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.
Are you interested in enhancing the visibility and impact of peace research through organizing seminars? Do you want to facilitate the activities of multiple dynamic research groups?
Do you want to contribute to enhancing the visibility and impact of peace research through communication? Are you interested in research communication and skilled in public outreach?
Today we are wishing the new Communication Director at PRIO welcome. Michelle Delaney is joining us, coming from the position as Media Adviser in the Norwegian Refugee Council. Michelle is taking over from Agnete Schjønsby, who will continue to work with communication tasks at PRIO.