International media contacts
International media contacts
Global spokespersons
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Matthew Saltmarsh
Head, News & Media Section
Global Spokesperson, Europe
📞 +41 79 967 99 36
📧 saltmars@unhcr.org
X: @MattSaltmarshLink is external
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Shabia Mantoo
Global Spokesperson, North America, Global protection
☎️ +41 22 739 7138
📞 +41 79 337 7650
📧 mantoo@unhcr.org
X: @Shabia_MLink is external
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Olga Sarrado
Global Spokesperson, East and Horn of Africa, Great Lakes Region, emergencies, climate action, funding, data
📞 +41 79 740 23 07
📧 sarrado@unhcr.org
X: @OlgaSarradoMurLink is external
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William Spindler
Global Spokesperson, Middle East, North Africa, Latin America, education, health
📞 +41 79 549 5998
📧 spindler@unhcr.org
X: @SpindlerWilliamLink is external
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Babar Baloch
Global Spokesperson, Asia
📞 +41 79 513 95 49
📧 baloch@unhcr.org
X: @iBabarBalochLink is external
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Eujin Byun
Global Spokesperson, West, Central, and Southern Africa, internally displaced people (IDP), women and girls, GBV, LGBTIQ+, development
📞 +41 79 747 87 19
📧 byun@unhcr.org
X: @eujin2Link is external
Africa
Regional Spokesperson for the East, Horn, and Great Lakes
- 📧 kasina@unhcr.org, 📞 +254 113 427 094
- @FaeKasinaLink is external
Regional Spokesperson for West and Central Africa
Alpha Seydi BA
- 📧 baalp@unhcr.org, 📞 +221 77 200 36 81
- @UNHCRWestAfricaLink is external
Regional Spokesperson for Southern Africa
Duniya Aslam KHAN
- 📧 khand@unhcr.org, ☎️+27 (0) 83 458 5720
- @DuniyaAKhanLink is external
Americas
Regional Spokesperson for Latin America
Melanie GALLANT
Regional Spokesperson for North America, Central America, and the Caribbean
Analía KIM
- 📧 kiman@unhcr.org, 📞 +507 6898 1846
- @anitakim_AKLink is external
Regional Spokesperson for South America
Luiz Fernando GODINHO
- 📧 godinho@unhcr.org, 📞 +507 6356 0074
- @LuizFGodinhoLink is external
Asia
Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific
Babar BALOCH
- 📧 baloch@unhcr.org, 📞 +41 79 513 95 49 (WhatsApp)
- @iBabarBalochLink is external
Radhika BHATNAGAR
- 📧 bhatnaga@unhcr.org, 📞 +66 62 310 3285
Europe
Regional Spokesperson for Europe
Louise DONOVAN
- 📧 donovan@unhcr.org, 📞 +41 79 217 3058
- @LouiseDonovan16Link is external
Regional Spokesperson for EU Affairs (Brussels)
Christine PIROVOLAKIS
- 📧 pirovola@unhcr.org, 📞 +44 7931 832164
- @Refugees_EULink is external
Regional Spokesperson for the Nordic and Baltic Countries
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, 📞 +46 707 576 285
- @c_hallqvistLink is external
Middle East and North Africa
Senior Communication Advisor and Spokesperson - Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa
Rula AMIN
- 📧 aminr@unhcr.org, 📞 +962 (0)6 510 04 60 Ext.2108, ☎️ +962 (0)790 04 58 49
- @RulaAminLink is external
Africa
Angola
Camila GERALDO
📧 ignaciog@unhcr.org, ☎️ +244 938419741
Burkina Faso
Moussa BOUGMA
- 📧 bougma@unhcr.org, ☎️ +226 253 405 22
- @UNHCR_BFLink is external
Burundi
Bernard NTWARI
- 📧 ntwarib@unhcr.org, ☎️ +257 22 22 32 45 ext.2112, 📞 +257 78 310 564 / +257 79 204 364
Cameroon
Helen NGOH ADA
Central African Republic
Stella FATIME
- 📧 fatime@unhcr.org, 📞 +236 755 58 464
- @UNHCR_CARLink is external
Côte d’Ivoire
Daouda GUIROU
- 📧 guirou@unhcr.org, ☎️ +225 22 52 76 76, 📞 +225 0643 0761
