International media contacts

Regional Spokesperson for the East, Horn, and Great Lakes

• [email protected], +254 113 427 094 (M)
• @FaeKasina

Regional Spokesperson for West and Central Africa

Fatoumata SINKOUN KABA 

• [email protected],+221 78 526 87 14 (M)
• @FatiKaba

Regional Spokesperson for West and Central Africa

Alpha Seydi BA

• [email protected], +221 77 345 74 54 (+ WhatsApp) (M)
• @UNHCRWestAfrica

Regional Spokesperson for Southern Africa

Hélène CAUX

• [email protected], +27(0)12 762 7406 (O)
• @helenecaux

Regional Spokesperson for Latin America

William SPINDLER

• [email protected], +507 638 278 15 (M)
• @SpindlerWilliam

Regional Spokesperson for Central America and Mexico

Sibylla BRODZINSKY

• [email protected], +52 55 804 850 54 (M)
• @Sibylla21

Regional Spokesperson for South America

Jenny BARCHFIELD

• [email protected], +52 55 7918 3248 (M)

Regional Spokesperson for the USA and the Caribbean

Chris BOIAN

• [email protected], +1 202 243 7634 (M), +1 202 489-6884 (O)
• @ChrisBoian

Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific

Babar BALOCH

• [email protected], +66 80 086 5611 (M)
• @iBabarBaloch

Regional Spokesperson for Europe

Louise DONOVAN

• [email protected], +41 792173058 (M)
• @LouiseDonovan16

Regional Spokesperson for EU Affairs (Brussels)

Maeve PATTERSON

• [email protected], +32 2 627 5980 (M), +32 470 99 54 35 (O)
• @maeve_patterson

Regional Spokesperson for the Nordic and Baltic Countries

Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND

• [email protected], +46 70 442 3199 (M)
• @MsHaslund

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 (M), +962 (0)790 04 58 49 (O)
• @RulaAmin 

Communication Officer, Regional Bureau for the Middle East and North Africa

Mysa KHALAF 

• [email protected], +971 526 686 240 (M), +971 585 924 930 (O)

Burkina Faso

Moussa BOUGMA

• [email protected], +226 253 405 22 (O)
• @UNHCR_BF

Burundi

Bernard NTWARI

• [email protected], +257 22 22 32 45 ext.2112 (O), +257 78 310 564 (M), +257 79 204 364 (M)

Cameroon

Xavier BOURGOIS

• [email protected], +237 690 049 996 (M)
• @RefugeesCmr

Central African Republic

Stella FATIME

• [email protected], +236 755 58 464 (M)
• @UNHCR_CAR

Côte d’Ivoire

Daouda GUIROU

• [email protected], +225  22 52 76 76 (O), +225 0643 0761 (M)
• @UNHCRCIV

Democratic Republic of Congo

Joel SMITH

• [email protected], +243 825 257 774 (M)

Djibouti

Dauoda GUIROU

• [email protected], +253 21 35 22 00 (O), +253 (0) 77 12 92 07 (M)
• @Dguirou, @UNHCRDjibouti

Ethiopia

Kisut GEBREEGZIABHER

• [email protected], +251 116 612 822 (O), + 251 911 208 901 (M)
• @Kisut_g

Neven CRVENKOVIC

• [email protected], +251 948 053 450 (M)
• NC_UNHCR

Melike TRIGG

• [email protected], +251 (0) 905 01 29 22 (M)
• @UNHCREthiopia

Ghana

Patience FOLLEY

• [email protected]
• @UNHCRGhana

Kenya

Eujin BYUN

• [email protected], +254 798 487 988 (M)
• @eujin2

Malawi

Kenyi LUKAJO

• [email protected], +265 885 510 477 (M)

