International Media Contacts
Global spokespersons
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, Mixed movements, Statelessness, Health and Covid-19
Tel: +41 22 739 7138
Mobile: +41 79 337 7650
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @Shabia_M
William Spindler
Global Spokesperson, Latin America
Mobile: +507 63827815
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @SpindlerWilliam
Boris Cheshirkov
Global Spokesperson, East Africa, Southern Africa, Climate action, Food insecurity
Mobile:+41 794 337 682
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @cheshirkov
Kathryn Mahoney
Global Communications Desk in New York
Global Spokesperson, Climate Action, World Refugee Day, diversity/inclusion
Mobile: +1 347.574.6552
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MissMahoo
Olga Sarrado Mur
Global Spokesperson, Latin America, Education, Funding and Emergencies
Mobile: +41797402307
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @OlgaSarradoMur
Yuko Narushima
Global Spokesperson, Middle East and North Africa, Sports
Mobile: +41 79 863 7327
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @YukoNarushima
Regional spokespersons
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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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 | Alpha Seydi BA | [email protected] | +221 77 345 74 54 (+ WhatsApp) | @UNHCRWestAfrica | |
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 Latin America | William SPINDLER | [email protected] | +507 638 278 15 | @SpindlerWilliam | |
Regional Spokesperson for Central America and Mexico |
Sibylla BRODZINSKY | [email protected] | +52 55 804 850 54 | @Sibylla21 | |
Regional Spokesperson for South America |
Jenny BARCHFIELD | [email protected] | +52 55 7918 3248 | ||
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 | Babar BALOCH | [email protected] | +66 80 086 5611 | @iBabarBaloch |
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] | +46 70 442 3199 | @MsHaslund | |
Regional Spokesperson for Central Europe | Zoran STEVANOVIC | [email protected] | +36 1 336 3079 | +36 305 309 633 | @zoranmedia |
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 |
Communication Officer, Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa | Mysa KHALAF | +971 526 686 240 | +971 585 924 930 |
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 | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Daouda GUIROU | [email protected] | +225 22 52 76 76 | +225 0643 0761 | @UNHCRCIV |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Joel SMITH | [email protected] | +243 825 257 774 | ||
Djibouti |
Dauoda GUIROU |
[email protected] | +253 21 35 22 00 | +253 (0) 77 12 92 07 | |
Ethiopia |
Kisut GEBREEGZIABHER |
+251 116 612 822 |
+ 251 911 208 901 |
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Ethiopia | Neven CRVENKOVIC | [email protected] | +251 948 053 450 | NC_UNHCR | |
Ethiopia | Melike TRIGG | +251 (0) 905 01 29 22 | @UNHCREthiopia | ||
Ghana |
Patience FOLLEY |
[email protected] | @UNHCRGhana | ||
Kenya |
Eujin BYUN |
+254 798 487 988 | @eujin2 | ||
Malawi |
Kenyi LUKAJO |
[email protected] | +265 885 510 477 | ||
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 | Gabriel Damilare ADEYEMO | [email protected] | +234 901 066 0496 | @UNHCRNigeria | |
Rwanda |
Eric Didier KARINGANIRE |
+250 (0) 783 611 637 | |||
Rwanda | Lily CARLISLE | +250 (0) 788 35 02 95 | |||
Senegal | Gosia COURTAY | [email protected] | +221 765 337 429 | ||
Somalia | Marco LEMBO |
+254 (0) 714 524 339 |
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South Africa | Laura PADOAN | [email protected] | +27834635444 | ||
South Sudan | Charlotte HALLQVIST | +211 (0) 925 58 00 98 | @C_Hallqvist | ||
Sudan |
Assadullah NASRULLAH |
+249 912 178 991 |
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Sudan | Giulia RAFFAELLI | [email protected] | +249 91 216 7016 | ||
