We are glad to announce that Dr Christina Bache, Associate Researcher at the Center for Migration, Diversity, and Justice, Brussels School of Governance, has been elected as a Trustee to the United Nations Association - UK!
Founded in 1945, this civil society organisation has been a leading advocate for the UN and multilateral approaches to tackling global challenges since its inception.
Christina’s professional interests are focused on responsible business practices, livelihood security and financial inclusion of vulnerable groups, forced migration, and the meaningful participation of women in fragile and conflict-affected environments.
Previously, she was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, IDEAS, and a Visiting Fellow at the Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies.
Her academic contributions include teaching courses on the UN and Global Governance, Crisis Management, Peace and Conflict Management, International Organizations, and Research Methods, advising students on the writing of their dissertations, and conducting and presenting her research at conferences and in academic journals. Moreover, she has conducted peace and conflict assessments and strategic evaluations in the fields of humanitarian assistance and development coordination for the International Labour Organisation, International Organization for Migration, European Parliament, German development agency (GIZ), SPARK, and Verite.
Christina has held pro bono roles, including Chair of the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education, Working Group on Business for Peace, Co-Chair of the International Crisis Group's Ambassador Council, Co-Founder of the Women in Foreign Policy Turkey Chapter, and Administrator of the Syria Support Network. She is a member of the Academic Friends of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office, Hollings Center dialogue groups on Profits to Peace, Iraq's Foreign Policy and Economic Challenges, and US-Egypt Relations; Middle East Research Network on Internal Displacement; Migration, Business and Society; and Research Centre for Gender, Diversity, and Intersectionality, Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