Mali

Chadi OUANES

• [email protected], +223 20 290 518 (O), +223 75 997 247 (M)
• @UNHCRMali

Niger

Jean-Sébastien JOSSET  

• [email protected], +227 90 76 69 77 (M)
• @UNHCRNiger

Nigeria

Gabriel Damilare ADEYEMO

• [email protected], +234 901 066 0496 (M)
• @UNHCRNigeria

Rwanda

Eric Didier KARINGANIRE

• [email protected], +250 (0) 783 611 637 (M)
• @erickadidier, @RefugeesRwanda

Lily CARLISLE

• [email protected], +250 (0) 788 35 02 95 (M)
• @LillyCarlisle

Senegal

Gosia COURTAY

• [email protected], +221 765 337 429 (M)

Somalia

Marco LEMBO

• [email protected], +254 (0) 714 524 339 (M)
• @MarcoLembo01, @UNHCRSom

South Africa

Laura PADOAN

• [email protected], +27834635444 (M)

South Sudan

Charlotte HALLQVIST

• [email protected], +211 (0) 925 58 00 98 (M)
• @C_Hallqvist

Sudan

Assadullah NASRULLAH

• [email protected], +249 912 178 991 (M)
• @UNHCRinSudan

Giulia RAFFAELLI

• [email protected], +249 91 216 7016 (M)

Tanzania

Goodness MREMA

• [email protected], +255 (0) 714 05 87 49 (M)
• @goodmrema

Togo

Sefako SOSSA

• [email protected]

Uganda

Frank WALUSIMBI

• [email protected], +256 (0) 772 70 11 40 (M)
• @FrankWALUSIMBI

Zambia

Kelvin SHIMO

• [email protected], 260 211 265 873 x6 (O), +260 979 585 832 (M)

Argentina (covering Southern Latin America)

Analía KIM

• [email protected], +54 11 4014-1600 (O), +54 911 4089-0846 (M)
• @anitakim_AK

Brazil

Luiz Fernando GODINHO

• [email protected], +55 61 304 457 44 (O), +55 61 304 457 01 (O), +55 61 818 (M) 709 78 
• @LuizFGodinho

Canada

Melanie Gallant

• [email protected], +1 613 986 4300 (M)

Gisèle NYEMBWE

• [email protected], +1 613 232 0909 ext. 225 (O)
• @giselenyembwe

Colombia

Rocìo CASTAÑEDA

• [email protected], +57 314 411 54 31 (M)
• @rociocas99

Costa Rica

Diego Pérez DAMASCO

• [email protected], +506 2242 0714 (O), +506 6364 9354 (M)
• @DieDamasco

Ecuador

Diana DIAZ

• [email protected], +593 99 401 3567 (M)
• @DianaDiazRod

El Salvador

Oscar RAMIREZ

• [email protected], +503 2209 3585 (M)
• @oramirezsal

Guatemala

Daniel Calderon GONZALEZ

• [email protected], +502 3760 4567 (M)
• @dodifog

Panama

Angela FLOREZ

• [email protected], +507 693 00 655 (M)
• @angieflorez_

USA New-York

Dana SLEIMAN

• [email protected], +1 212 963 6211 (O), + 1 347 541 1790 (M)
• @DanaSleiman

USA Washington (Spanish language media)

Andrea MUCINO-SANCHEZ

• [email protected], +1 202 751 9000 (O)
• @andyymucino

Venezuela

Luca NICOSIA

• [email protected], +58 (0) 4145140394 (M)
• @ACNUR_Venezuela

Afghanistan

Peter KESSLER

• [email protected], +93 70 246 56 14 (M)

Tony ASEH

• [email protected], +93 702 465 611 (M)

Australia

Jade HERRON

• [email protected], +61 2 6281 9107 (O), +61 424 545 569 (M)

Charlotta LOMAS

• [email protected], +612 6281 9112 (O), +61 424 545 569 (M)
• @charlottalomas

Bangladesh

Regina DE LA PORTILLA

• [email protected], +88 018 473 272 79 (M)

Mostafa Mohammad Sazzad HOSSAIN

• [email protected], +88 013 130 464 59 (M)

China

XU nan

• [email protected], +86 10 6532 0975 (O), +86 13 91 00 57 802 (M)

Indonesia

Mitra Salima SURYONO

• [email protected], +62 21 2964 3602 (O), +62 811 136 1046 (M)
• @Mitrasalima

Iran

Duniya ASLAM KHAN

• [email protected], +98 991 205 8010 (M)

