
Georgia | Nino KAJAIA | kajaia@unhcr.org | +995 322 386 202 ext2071 | +995 595 11 54 64 | @UNHCRGeorgia |
Germany | Stefan TELOEKEN | Teloken@unhcr.org | + 49 30 202 202 10 | +49 170 41 61 229 | |
Germany | Martin RENTSCH | rentsch@unhcr.org | +49 30 202 202 15 | +49 170 80 39 651 | @MartinRentsch |
Greece | Roland SCHOENBAUER | schoenb@unhcr.org | +30 21 6200 7800 | +30 69 48 088 544 | @R_Schoenbauer |
Greece | Stella NANOU | nanou@unhcr.org | +30 216 200 7800 | +30 694 458 6037 | |
Greece | Aikaterini KITIDI | kitidi@unhcr.org | +30 216 200 7800 | +30 6951854661 | @katerinakit |
Hungary | Babar BALOCH | baloch@unhcr.org | +36 133 630 79 | +36 305 309 633 | @BabarBaloch |
Hungary | Erno SIMON | simoner@unhcr.org | +36 1 336 33 45 | +36 30 657 03 23 | @Embrrrr |
Ireland | Jody CLARKE | clarke@unhcr.org | +353 1 631 4614 | +353 87 989 3461 | @jodyhclarke |
Italy | Federico FOSSI | fossi@unhcr.org | +39 34 908 434 61 | +39 349 084 3461 | |
Italy | Barbara MOLINARIO | molinarb@unhcr.org | +39 06 802 123 33 | +39 33 85 46 29 32 | |
Kosovo | Shpend HALILI | Halilis@unhcr.org | + 381 38 241 509 | + 377 45 286 862 | @ShpendHalili |
Luxembourg | Vanessa SAENEN | saenen@unhcr.org | +32 2 627 59 32 | +32 (0)476 420 134 | |
FYRo Macedonia | Ljubinka BRASHNARSKA | brashnar@unhcr.org | +389 231 186 41 ext. 202 | +389 722 693 46 | |
Malta | Fabrizio ELLUL | ellul@unhcr.org | +356 22 489 401 | +356 99 69 00 81 | |
Montenegro | Aleksandar CADJENOVIC | cadjenov@unhcr.org | +382 204 474 21 | +382 690 699 02 | |
Netherlands | Femke JOORDENS | joordens@unhcr.org | +31 70 3 454 454 | +31 6 23 84 55 40 |
@unhcrnederland @femkejoordens |
Poland | Rafał KOSTRZYNSKI | kostrzy@unhcr.org | +48 22 628 69 30 | +48 788 22 40 10 | @UNHCRPoland |
Romania | Gabriela LEU | leu@unhcr.org | +40 21 201 7898 | +40 722 212097 | |
Russian Federation | Galina NEGRUSTUEVA | negrustu@unhcr.org | +7 495 660 0859 | +7 903 721 7560 | |
Serbia | Liene VEIDE | veide@unhcr.org | +381 11 3082 158 | +381 63 343 134 | |
Serbia | Mirjana IVANOVIC-MILENKOVSKI | ivanovim@unhcr.org | +381 11 308 2100/103 | +381 63 227 965 | |
Slovenia | Spela MAJCEN | majcen@unhcr.org | +386 708 684 57 |
@SpelaMa @UNHCRSlovenia |
|
Spain |
Maria Jesus VEGA |
+34 91 556 35 03 | +34 670 661 263 | @ACNURspain | |
Spain | Rosa OTERO | otero@unhcr.org | +34 91 579 8255 x22 | +34 670 661 263 | @RosaOteroG |
Sweden | Fredrik SPERLING | sperlinf@unhcr.org | +46 8 505 888 69 | +46 708 900 666 | @fredriksperling |
Switzerland | Susanne STAHEL | stahel@unhcr.org | +41 22 739 8010 | +41 79 204 3409 | |
Turkey | Selin UNAL | unal@unhcr.org | +90 312 409 7065 | +90 530 2827862 | @selinunal79 |
United Kingdom |
Andrej MAHECIC |
mahecic@unhcr.org | +44 203 761 8091 | +44 788 0230 985 |
@AndrejMahecic |
United Kingdom |
Laura PADOAN |
padoan@unhcr.org | +44 203 761 8092 | +44 777 556 6712 |
@laura_padoan |
Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus | Nina SOROKOPUD | sorokopu@unhcr.org | +380 44 288 97 10 ext.116 | +380 50 310 1767 |
@UNHCRUkraine @nina_sorokopud |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for the Gulf |
Mohammed ABU ASAKER | abuasake@unhcr.org | +971 266 776 68 | +971 506 213 552 | @mabuasaker |
Algeria | Russell FRASER | fraser@unhcr.org | +213 661 278 876 | ||
Egypt | Tarik ARGAZ | argaz@unhcr.org | +20 2 272 856 00 ext. 2145 | +20 128 357 98 32 | @stormerik |
Egypt | Marwa HASHEM | hashemma@unhcr.org | +20 2 272 856 00 ext. 2142 | +20 122 191 26 64 | @MarwaHashem |
Iraq | Caroline GLUCK | gluck@unhcr.org | +964 780 920 7286 |
@UNHCRIraq @carogluck |
|
Iraq - Dohuk |
Catherine ROBINSON | robinsoc@unhcr.org | +964 022 123 | +964 771 994 1850 | |
Iraq - Erbil |
Chloe COVES | coves@unhcr.org | +964 771 994 5599 | ||
Jordan | Hélène DAUBELCOUR | daubelco@unhcr.org | +962 6 550 2030 | +962 79 889 1307 | |
Jordan | Aoife MCDONNELL | mcdonnel@unhcr.org | +962 6 550 2030 ext2301 | +962 79 545 0379 | @AoifeUNHCR |
Jordan | Ali BIBI | bibia@unhcr.org | +962 77 771 1118 | ||
Jordan - Za'atri camp | Gavin WHITE | whiteg@unhcr.org | +962 530 2000 | +962 79 817 5813 | |
Jordan - Azraq camp | Ayman BINO | binoay@unhcr.org | +962 79 630 0968 | ||
Lebanon | Matthew SALTMARSH | saltmars@unhcr.org | +961-1-849201 ex 2130 | +961-79-139992 | @MattSaltmarsh |
Lebanon | Lisa ABOU KHALED | aboukhal@unhcr.org | +961 1 849 201, ext: 2134 | +961 71 880 070 |
@lisa_ak @UNHCRLebanon |
Morocco | Anthony BERGINC | berginc@unhcr.org | +212 537 75 79 92 | +212 661 95 85 63 | @marcopolorabat |
North Lebanon | Khaled KABBARA | kabbara@unhcr.org | +961 70 100 740 | ||
East Lebanon, Bekaa | Tatiana AUDI | audit@unhcr.org | +961 71 910 335 | ||
Syria | Firas Al-KHATEEB | khateeb@unhcr.org | +963 112 129 929 | +963 930 403 228 | @Khateebunhcr |
Yemen | Shabia MANTOO | mantoo@unhcr.org | +962 7 9614 3158 | @Shabia_M | |