Tanzania | Goodness MREMA | +255 (0) 714 05 87 49 | @goodmrema | ||
Togo | Sefako SOSSA | [email protected] | |||
Uganda | Frank WALUSIMBI | +256 (0) 772 70 11 40 | |||
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 | Diego Pérez DAMASCO | [email protected] | +506 2242 0714 | +506 6364 9354 | @DieDamasco |
Ecuador | Diana DIAZ | [email protected] |
+593 99 401 3567 |
@DianaDiazRod | |
El Salvador | Oscar RAMIREZ | [email protected] | +503 2209 3585 | @oramirezsal | |
Guatemala | Daniel Calderon GONZALEZ | [email protected] | +502 3760 4567 | @dodifog | |
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 | nic[email protected] | +58 (0) 4145140394 | @ACNUR_Venezuela |
Responsibility | Name | Office phone | Mobile | Twitter handle | |
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Afghanistan | Peter KESSLER | [email protected] |
+93 70 246 56 14 |
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Afghanistan | Tony ASEH | [email protected] | +93 702 465 611 | ||
Australia |
Jade HERRON |
+61 2 6281 9107 | +61 424 545 569 | ||
Australia | Charlotta LOMAS | [email protected] | +612 6281 9112 | +61 424 545 569 | @charlottalomas |
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 | |
Indonesia | Mitra Salima SURYONO | [email protected] | +62 21 2964 3602 | +62 811 136 1046 | @Mitrasalima |
Iran | Duniya ASLAM KHAN | [email protected] | +98 991 205 8010 | ||
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 | Saegil LEE | [email protected] | +82 10 3169 7281 | ||
Malaysia | Yante ISMAIL | [email protected] | +603 21 17 14 40 | +601 3 352 6286 | @yanteism |
Pakistan |
Aoife MCDONNELL |
[email protected]hcr.org | +92 3202 538 941 (mobile and WhatsApp) | ||
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 | |
Bulgaria |
Christine Pirovolakis
Yana Dodnikova-Pashkunova |
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+44 7931 832164
+359 2 980 2453/54 |
+359 0887 500 137
+359 885665676 / +359 878865431 |
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Bosnia & Herzegovina | Dorijan KLASNIC | [email protected] | |||
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] | +46 70 442 3199 | @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 | |
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 |
Poland | Tarik ARGAZ | [email protected] | |||
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] | +46 70 442 3199 | @MsHaslund | |
Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
Vincent Bürgy (for French speaking media)
Martin Reichlin (for German-speaking media) |
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+41 31 309 60 92
+41 31 309 60 93 |
+41 31 309 60 92
+41 31 309 60 93 |
@unhcr_ch |
Turkey | Selin UNAL | [email protected] | +90 312 409 7065 | +90 530 2827862 | @selinunal79 |
United Kingdom |
Catherine STUBBERFIELD |
[email protected] | +44 7880 230 985 |
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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 | Eunice OHANUSI | [email protected] | +213 661 970 315 | @unhcralgeria | |
Dubai | Khaled KABARRA | [email protected] | +971 506 410 868 | ||
Dubai | Ola Anan | [email protected] | +90 971 01 2123 | ||
Egypt | Christine BESHAY | [email protected] | +2 022 728 56 00 | +2 012 835 798 32 | @UNHCREgypt |
Jordan |
Roland Schönbauer |
[email protected] | +962 79 119 2532 | @R_Schoenbauer | |
Jordan | Meshal ELFAYEZ | [email protected] | +962 797 045 391 | ||
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 | |
Lebanon | Lisa ABOU KHALED | [email protected] | +961 1 849 201, ext: 2134 | +961 71 880 070 | |
Libya | Caroline GLUCK | [email protected] |
M/WhatsApp +218 91 000 7195 (Tripoli) M/WhatsApp +216 299 255 06 (Tunis) |
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Mauritania | Josephine LEBAS-JOLY | [email protected] | +222 28 88 21 05 | ||
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 |