Crisis Prevention and Recovery Newsletter

Madeleine has been the Programme Advisor on decentralization and local governance for UNDP Côte d'Ivoire for the past seven years. She is also the Gender Focal Point for the country office. Since the 2002 political crisis, Madeleine has supported the formulation and implementation of the UNDP-supported programme 'Women in Peace and Reconciliation' to empower Ivorian women and ensure gender aspects are addressed in the current national context. Madeleine also works with civil society organizations to fight against sexual violence through, for instance, a Women's Resource Center for
women and girls based in Man in West Côte d'Ivoire, a region particularly affected by the conflict. This center is one of the few in Africa to provide psychological, health and economic services to women and girls affected by the conflict. Madeleine joined UNDP 12 years ago to set up the communication unit in UNDP Côte d'Ivoire and has 20 years of experience in programme support and management. She has a post graduate degree in Business and Administration from France.

John Lewis
Peace and Development Advisor, UNDP, Kyrgyzstan

John has been the Peace and Development Advisor in Kyrgyzstan since 2006. In this capacity, he facilitated the development of a four-year conflict prevention initiative
known as 'the Peace and Development Programme' to help national actors address the root causes of conflicts in the country. John has also helped the UNDP staff in
Kyrgyzstan include conflict prevention into other UNDP programme areas, and has provided policy advice and guidance to government counterparts and civil society organizations on issues related to conflict prevention. Before Kyrgyzstan, John worked for UNDP Georgia as the Programme Manager of the Abkhazia Livelihood Improvement and Recovery Programme, where he facilitated the development of an integrated recovery programme to help the return of internally displaced people and assisted in the recovery of local communities. Prior to joining UNDP, John worked for several non-governmental organizations in the former Soviet Union. John has a Masters degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution from American University in Washington D.C.

Listen to John discuss his experience working in Kyrgyzstan (streaming audio or download mp3)

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