Lily Adhiambo - A life in journalism and peace making

At the Coalface

English - December 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 43.9 MB
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In this episode, I speak with Lily Adhiambo. It’s a huge joy to be recording this conversation together in Geneva, her home and my home town. Lily is a fascinating person. She’s a seasoned humanitarian with the United Nations. She grew up in Kenya and Uganda and started out in life as a journalist before finding her way into the UN. Her career has been focusing on multiple theatres of conflict in Eastern, Central and Western Africa. She initially worked in Emergency Response, helping direct resources to support IDPs and health emergencies and other crises, and later on in Early Warning and Risk Management, trying to prevent crises through early action. In her current period of life here in Geneva, she also spends her time with the BMW Foundation's Responsible Leaders Network, working with change makers on figuring out new ways of tackling major global issues such and climate change and inequality.

Recorded on 26 September 2022.

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