Farha BHOYROO

• [email protected], +98 21 89349 112 (O), +98 912 132 7183 (M)
• @FarhaBhoyroo

Japan

Yuki MORIYA

• [email protected], +81 334 992 042 (O), +81 90 1709 7620 (M)
• @UNHCR_Tokyo

Myanmar

Reuben LIM Wende

• [email protected]

Stephanie FERRY

• [email protected]

Yin Yin MYINT

• [email protected], +95 943 12 18 30 (M)

Korea, Republic of

Saegil LEE

• [email protected], +82 10 3169 7281 (M)

Malaysia

Yante ISMAIL

• [email protected], +603 21 17 14 40 (O), +601 3 352 6286 (M)
• @yanteism

Pakistan

Aoife MCDONNELL

• [email protected], +92 3202 538 941 (mobile and WhatsApp)

Qaiser Khan AFRIDI

• [email protected], +92 51 260 08 60-76 (O), +92 (0) 300 501 8696 (M)
• @qaiserafridi

Philippines

Maria Jorica PAMINTUAN

• [email protected], +63 2 8403 2336 (O), +63 917 596 8654 (M)
• @unhcrph

Thailand

Morgane ROUSSEL-HEMERY

[email protected], +66 81 140 4353 (M)

Albania

Artur MARKU

• [email protected], +355 42 276 600/ext.612 (O), +355 69 600 64 76 (M)

Armenia

Anahit HAYRAPETYAN

• [email protected], +374 10 54 5936/105 (O), +374 91 41 61 27 (M)

Austria

Ruth SCHOEFFL

• [email protected], +43/1 26060 5307 (O), +43/699 1459 5307 (M)
• @CorneliaRuth

Azerbaijan

Elsevar AGHAYEV

• [email protected], +994 12 492 1443 (O), +994 50 214 6037 (M)
• @Elsevar_Aghayev

Belgium

Frederik BORDON

• [email protected], +32(0)2 627 5932 (O), +32(0) 476 420 134 (M)
• @UNHCRBelgie, @UNHCRBelgique

Bulgaria

Christine Pirovolakis

• [email protected], +44 7931 832164 (O), +359 0887 500 137 (M)

Yana Dodnikova-Pashkunova

• [email protected], +359 2 980 2453/54 (O), +359 885665676 / +359 878865431 (M)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Dejan DROBNJAK

• +387 33 290 401, +387 61 163 058 (O)
• @UNHCRBiH

Croatia

Jan KAPIC

• [email protected], +385 137 134 15 (O), +385 911 150 115 (M)

Cyprus

Emilia STROVOLIDOU

• [email protected], +37 223 590 43 (O), +357 9983 2614 (M)

Czech Republic

Juliette STEVENSON

• [email protected], +36 30 719 0013 (M)

Denmark

Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND

• [email protected], +46 70 442 3199 (M)
• @MsHaslund

France and Monaco

Céline SCHMITT

• [email protected], +33 1 44 43 48 55 (O), +33 6 23 16 11 78 (M)

Georgia

Nino KAJAIA

• [email protected], +995 322 386 202 ext2071 (O), +995 595 11 54 64 (M)
• @UNHCRGeorgia

Germany

Chris MELZER

• [email protected], + 49 30 202 202 10 (O), +49 151 706 660 13 (M)
• @ChrisMelzer_NYC

Greece

Stella NANOU

• [email protected], +30 216 200 7800 (O), +30 694 458 6037 (M)

Hungary

Erno SIMON

• [email protected], +36 1 336 33 45 (O), +36 30 657 03 23 (M)
• @Embrrrr

Ireland

Jody CLARKE

• [email protected], +353 1 631 4614 (O), +353 87 989 3461 (M)
• @jodyhclarke

Italy

Federico FOSSI

• [email protected], +39 34 908 434 61 (O), +39 349 084 3461 (M)

Barbara MOLINARIO

• [email protected], +39 06 802 123 33 (O), +39 33 85 46 29 32 (M)

