Suki Nagra is currently (since September 2020) serving as head of UNSMIL’s Human Rights, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice Service, based in Tripoli, Libya and also serves as Representative of UN OHCHR to Libya. Suki was previously based in Yemen working on the UN’s largest emergency operation, as Senior Peace and Development Adviser - responsible for identifying entry points for conflict prevention and recommending strategic engagement to promote peace and advance sustainable development. As Head of the United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office in southern Yemen, she was also responsible for convening and coordinating collective UN efforts in recovery, stabilisation, sustainable development and support for the peace process. Suki has over 25 years’ experience working in some of the UN’s most complex operations, including in Syria, where she led UNICEF’s protection pillar and served as senior adviser on humanitarian policy and advocacy; and leadership roles focused on advancing human rights and the rule of law in Afghanistan where she led work on women’s rights, children protection, and rights aspects of the peace process; in Iraq where she led a UN Fact Finding Mission on violations perpetrated by ISIL, and Sri Lanka where she supported government capacities on peacebuilding and human rights. Previously, she led a UN human rights mission tasked with investigating widespread violence and allegations of grave human rights violations in Rakhine State, Myanmar. She worked for over five years with Amnesty International, leading research and advocacy initiatives in East Asia, including on the DPRK. Her expertise includes conflict analysis and peacebuilding, humanitarian action, governance, and human rights. Suki holds an undergraduate degree in Law and International Relations, a master’s degree in International Security Studies as well as an LL.M in International Human Rights Law.