Gisella Lomax

Gisella Lomax

Gisella Lomax is the Senior Advisor on Information Integrity at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, leading a ‘Digital Protection’ capacity to address the harmful impact of  information risks such as misinformation, disinformation and hate speech on refugees and people forced to flee, and on humanitarian action.  

Following a career in journalism with global media organisations, Gisella joined the UN in 2011: a year of global disruption to the information ecosystem driven by digital platforms. She has worked in partnerships, external engagement, digital and strategic communications roles across various parts of UN, including on climate action, human rights, peace-building, disarmament, and trade and development. 

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    UNHCR
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    Senior Advisor on Information Integrity
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