- @UNHCRCIVLink is external
Democratic Republic of Congo
Rachel CRISWELL
- 📧 criswell@unhcr.org, 📞 +243 817 009 484
Djibouti
Sonia KARIBAGIZA
- 📧 karibagi@unhcr.org, 📞 +253 77 67 30 58
- @UNHCRDjiboutiLink is external
Ethiopia
Tarik ARGAZ
- 📧 argaz@unhcr.org, 📞 +251 96 99 29 347
Melike TRIGG
- 📧 trigg@unhcr.org, 📞 +251 (0) 905 01 29 22
- @UNHCREthiopiaLink is external
Ghana
Patience FOLLEY
Kenya
Kathryn PORTEOUS
- 📧 porteous@unhcr.org, 📞 +254 797 184 298
- @UNHCR_KenyaLink is external
Malawi
Mirriam KADEMBA
- 📧 kademba@unhcr.org, 📞 +265885 510 477
Mozambique
Guilherme CHIRINDA
- 📧 chirinda@unhcr.org, 📞 +258 86 906 1512
Isadora ZONI
- 📧 schulerz@unhcr.org, 📞 +258 84 430 1425
Niger
Jean-Sébastien JOSSET
- 📧 josset@unhcr.org, 📞 +227 90 76 69 77
- @UNHCRNigerLink is external
Nigeria
Gabriel Damilare ADEYEMO
- 📧 adeyemo@unhcr.org, 📞 +234 901 066 0496
- @UNHCRNigeriaLink is external
Republic of the Congo
Felicia Dalia GAEKOU-GALOUOLI
- 📧 gaekouga@unhcr.org, 📞 +242 065761887
Rwanda
Eric Didier KARINGANIRE
- 📧 karingan@unhcr.org, 📞 +250 (0) 783 611 637
- @erickadidierLink is external, @RefugeesRwandaLink is external
Senegal
Gosia COURTAY
- 📧 courtay@unhcr.org, 📞 +221 765 337 429
Somalia
Phoebe MUKUNGA
South Africa
Jan DE BISSCHOP
- 📧 bisschoj@unhcr.org, 📞 +27 83 700 2267
South Sudan
Gift Friday NOAH
- 📧 noah@unhcr.org, 📞 +211 922 65 4219
Sudan
Assadullah NASRULLAH
- 📧 nasrulla@unhcr.org, 📞 +249 912 178 991
- @UNHCRinSudanLink is external
Tanzania
Bahia EGEH
- 📧 egehb@unhcr.org, 📞 +255 765 168 179
Togo
Sefako SOSSA
Uganda
Frank WALUSIMBI
- 📧 walusimf@unhcr.org, 📞 +256 (0) 772 70 11 40
- @FrankWALUSIMBILink is external
Zambia
Kelvin SHIMO
- 📧 shimo@unhcr.org, 📞 +260 97 958 5832
Zimbabwe
Tichanoa MABONGA
- 📧 mabonga@unhcr.org, 📞 +263 777140249
Americas
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay
Magdalena MASSERONI
- 📧 masseron@unhcr.org, argbupi@unhcr.org 📞 +5411 4014 1600
- @maguimasseroniLink is external, @ACNURSuramericaLink is external
Aruba, Belize, Cuba, Curacao, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago
Brazil
Miguel PACHIONI
- 📧 pachioni@unhcr.org, 📞 +55 11 988 75 3256
- @pachionimiguelLink is external
Canada
Levon SEVUNTS
- 📧 sevunts@unhcr.org, 📞 +1 613 286 6975
Chile
Stephanie RABI
Colombia
Rocìo CASTANEDA
- 📧 castaner@unhcr.org, 📞 +57 314 411 54 31
- @rociocas99Link is external
Costa Rica
Irving PÉREZ
Ecuador
Diana DIAZ
- 📧 diazdi@unhcr.org, 📞 +593 99 401 3567
- @DianaDiazRodLink is external
El Salvador
Sonia AGUILAR
- 📧 aguilars@unhcr.org, 📞 +503 15241993
- @soniaguilar78Link is external
Guatemala
Gabrela GUERRERO
Arturo ALMENAR
Honduras
Danielle ALVAREZ
- 📧 alvareza@unhcr.org, 📞 +504 317 414 56
- @ACNURhondurasLink is external
Peru
Emily ÁLVAREZ
Mexico
Silvia GARDUÑO
- 📧 garduno@unhcr.org, 📞 +52 55 1304 1689
USA New York – UNHCR liaison office to UN
Deanna BITETTI
- 📧 bitetti@unhcr.org, 📞 +1 718-288-9943
- @DBitettiLink is external
USA Washington (Spanish language media) and Northern Caribbean
Andrea MUCINO-SANCHEZ
- 📧 mucinosa@unhcr.org, ☎️ +1 202 751 9000
- @andyymucinoLink is external
USA Washington
Kathryn MAHONEY
- 📧 mahoney@unhcr.org, 📞+1 347 574 6552
- @missmahooLink is external
Venezuela
Luca NICOSIA
- 📧 nicosi@unhcr.org, 📞 +58 (0) 414 514 0394
- @ACNUR_VenezuelaLink is external
Asia
Afghanistan
Caroline GLUCK
- 📧 gluck@unhcr.org, 📞 +93 70 246 6642
- @carogluckLink is external
Farmarz BARZIN
- 📧 barzin@unhcr.org, 📞 + 93 70 172 9163
Australia
All media inquiries should be addressed to aulca@unhcr.org.
