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Lubrani's latest post throughout 2023 was Acting Director of UN Women's Geneva Office, which includes a robust humanitarian section and a liaison office engaging with the Human Rights Council and international organizations based in Geneva. |
Lubrani's latest post throughout 2023 was Acting Director of UN Women's Geneva Office, which includes a robust humanitarian section and a liaison office engaging with the Human Rights Council and international organizations based in Geneva. |
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From 2018 to 2022, Lubrani served as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in [[Ukraine]]. She led humanitarian operations in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions, including responsibility for scaling up UN humanitarian action following the Russian invasion. Prior to that she oversaw efforts to advance economic growth and address the environment and climate change, improve the quality and access to services and social protection, promote governance, the rule of law and participation and advance social cohesion and recovery. She managed a budget of over 200 million USD in 2020. In that year, she raised 127.5 million USD for the humanitarian response plan (highest amount since 2015) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. She ensured that human rights were central to all UN country team work, with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. |
From 2018 to 2022, Lubrani served as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in [[Ukraine]]. She led humanitarian operations in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions, including responsibility for scaling up UN humanitarian action following the Russian invasion. Prior to that she oversaw efforts to advance economic growth and address the environment and climate change, improve the quality and access to services and social protection, promote governance, the rule of law and participation and advance social cohesion and recovery. She managed a budget of over 200 million USD in 2020. In that year, she raised 127.5 million USD for the humanitarian response plan (highest amount since 2015) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. She ensured that human rights were central to all UN country team work, with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). |
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Prior to her service in Ukraine, Lubrani was the Resident Coordinator for the Pacific. In this role, she completed the development of the UN Development Assistance Framework signed by 14 Pacific governments, managed the delivery of 150 million USD over three years, supported governments' response to natural disasters, facilitated political engagement around Fiji's 2014 first democratic elections after an 8-year military rule and managed a significant merger at the UNDP Pacific Office, among other activities. |
Prior to her service in Ukraine, Lubrani was the Resident Coordinator for the Pacific. In this role, she completed the development of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) signed by 14 Pacific governments, managed the delivery of 150 million USD over three years, supported governments' response to natural disasters, facilitated political engagement around Fiji's 2014 first democratic elections after an 8-year military rule and managed a significant merger at the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) Pacific Office, among other activities.<ref name="The Jewish Press" /> |
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Lubrani was Development Coordinator in Kosovo for the UNDP as well as the UNDP Resident Representative beginning in November 2009.<ref name="RAD">{{cite web |title=Resident Representative, UNDP Kosovo* |url=http://www.radwb.eu/2013/people/70-osnat-lubrani |website=Regional Academy in Democracy |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> Among her activities, she led the development of the first UNDAF-like 5-year Common UN Plan for Kosovo; oversaw completion of a 17 million USD project funded by NATO to reintegrate ex-combatants, reorient rule of law work to focus on judicial education and women's access to justice; address small arms control and community safety; combat corruption using social media; and address gender-based violence in strong cooperation with OHCHR and the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE). |
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| ⚫ | Lubrani has held conflict resolution posts with the United Nations in Kosovo and human rights and development positions in [[Zaire]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cashman |first1=Greer Fay |date=1 March 2022 |title=Grapevine March 2, 2022: Tel Aviv Lights Up in Blue and Yellow |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |location=Jerusalem |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-699052 |url-status=live |access-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105032824/https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-699052 |archive-date=5 January 2023}}</ref> |
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Lubrani was Development Coordinator in Kosovo for the [[United Nations Development Programme]] (UNDP) as well as the UNDP Resident Representative beginning in November 2009.<ref name="RAD">{{cite web |title=Resident Representative, UNDP Kosovo* |url=http://www.radwb.eu/2013/people/70-osnat-lubrani |website=Regional Academy in Democracy |access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:54, 3 November 2023
Osnat Lubrani (Hebrew: אסנת לוברני) is an Israeli diplomat. She serves as the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine.[1]
Early life and education
Osnat Lubrani was born in Jerusalem and is the daughter of Israeli diplomat Uri Lubrani.[2][3] She grew up in Uganda, Ethiopia and Iran. She graduated from Iranzamin International School in Teheran. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology and History of Africa from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Masters in International Affairs from School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and a Masters in Film and Television Production from New York University.[4]
Diplomatic career
Lubrani's latest post throughout 2023 was Acting Director of UN Women's Geneva Office, which includes a robust humanitarian section and a liaison office engaging with the Human Rights Council and international organizations based in Geneva.
From 2018 to 2022, Lubrani served as the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine. She led humanitarian operations in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions, including responsibility for scaling up UN humanitarian action following the Russian invasion. Prior to that she oversaw efforts to advance economic growth and address the environment and climate change, improve the quality and access to services and social protection, promote governance, the rule of law and participation and advance social cohesion and recovery. She managed a budget of over 200 million USD in 2020. In that year, she raised 127.5 million USD for the humanitarian response plan (highest amount since 2015) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. She ensured that human rights were central to all UN country team work, with the support of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Prior to her service in Ukraine, Lubrani was the Resident Coordinator for the Pacific. In this role, she completed the development of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) signed by 14 Pacific governments, managed the delivery of 150 million USD over three years, supported governments' response to natural disasters, facilitated political engagement around Fiji's 2014 first democratic elections after an 8-year military rule and managed a significant merger at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office, among other activities.[2]
Lubrani was Development Coordinator in Kosovo for the UNDP as well as the UNDP Resident Representative beginning in November 2009.[4] Among her activities, she led the development of the first UNDAF-like 5-year Common UN Plan for Kosovo; oversaw completion of a 17 million USD project funded by NATO to reintegrate ex-combatants, reorient rule of law work to focus on judicial education and women's access to justice; address small arms control and community safety; combat corruption using social media; and address gender-based violence in strong cooperation with OHCHR and the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE).
Lubrani has held conflict resolution posts with the United Nations in Kosovo and human rights and development positions in Zaire.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine Osnat Lubrani calls for urgent action to systematize vetting and approval of exceptions for civilians to cross the 'contact line'". United Nations Ukraine. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ a b Israel, David (27 February 2022). "Israeli UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine: We Are Committed to Staying and Delivering". The Jewish Press. Brooklyn, New York. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (1 March 2022). "Grapevine March 2, 2022: Tel Aviv Lights Up in Blue and Yellow". The Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Resident Representative, UNDP Kosovo*". Regional Academy in Democracy. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Cashman, Greer Fay (1 March 2022). "Grapevine March 2, 2022: Tel Aviv Lights Up in Blue and Yellow". The Jerusalem Post. Jerusalem. Archived from the original on 5 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.