Edem Wosornu

Director, Operations & Advocacy Division at OCHA

Ms. Edem Wosornu was appointed Director of OCHA's Operations and Advocacy Division in April 2023. She was most recently Chief of the Response Support Branch with OCHA’s Coordination Division in Geneva.

Ms. Wosornu brings more than 21 years of experience in humanitarian affairs. This includes multiple leadership positions in OCHA, including Head of Office in Nigeria and Somalia, and at Headquarters as Chief of the Strategic Planning, Evaluation, and Guidance Section, Chief of Section for Asia and the Pacific in the Coordination and Response Division, and Lead of the Political Engagement Team for the World Humanitarian Summit. She also worked in humanitarian financing and advisory functions and has overseen OCHA's global tools and services for sudden-onset and environmental emergencies.

Prior to joining OCHA, Ms. Wosornu worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Before starting her UN career, she worked in the private legal sector in London.

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