Lithuania

Renata KULES

• [email protected], + 370 5210 7416 (O)
• @RenataKules

Luxembourg

Frederik BORDON

• [email protected], +32(0)2 627 5932 (O), +32(0) 476 420 134 (M)

North Macedonia

Ljubinka BRASHNARSKA

• [email protected], +389 231 186 41 ext. 202 (O), +389 722 693 46 (M)
• @brashnarska

Montenegro

Mensur BAJRAMSPAHIC

• [email protected]

Netherlands

Femke JOORDENS

• [email protected], +31 70 250 18 07 (O), +31 6 23 84 55 40 (M)
• @unhcrnederland

Norway

Anders AALBU

• [email protected], +46 10 10 12 820 (O), +46 (0)707 57 6285 (M)
• @aalbu

Poland

Rafał KOSTRZYNSKI

• [email protected], +48 22 390 3860 (O), +48 788 22 40 10 (M)
• @UNHCRPoland

Tarik ARGAZ

• [email protected]

Romania

Gabriela LEU

• [email protected], +40 21 201 7898 (O), +40 722 212097 (M)

Russian Federation

Dinara GALAKHOVA

• [email protected], +7 495 660 0859 (O), +7 903 721 7560 (M)
• @UNHCRussia

Serbia

Mirjana IVANOVIC-MILENKOVSKI

• [email protected], +381 11 308 2100/103 (O), + 381 63 275 154 (M)

Slovakia

Juliette STEVENSON

• [email protected], +36 30 719 0013 (M)

Spain

Maria Jesus VEGA

• [email protected], +34 91 556 35 03 (O), +34 670 661 263 (M)
• @ACNURspain

Rosa OTERO

• [email protected], +34 91 556 35 03 x22 (O), +34 670 661 263 (M)
• @RosaOteroG

Sweden

Elisabeth Arnsdorf HASLUND

• [email protected], +46 70 442 3199 (M)
• @MsHaslund

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

Vincent Bürgy (for French-speaking media)

• [email protected], +41 31 309 60 92 (O), +41 31 309 60 92 (M)
• @unhcr_ch

Martin Reichlin (for German-speaking media)

• [email protected], +41 31 309 60 93 (O), +41 31 309 60 93 (M)

Turkey

Selin UNAL

• [email protected], +90 312 409 7065 (O), +90 530 2827862 (M)
• @selinunal79

United Kingdom

Catherine STUBBERFIELD

• [email protected], +44 7880 230 985 (M)

Ukraine

Victoria ANDRIEVSKA

• [email protected], +380 44 288 9424 (ext. 128) (O), +380 50 413 8404 (M)
• @UNHCRUkraine

Algeria

Eunice OHANUSI

• [email protected], +213 661 970 315 (O)
• @unhcralgeria

Dubai

Khaled KABARRA

• [email protected], +971 506 410 868 (M)

Ola Anan

• [email protected], +90 971 01 2123 (M)

Egypt

Christine BESHAY

• [email protected], +2 022 728 56 00 (O), +2 012 835 798 32 (M)
• @UNHCREgypt

Jordan

Roland Schönbauer

• [email protected], +962 79 119 2532 (M)
• @R_Schoenbauer

Meshal ELFAYEZ

• [email protected], +962 797 045 391 (M)

Iraq

Firas AL-KHATEEB

• [email protected], +964 780 918 9700 (M)
• @UNHCRIraq

Israel

Sharon HAREL

• [email protected], +972 (0)3 637 6504 (O), +972 (0)52 3240 118 (M)

Lebanon

Lisa ABOU KHALED

• [email protected], +961 1 849 201, ext: 2134 (O), +961 71 880 070 (M)
• @lisa_ak, @UNHCRLebanon

Mauritania

Josephine LEBAS-JOLY

• [email protected], +222 28 88 21 05 (O)

Morocco

Sarah MOKADADER

• [email protected], +212 659 740720 (M)
• @UnhcrMorocco

North Lebanon

Khaled KABBARA

• [email protected], +961 70 100 740 (M)

Tunisia

Chiara CAVALCANTI

• [email protected], +216 719 633 83 (O), +216 505 043 73 (M)
• @cavalcantichi