International Media Contacts
Global spokespersons
Laura Padoan
External Relations Officer
UNHCR UK
Telephone: +44 777 5566127
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Laura_Padoan
Joung-ah Ghedini-Williams
Head, Global Communications Service
Mobile: +41 79 905 16 00
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @JAGhedini
Matthew Saltmarsh
Head, News & Media Section
Mobile: +41 79 967 99 36
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MattSaltmarsh
Shabia Mantoo
Global Spokesperson, Europe, North America, Global Protection
Tel: +41 22 739 7138
Mobile: +41 79 337 7650
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Shabia_M
Babar Baloch
Global Spokesperson, Asia and Pacific - except Bangladesh/Myanmar, Southern Africa
Tel: +41 22 739 8098
Mobile: +41 79 513 9549
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @iBabarBaloch
William Spindler
Global Spokesperson, Latin America
Mobile: +507 63827815
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SpindlerWilliam
Aikaterina Kitidi
Global Spokesperson, Latin America, MENA - except Syria situation, COVID-19
Mobile: +41 79 580 83 34
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @katerinakit
Boris Cheshirkov
Global Spokesperson, West Africa and Central Africa, East Africa, Climate Action
Mobile:+41 794 337 682
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @cheshirkov
Kathryn Mahoney
Global Communications Desk in New York
Global Spokesperson, West and Central Africa, Climate action, LGBTIQ+, diversity/inclusion
Mobile: +1 347 443 7646
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MissMahoo
Regional spokespersons
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for the East, Horn and Great Lakes | Dana HUGHES | [email protected] | +254 20 422 422 2120 | +254 733 440 536 | |
Regional spokesperson for the East, Horn and Great Lakes | Faith KASINA | [email protected] | +254 113 427 094 | @FaeKasina | |
Regional Spokesperson for West and Central Africa | Fatoumata SINKOUN KABA | [email protected] | +221 78 526 87 14 | @FatiKaba | |
Regional Spokesperson for West and Central Africa | Selim MEDDEB HAMROUNI | [email protected] | +221 70 790 27 25 | ||
Regional Spokesperson for Southern Africa |
Hélène CAUX |
[email protected] | +27(0)12 762 7406 | @helenecaux |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for Central America and Mexico |
Sibylla BRODZINSKY | [email protected] | +52 55 804 850 54 | @Sibylla21 | |
Regional Spokesperson for South America |
Olga SARRADO | [email protected] | +507 6640 0185 | @OlgaSarradoMur | |
Regional Spokesperson for USA and the Caribbean |
Chris BOIAN | [email protected] | +1 202 243 7634 | +1 202 489-6884 | @ChrisBoian |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific | Catherine STUBBERFIELD | [email protected] | +66 2 407 3090 | +66 65 929 8062 | @catherineunhcr |
Communications Officer - Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific | Kasita ROCHANAKORN | [email protected] | +66 2 407 3089 | +66 64 932 0803 | @KasitaRoch |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Regional Spokesperson for Southern Europe | Carlotta SAMI | [email protected] | +39 06 802 123 16 | +39 335 679 47 46 | |
Regional Spokesperson for the Nordic and Baltic Countries |
Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND | [email protected] | +45 45 33 65 16 | +45 21 42 55 64 | @MsHaslund |
Regional Spokesperson for Central Europe | Zoran STEVANOVIC | [email protected] | +36 1 336 3079 | +36 305 309 633 | @zoranmedia |
Regional Spokesperson for South Eastern Europe | |||||
