Appointed in February 2021, Ms. Edem Wosornu is the Chief of the Response Support Branch (RSB) in UN OCHA Geneva. RSB is responsible for strengthening national and international disaster response through specialized services, including the UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit, the UN Disaster Assessment and Coordination mechanism, the International Network of Search and Rescue Advisory Group, the Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination Service, and the Humanitarian Negotiations Unit. RSB also fosters operational partnerships with stakeholders, including the private sector through OCHA/UNDP’s Connecting Business Initiative. Ms. Wosornu has over 20 years of experience in humanitarian affairs, including multiple leadership positions in some of the world’s most complex emergencies. Prior to her current appointment Ms Wosornu served as OCHA’s Head of Office in Nigeria from 2018 to 2020; and as Chief of the Strategy Planning, Evaluation and Guidance Section in the Office of the Assistant-Secretary-General of OCHA from 2016 to 2018, where she was responsible for strategic planning, monitoring and evaluations, and coordinating interagency humanitarian evaluations. Before this, she briefly led the Political Engagement Team ahead of the 2016 World Humanitarian Summit; was OCHA’s Section Chief for Asia and the Pacific Region (2015-2016); Head of Office in Somalia (2014-2015), and Deputy Head in Somalia (2012-2013). From 2004 to 2012, Ms. Wosornu worked in various management and technical capacities for OCHA in New York, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. Before joining OCHA she worked as a United Nations Volunteer and intern for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Sudan (2002-2004) and London (2001-2002). She worked in the private legal sector in London prior to her UN career. Ms. Wosornu holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the College of Law, London; a Master of Laws (LL. M) in International Banking and Finance Law from University College London (UCL); and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) from the University of Hull, UK.