​Michelle Delaney is Communication Director at PRIO. She has over two decades of international communication experience spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States. 

Michelle spent a decade managing communication for the United Nations, including in multiple conflict settings such as South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Myanmar. She also worked at UN headquarters in New York, as a media specialist for two Under-Secretary Generals of Humanitarian Affairs.

From 2016 to 2022, Michelle worked as the Senior Media Adviser to Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, and a leading global humanitarian leader.

Michelle holds a holds a Master's Degree in International Communications and Development from City University London. She speaks English and Norwegian.