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UNHCR Senior Financial Inclusion Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Micol Pistelli is a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Senior Financial Inclusion Coordinator at UNHCR, where she\u00a0provides technical support to the operations working to expand access to<\/span>\u00a0financial services for\u00a0refugees and other\u00a0forcibly displaced persons<\/span>. Before joining UNHCR, Micol was the Director of Social Performance at MIX, where she helped shaping the international standards of social performance management for financial service providers in the microfinance industry.\u00a0She\u00a0was<\/span>\u00a0also a lecturer at the Master in Microfinance and Entrepreneurship at the Universidad Autonoma in Madrid, a board advisor of several initiatives in the financial inclusion sector, and a consultant with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,<\/span> and with microfinance institutions in Egypt and Paraguay.<\/p>\n Micol holds a Master\u2019s Degree in International Economics and Development from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Political Science from the University of Bologna.<\/p>\n You can follow @micolpistelli <\/a>on Twitter <\/span><\/span>and on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_padding=”42px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”1px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Unlocking financial access for refugees: highlights from the June 2025 DLA Piper International\u2013UNHCR panel in London<\/a><\/p>\n Getting financial service providers \u201crefugee-ready\u201d: four lessons from Uganda<\/a><\/p>\n Aligning public and private interests to advance financial inclusion for displaced persons and their hosts<\/a><\/p>\n Financial inclusion for refugees and migrants in Latin America<\/a><\/p>\nBlog posts by Micol<\/h2>\n