Bangladesh
Shari Yasmin NIJMAN
- 📧 nijman@unhcr.org, 📞 +88 018 948 027 00
China
XU nan
- 📧 xunan@unhcr.org, ☎️ +86 10 6532 0975, 📞 +86 13 91 00 57 802
India
Rama DWIVEDI
- 📧 dwivedir@unhcr.org, 📞 +91 8448226592
Indonesia
Mitra Salima SURYONO
- 📧 suryono@unhcr.org, ☎️ +62 21 2964 3602, 📞 +62 811 136 1046
- @MitrasalimaLink is external
Iran
Rached CHERIF
Hossein EIDIZADEH
Japan
Aiko MAEKAWA
- 📧 maekawa@unhcr.org, ☎️ +81 80 3434 0050
- @UNHCR_TokyoLink is external
Myanmar
Yin Yin MYINT
- 📧 myinty@unhcr.org, 📞 +95 943 12 18 30
Nepal
Roshan Sharma NEPAL
- 📧 nepalr@unhcr.org, ☎️ +977-1-4414989, 📞 +9802010307
Kazakhstan
Mariko HALL
Korea, Republic of
Saegil LEE
- 📧 lees@unhcr.org, 📞 +82 10 3169 7281
Kyrgyzstan
Mariko HALL
Malaysia
Yante ISMAIL
- 📧 ismaily@unhcr.org, ☎️ +603 21 17 14 40, 📞 +601 3 352 6286
- @yanteismLink is external
Pakistan
Aoife MCDONNELL
- 📧 mcdonnel@unhcr.org, 📞 +92 3202 538 941 (mobile and WhatsApp)
Qaiser Khan AFRIDI
- 📧 afridiq@unhcr.org, ☎️ +92 51 260 08 60-76, 📞 +92 (0) 300 501 8696
- @qaiserafridiLink is external
Philippines
Karen Rubyjean CEPEDA
Tajikistan
Muhammadkhuja DAVLYATOV
- 📧 davlyato@unhcr.org, 📞 +992 90 770 3854
- @MuhammadkhujaDLink is external
Thailand
Duniya Aslam KHAN
- 📧 khand@unhcr.org, 📞 +66 63 228 0775
Turkmenistan
Mariko HALL
Uzbekistan
Mariko HALL
Europe
Albania
Sevcan HACILAR
- 📧 hacilar@unhcr.org, 📞 +905557604405
- @UNHCRAlbaniaLink is external
Armenia
Anahit HAYRAPETYAN
- 📧 hayrapet@unhcr.org, ☎️ +374 10 54 5936/105, 📞 +374 91 41 61 27
- @UNHCRArmeniaLink is external
Austria
Ruth SCHOEFFL
- 📧 schoeffl@unhcr.org, ☎️ +43/1 26060 5307, 📞 +43/699 1459 5307
- @CorneliaRuthLink is external
Azerbaijan
Elsevar AGHAYEV
- 📧 aghayev@unhcr.org, ☎️ +994 12 492 1443, 📞 +994 50 214 6037
- @Elsevar_AghayevLink is external
Belgium
Frederik BORDON
- 📧 bordon@unhcr.org, ☎️ +32(0)2 627 5932, 📞 +32(0) 476 420 134
- @UNHCRBelgie, Link is external@UNHCRBelgiqueLink is external
Bulgaria
Boris CHESHIRKOV
- 📧 cheshirk@unhcr.org, 📞 +41 794 337 682
- @cheshirkovLink is external
Yana DODNIKOVA-PASHKUNOVA
- 📧 dodnikov@unhcr.org, ☎️ +359 2 980 2453/54, 📞 +359 885665676 / +359 878865431
- @BulgariaUNHCRLink is external
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Neven CRVENKOVIC
- 📧 crvenkov@unhcr.org, ☎️ +387 33 290 401 / +387 61 173 756
- @UNHCRBiHLink is external
Croatia
Jan KAPIC
- 📧 kapic@unhcr.org, ☎️ +385 137 134 15, 📞 +385 911 150 115
- @UNHCRCroatiaLink is external
Cyprus
Emilia STROVOLIDOU
- 📧 strovoli@unhcr.org, ☎️ +37 223 590 43, 📞 +357 9983 2614
- @UNHCRCyprusLink is external
Czech Republic
Ivana MILENKOVICOVA
- 📧 milenkov@unhcr.org, 📞 +36 30 719 0013
- @RefugeesCELink is external
Denmark