Regional Spokesperson for EU Affairs | Maeve PATTERSON | [email protected] | +32 2 627 5980 | +32 470 99 54 35 | @mpat79 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Senior Communication Advisor and Spokesperson - Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa |
Rula AMIN | [email protected] | +962 (0)6 510 04 60 Ext.2108 | +962 (0)790 04 58 49 | @RulaAmin |
Senior Communications Officer - Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa |
Andreas KIRCHHOF | [email protected] | +962 791 825 473 | @andreaskirchh |
National spokespersons
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Burkina Faso |
Moussa BOUGMA | [email protected] | +226 253 405 22 | @UNHCR_BF | |
Burundi | Bernard NTWARI | [email protected] | +257 22 22 32 45 ext.2112 |
+257 78 310 564 +257 79 204 364 |
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Cameroon | Xavier BOURGOIS | [email protected] |
+237 690 049 996 |
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CAR |
Stella FATIME |
+236 755 58 464 |
@UNHCR_CAR | ||
Chad | Simplice KPANDJI | [email protected] |
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+235 68 59 3060 | @UnhcrTchad |
Côte d'Ivoire | Daouda GUIROU | [email protected] | +225 22 52 76 76 | +225 0643 0761 | @UNHCRCIV |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Johannes VAN GEMUND | [email protected] | +243 817 009 484 | ||
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Alexandra Stenbock-Fermor |
[email protected] | +243 8 222 53 121 | ||
Democratic Republic of Congo | Fabien FAIVRE | [email protected] | +243825443419 | ||
Ethiopie |
Kisut GEBREEGZIABHER |
+251 116 612 822 |
+ 251 911 208 901 |
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Ethiopie | Neven Crvenkovic | [email protected] | +251 948 053 450 | NC_UNHCR | |
Ethiopie | Juliette STEVENSON | [email protected] | +251 944 109 031 | ||
Ghana |
Patience FOLLEY |
[email protected] | @UNHCRGhana | ||
Kenya |
Eujin BYUN |
+254 798 487 988 | @eujin2 | ||
Malawi | Rumbani Msiska | [email protected] | +265 1 772 155 | +265 999 911 830 | |
Mali |
Chadi OUANES |
[email protected] | +223 20 290 518 | +223 75 997 247 | @UNHCRMali |
Niger |
Jean-Sébastien Josset |
+227 90 76 69 77 |
@UNHCRNiger | ||
Nigeria | Roland SCHOENBAUER | [email protected] | +234 90 10 66 46 95 | @R_Schoenbauer | |
Nigeria | Gabriel Damilare Adeyemo | [email protected] | +234 901 066 0496 | @UNHCRNigeria | |
Senegal | Gosia Courtay | [email protected] | +221 765 337 429 | ||
South Sudan |
Aoife MCDONNELL |
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+211 92 265 4116 |
@UNHCRSouthSudan | |
Sudan |
Assadullah NASRULLAH
Giulia RAFFAELLI |
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+249 912 178 991
+249 91 216 7016 |
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Togo | Sefako SOSSA | [email protected] | |||
Zambia | Kelvin SHIMO | [email protected] | +260 211 265 873 x6 | +260 979 585 832 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Argentina (covering Southern Latin America) | Analía KIM | [email protected] |
+54 11 4014-1600 |
+54 911 4089-0846 | @anitakim_AK |
Brazil | Luiz Fernando GODINHO | [email protected] |
+55 61 304 457 44 +55 61 304 457 01 |
+55 61 818 709 78 | @LuizFGodinho |
Canada |
Melanie Gallant
Gisèle NYEMBWE |
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+1 613 232 0909 ext. 225
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+1 613 986 4300 |
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Colombia | Rocìo CASTAÑEDA | [email protected] | +57 314 411 54 31 | @rociocas99 | |
Costa Rica | Jean Pierre MORA | [email protected] | +506 2242 0714 | +506 6364 9354 | @jeanpierremora |
