Shazia Islamshah

Member of Expert Group Coordination / Administration. The Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit (SHA) is one of the Swiss government's humanitarian aid instruments which is available for direct actions and supports international organizations with its specialists ("secondment").

Responsible for management of projects in Latin America, Indonesia, Sudan with a focus on Conflict Transformation, Violence against Women & Trafficking and Advocacy for UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Supported the development of new country programs at the birth of a new state. Responsible for field operations and emergency assistance.

Responsible for support in defining strategic orientations and the supervision of humanitarian operations in ICRC Delegations of Chad, Sudan and South Sudan.

Responsible for coordinating national protection program, including detention visits and the restoration of family links in Ivory Coast and across the West African Region (Liberia, Ghana, Burkina Faso).

In charge of office and field operations in Western, Central, Eastern Equatoria and Jonglei States.

In charge of Taunggyi office and the management of field operations in Southern Shan State.

In charge of Sulymanieh office and humanitarian operations in PUK administered regions. Coordinated emergency field operations in the same region during US invasion in 2003.

Responsible for ICRC activities in Kigali Rural, Bugesera Provinces and part of Kibungo Province, including visits to detention places, family reunification activities, micro-projects for victims of the genocide and monitoring of activities of Gitigata centre for ex-child combatants.

Supported the organisation of the Europe and Asia Pacific Conferences (Berlin & Kathmandu), bringing together government, civil society and non-state actors to advocate against the use of child soldiers and for the amendment of the article on recruitment in Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Responsible for coordination with humanitarian organisations in the Great Lakes Region (Rwanda, Burundi DRC, Tanzania), updating the humanitarian community on affected populations in the region through weekly meetings and the affected populations report in coordination with Reliefweb.

Ensured the movement of exempt humanitarian goods across Great Lakes Region into Burundi and ensured functioning of systems through coordination with Sanctions Committee and field visits to Burundi and Tanzania.