Ukraine Foundation Hosts Yana Liubymova

Ukraine Foundation is thrilled to announce that it will host Yana Liubymova for a policy briefing and discussion on the challenges faced by internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ukraine. The event will take place this Thursday 10 April at 18.00 at the Ritz-Carlton Geneva. Joining the broader Ukrainian delegation, our keynote speaker will engage in a Q&A session with the audience following her remarks.

Yana Liubymova is a member of the international advisory group of the Office of the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Solutions to Internal Displacement. She is a member of the Board of Displaced International (DI) and an internally displaced leader in Ukraine. She is also a member of the Expert Council of the International Renaissance Foundation, a Resilience Consultant for UNICEF, and a member of the Association of Government Professionals. These major roles build on her extensive expertise and experience in social and humanitarian policy formulation and implementation gained through her work with both international organizations and Ukrainian government institutions.

She has served as the Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights of Ukraine and as an Adviser to the Head of the Luhansk Regional Military Administration. Currently, she leads the Council on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) under the Luhansk Regional Civil-Military Administration. Despite having been displaced twice in Ukraine, Yana Liubymova has refused to leave her beautiful homeland, staying back to serve internally displaced communities.

She holds a Master of Law from the East Ukrainian National University and a Master of Engineering and Pedagogy from the Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy. She speaks English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

This event is organized in association with the Professional Government Association of Ukraine. Prior registration is required via email at events@ukrainefoundation.org or by phone at +41 22 355 0201.