Ecuador | Ilaria RAPIDO | [email protected] |
+593 98 430 8666 |
@IlariaRapidoR | |
El Salvador | Oscar RAMIREZ | [email protected] | +503 2209 3585 | @oramirezsal | |
Guatemala | Zasha Millan | [email protected] | @ZashaMillan | ||
Panama | Angela FLOREZ | [email protected] | +507 693 00 655 | @angieflorez_ | |
USA New-York |
Dana SLEIMAN | [email protected] | +1 212 963 6211 | + 1 347 541 1790 | @DanaSleiman |
USA Washington (Spanish language media) |
Andrea MUCINO-SANCHEZ | [email protected] | +1 202 751 9000 | ||
Venezuela | Luca NICOSIA | [email protected] | +58 (0) 4145140394 | @ACNUR_Venezuela |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Afghanistan | Tony ASEH | [email protected] | +93 702 465 611 | ||
Australia |
Jade HERRON |
+61 2 6281 9107 | +61 424 545 569 | ||
Bangladesh | Regina DE LA PORTILLA | [email protected] | +88 018 473 272 79 | ||
Bangladesh | Mostafa Mohammad Sazzad HOSSAIN | [email protected] | +88 013 130 464 59 | ||
China | XU nan | [email protected] | +86 10 6532 0975 | +86 13 91 00 57 802 | |
India | Kiri ATRI | [email protected] | +91 11 435 30 444 (2102) | +91 95 60 46 11 69 | @KiriAtri |
Indonesia | Mitra Salima SURYONO | [email protected] | +62 21 2964 3602 | +62 811 136 1046 | @Mitrasalima |
Iran |
Farha BHOYROO |
+98 21 89349 112 | +98 912 132 7183 | @FarhaBhoyroo | |
Japan | Yuki MORIYA | [email protected] | +81 334 992 042 | +81 90 1709 7620 | @UNHCR_Tokyo |
Myanmar |
Reuben LIM Wende Stephanie FERRY |
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Myanmar | Yin Yin MYINT | [email protected] | +95 943 12 18 30 | ||
Korea, Republic of | Heinn SHIN | [email protected] | +82 2 773 7012 | +82 10 2033 0565 | @heinn81 |
Malaysia | Yante ISMAIL | [email protected] | +603 21 17 14 40 | +601 3 352 6286 | @yanteism |
Nepal | Deepesh DAS SHRETA | [email protected] |
+977 1 441 2521 +977 1 441 4724 |
+977 98 51 0819 31 | |
Pakistan | Qaiser Khan AFRIDI | [email protected] | +92 51 260 08 60-76 | +92 (0) 300 501 8696 | @qaiserafridi |
Philippines | Maria Jorica PAMINTUAN | [email protected] | +63 2 8403 2336 | +63 917 596 8654 | @unhcrph |
Thailand |
Morgane ROUSSEL-HEMERY |
[email protected] | +66 81 140 4353 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Albania | Artur MARKU | [email protected] |
+355 42 276 600/ext.612 |
+355 69 600 64 76 | |
Armenia | Anahit HAYRAPETYAN | [email protected] | +374 10 54 5936/105 | +374 91 41 61 27 | |
Austria | Ruth SCHOEFFL | [email protected] |
+43/1 26060 5307 |
+43/699 1459 5307 |
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Azerbaijan | Elsevar AGHAYEV | [email protected] | +994 12 492 1443 | +994 50 214 6037 | @Elsevar_Aghayev |
Belgium | Frederik BORDON | [email protected] |
+32(0)2 627 5932 |
+32(0) 476 420 134 | |
Bosnia & Herzegovina | Dorijan KLASNIC | [email protected] | |||
Bulgaria | Borislav GROZDANOV | [email protected] | +359 2 980 24 50 | +359 878 865 431 | |
Croatia | Jan KAPIC | [email protected] | +385 137 134 15 | +385 911 150 115 | |
Cyprus | Emilia STROVOLIDOU | [email protected] | +37 223 590 43 | +357 9983 2614 | |
Denmark | Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND | [email protected] | +45 45 33 65 16 | +45 21 42 55 64 | @MsHaslund |
France and Monaco | Céline SCHMITT | [email protected] | +33 1 44 43 48 55 | +33 6 23 16 11 78 | |
Georgia | Nino KAJAIA | [email protected] | +995 322 386 202 ext2071 | +995 595 11 54 64 | @UNHCRGeorgia |
Germany | Chris MELZER | [email protected] | + 49 30 202 202 10 | +49 151 706 660 13 | @ChrisMelzer_NYC |
Greece | Stella NANOU | [email protected] | +30 216 200 7800 | +30 694 458 6037 | |