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, ☎️ +46 707 57 6285
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Estonia
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, ☎️ +46 707 57 6285
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
France and Monaco
Josselin BREMAUD
Finland
Helena LAGERCRANTZ
- 📧 lagercra@unhcr.org, 📞 +46 765 18 7676
- @helenalagerLink is external
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Georgia
Nino KAJAIA
- 📧 kajaia@unhcr.org, ☎️ +995 322 386 202 ext2071, 📞 +995 595 11 54 64
- @UNHCRGeorgiaLink is external
Germany
Chris MELZER
- 📧 melzer@unhcr.org, ☎️ + 49 30 202 202 10, 📞 +49 151 706 660 13
- @ChrisMelzer_NYCLink is external
- @UNHCR_deLink is external
Greece
Stella NANOU
- 📧 nanou@unhcr.org, ☎️ +30 216 200 7800, 📞 +30 694 458 6037
- @UNHCRGreeceLink is external
Hungary
Erno SIMON
- 📧 simoner@unhcr.org, 📞 +36 30 657 03 23
- @EmbrrrrLink is external
- @RefugeesCELink is external
Iceland
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, ☎️ +46 707 57 6285
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Ireland
Aoife KAVANAGH
- 📧 kavanagh@unhcr.org, 📞 01-6314614
- X: @UNHCRIrelandLink is external
- Instagram: @UNHCRIrelandLink is external
Italy
Filippo UNGARO
- 📧 ungaro@unhcr.org, ☎️ +39 33 56 79 47 46, 📞 +39 33 56 79 47 46
- @UNHCRItaliaLink is external
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Derand KRASNIQI
- 📧 krasniqi@unhcr.org, ☎️ +383 (0) 38 241 509, 📞 +383 (0) 45 222 406
- @UNHCRKosovoLink is external
Latvia
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, ☎️ +46 707 57 6285
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Lithuania
Renata KULES
- 📧 kules@unhcr.org, ☎️ + 370 5210 7416
- @RenataKulesLink is external
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Luxembourg
Frederik BORDON
- 📧 bordon@unhcr.org, ☎️ +32(0)2 627 5932, 📞 +32(0) 476 420 134
North Macedonia
Ljubinka BRASHNARSKA
- 📧 brashnar@unhcr.org, ☎️ +389 231 186 41 ext. 202, 📞 +389 722 693 46
- @brashnarskaLink is external
Montenegro
Mensur BAJRAMSPAHIC
Netherlands
Femke JOORDENS
- 📧 joordens@unhcr.org, ☎️ +31 70 250 18 07, 📞 +31 6 23 84 55 40
- @unhcrnederlandLink is external
Norway
Charlotte HALLQVIST
- 📧 hallqvis@unhcr.org, ☎️ +46 707 57 6285
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Poland
Rafał KOSTRZYNSKI
- 📧 kostrzy@unhcr.org, 📞 +48 788 22 40 10
- @UNHCRPolandLink is external
Republic of Moldova
Mónica VÁZQUEZ
- 📧 vazquezm@unhcr.org, 📞 +373 609 44 339
Romania
Gabriela LEU
- 📧 leu@unhcr.org, ☎️ +40 21 201 7898, 📞 +40 722 212097
- @UNHCRRomaniaLink is external
Russian Federation
Dinara GALAKHOVA
- 📧 galakhov@unhcr.org, ☎️ +7 (495) 660 0901 ext. 306, 📞 +7 903 721 7560
Serbia
