Luciano Calestini

Luciano Calestini

Representative

UNICEF Greece Country Office, Greece

Jun 2020 - present

UNICEF Representative, Greece. Providing overall leadership in the development and implementation of the UNICEF country programme.  

Aug 2017 - May 2020

UNICEF Representative, Tajikistan. Providing overall leadership in the development and implementation of the UNICEF country programme.

Apr 2013 - Jul 2017

UNICEF Deputy Representative, Lebanon. Provided overall leadership in the development and implementation of the UNICEF country programme.  

Apr 2010 - Apr 2013

UNICEF Deputy Head of Office, Kosovo. Provided overall leadership in the development and implementation of the UNICEF programme.  

Jul 2007 - Apr 2010

UNICEF Emergency Specialist, Iraq. Led the humanitarian response of the agency to the most affected communities.  

Oct 2004 - Jul 2007

UNICEF Emergency Officer, DR Congo. Led the humanitarian response of the agency to displaced populations in the eastern DRC.  

May 2004 - Oct 2004

World Vision Program Manager, DR Congo. Provided technical guidance and liaison with partners in the development of the organisation’s strategic positioning and national programming.  

May 2003 - May 2004

World Vision Program Officer, Australia. Provided technical guidance and oversight of global programming by the organisation in fragile states and complex emergencies.  

June 2002 - May 2003

World Vision Project Manager, Afghanistan. Led the development, implementation and monitoring of the organisation’s programme in western Afghanistan.

Apr 2000 - Jun 2002

World Vision Program Officer, Kosovo. Led the development and monitoring of the organisation’s programme in the post-war period.  

Dec 1999 - Mar 2000

World Vision Senior Commodity Officer, Sudan. Managed the organisation’s food-for-work programme in the south of the country.  

Sep 1999 - Nov 1999

World Vision Logistics Officer, East Timor. Responsible for logistical oversight of the organisation’s humanitarian response during the postreferendum conflict.