Greece | Louise DONOVAN | [email protected] | +30 21 6200 7813 | +30 693 668 8157 | |
Hungary | Erno SIMON | [email protected] | +36 1 336 33 45 | +36 30 657 03 23 | @Embrrrr |
Ireland | Jody CLARKE | [email protected] | +353 1 631 4614 | +353 87 989 3461 | @jodyhclarke |
Italy | Federico FOSSI | [email protected] | +39 34 908 434 61 | +39 349 084 3461 | |
Italy | Barbara MOLINARIO | [email protected] | +39 06 802 123 33 | +39 33 85 46 29 32 | |
Kosovo | Shpend HALILI | [email protected] | + 383 38 241 509 | + 377 45 286 862 | @ShpendHalili |
Lithuania | Renata KULES | [email protected] | + 370 5210 7416 | @RenataKules | |
Luxembourg | Frederik BORDON | [email protected] | +32(0)2 627 5932 | +32(0) 476 420 134 | |
FYRo Macedonia | Ljubinka BRASHNARSKA | [email protected] | +389 231 186 41 ext. 202 | +389 722 693 46 | @brashnarska |
Montenegro |
Mensur BAJRAMSPAHIC |
[email protected] | |||
Netherlands | Femke JOORDENS | [email protected] | +31 70 250 18 07 | +31 6 23 84 55 40 | |
Norway | Anders AALBU | [email protected] | +46 10 10 12 820 | +46 (0)707 57 6285 | @aalbu |
Poland | Rafał KOSTRZYNSKI | [email protected] | +48 22 390 3860 | +48 788 22 40 10 | @UNHCRPoland |
Romania | Gabriela LEU | [email protected] | +40 21 201 7898 | +40 722 212097 | |
Russian Federation | Dinara GALAKHOVA | [email protected] | +7 495 660 0859 | +7 903 721 7560 | @UNHCRussia |
Serbia | Mirjana IVANOVIC-MILENKOVSKI | [email protected] | +381 11 308 2100/103 | + 381 63 275 154 | |
Spain |
Maria Jesus VEGA |
+34 91 556 35 03 | +34 670 661 263 | @ACNURspain | |
Spain | Rosa OTERO | [email protected] | +34 91 556 35 03 x22 | +34 670 661 263 | @RosaOteroG |
Sweden | Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND | [email protected] | +45 45 33 65 16 | +45 21 42 55 64 | @MsHaslund |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein | Charlotte WALSER | [email protected] | +41 31 309 60 93 | +41 31 309 60 93 | |
Turkey | Selin UNAL | [email protected] | +90 312 409 7065 | +90 530 2827862 | @selinunal79 |
United Kingdom |
Matthew SALTMARSH |
[email protected] | +44(0)203 761 8091 | +44(0)7880 230 985 | |
Ukraine | Victoria ANDRIEVSKA | [email protected] | +380 44 288 9424 (ext. 128) | +380 50 413 8404 |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Algeria | Russell FRASER | [email protected] | +213 661 278 876 | @fraserunhcr | |
Egypt | Reem ABDELHAMID | [email protected] | +2 022 728 56 00 | ||
Egypt | Christine BESHAY | [email protected] | +2 022 728 56 00 | +2 012 835 798 32 | @UNHCREgypt |
Jordan | Lilly CARLISLE | [email protected] | +962 65 30 27 73 | @LillyCarlisle | |
Iraq | Firas AL-KHATEEB | [email protected] | +964 780 918 9700 | @UNHCRIraq | |
Israel | Sharon HAREL | [email protected] | +972 (0)3 637 6504 | +972 (0)52 3240 118 | |
Jordan |
Mohammad HAWARI (Arabic) |
[email protected] | +962 79 89 56 781 | @malhawari | |
Lebanon | Lisa ABOU KHALED | [email protected] | +961 1 849 201, ext: 2134 | +961 71 880 070 | |
Libya | Tarik ARGAZ | [email protected] | +216 299 612 95 | +218 919 10 02 16 07 | @UNHCRLibya |
Libya | Caroline Gluck | [email protected] |
M/WhatsApp +218 91 000 7195 (Tripoli) M/WhatsApp +216 299 255 06 (Tunis) |
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Mauritania | Viola Eleonora BRUTTOMESSO | [email protected] | +222 4278 2305 | @Banfsajya | |
Morocco | Sarah MOKADADER | [email protected] | +212 659 740720 | @UnhcrMorocco | |
North Lebanon | Khaled KABBARA | [email protected] | +961 70 100 740 | ||
Tunisia | Chiara CAVALCANTI | [email protected] | +216 719 633 83 |
+216 505 043 73 |
@cavalcantichi |
Yemen | Duniya ASLAM KHAN | [email protected] | +92 334 7961 323 |