Dragan VUKOTIC
- 📧 vukoticd@unhcr.org, ☎️ +381 11 4155 431, 📞 +381 63 434 527
- @UNHCRSerbiaLink is external
Slovakia
Martina MATEJOVÁ
- 📧 matejov@unhcr.org, 📞 +421 949 489 441
- @RefugeesCELink is external
Slovenia
Romana ZIDAR
- 📧 zidar@unhcr.org, 📞 +386 31 327 697
- @RefugeesCELink is external
Spain
Rosa OTERO
- 📧 otero@unhcr.org, ☎️ +34 91 077 21 50, 📞 +34 673 469 103
- @ACNURSpainLink is external
Sweden
Helena LAGERCRANTZ
- 📧 lagercra@unhcr.org, 📞 +46 765 18 7676
- @helenalagerLink is external
- @UNHCR_NELink is external
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Vincent BÜRGY
- 📧 burgy@unhcr.org, ☎️ +41 31 309 60 92, 📞 +41 31 309 60 92
- @unhcr_chLink is external
Türkiye
Selin UNAL
- 📧 unal@unhcr.org, ☎️ +90 312 409 7065, 📞 +90 530 2827862
- @selinunal79Link is external
- @UNHCRTurkiyeLink is external
United Kingdom
Maeve PATTERSON
- 📧 patterso@unhcr.org, 📞 +44 7880 230 985
- @UNHCRUKLink is external
Ukraine
Iryna TYMCHYSHYN
- 📧 tymchysh@unhcr.org, 📞 +38 (050) 474 35 12
- @UNHCRUkraineLink is external
Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND
- 📧 haslund@unhcr.org, 📞 +380 95 239 0072
- @MsHaslundLink is external
- @UNHCRUkraineLink is external
Middle East and North Africa
Algeria
Ikram HOUIMLI
- 📧 houimli@unhcr.org, 📞 +213 066 123 0099
- @unhcralgeriaLink is external
Alistair Alan BOULTON
- 📧 boulton@unhcr.org, 📞 +213 23 05 28 50, 📞 +213 661 51 87 81
Egypt
Christine BESHAY
- 📧 beshay@unhcr.org, ☎️ +2 022 728 56 00, 📞 +2 012 8214 6405
- @UNHCREgyptLink is external
Gulf Cooperation Council – Dubai
Khaled KABARRA
- 📧 kabarra@unhcr.org, 📞 +971 506 410 868
Ola ANAN
- 📧 anan@unhcr.org, 📞 +971 50 621 3660
Jordan
Yousef Ramzi TAHA
- 📧 tahayo@unhcr.org, 📞 +962 78 804 34 08
- @YousefRamziTahaLink is external
Iraq
Lilly CARLISLE
- 📧 carlisle@unhcr.org, 📞 +964 (0) 770 494 6425
- @UNHCRIraqLink is external
Israel
Sharon HAREL
- 📧 harel@unhcr.org, ☎️ +972 (0)3 637 6504, 📞 +972 (0)52 3240 118
Lebanon
Dalal HARB
Lisa ABOU KHALED
- 📧 aboukhal@unhcr.org, ☎️ +961 1 849 201, ext: 2134, 📞 +961 71 880 070
- @lisa_akLink is external, @UNHCRLebanonLink is external
Libya
Sanne BIESMANS
📧 biesmans@unhcr.org, ☎️ +216 54142917
Mauritania
Ana Carolina PINTO DANTAS
- 📧 pintodan@unhcr.org, 📞 +222 28 882 105
Omar DOUKALI
- 📧 doukali@unhcr.org, 📞 +222 28 882 116, WhatsApp: +216 58 631 046
Morocco
Sarah MOKADADER
- 📧 mokadade@unhcr.org, 📞 +212 659 740720
- @UnhcrMoroccoLink is external
North Lebanon
Khaled KABBARA
- 📧 kabbara@unhcr.org, 📞 +961 70 100 740
Tunisia
Yousef RAMZI TAHA
- 📧 tahayo@unhcr.org, ☎️+216 51 453 896, 📞 +962 78 804 34 08
- @YousefRamziTahaLink is external
Yemen
Mysa KHALAF
- 📧 khalafm@unhcr.org, 📞 +971 526 686 240, ☎️ +971 585 924 930