Lina Borén

Lina Borén

Head of Communications and External Relations

Areas of expertise

Communication  /  Strategic Communication

Lina Borén is the Head of Communications and External Relations at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarina Law and Human Rights.

Before joining the Geneva Academy, she served as Communications Lead at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and at the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Connecting Business Initiative. She also worked as Communications Manager at the Foundation ForPro and Institut International de Lancy, where she established their communications teams and strategies from the ground up. Prior to these roles, she contributed to the communications team at the World YWCA. Her major accomplishments include leading two rebranding projects, which involved developing new visual identities and websites.

From 2009 to 2015, she contributed to several teams at the World Economic Forum (WEF). As part of the organization's think tank, the Global Agenda Councils, she developed a series of public-private partnership events focused on design thinking. Ms. Borén then transitioned to communications, where she helped create WEF's digital platform for world leaders. Lina holds a Master's degree in Political Science.

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Is There a Non-International Armed Conflict in Ecuador?

2 February 2024

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa started the new year by declaring that there is an ‘internal armed conflict’ against a series of criminal groups operating in the country. Our Research Fellow Dr Eugénie Duss, in charge of RULAC, answers our questions about whether the situation in Ecuador amounts to a non-international armed conflict.

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Our Experts and Resources on Israel/Palestine

1 March 2024

Discover our resources and what our experts and alumni say about the current situation in Israel and Palestine, with regular updates to include new events, articles, podcasts and comments.

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New Podcast Series on Women in International Law

29 January 2024

Women in International Law is a new podcast series of the Geneva Academy and ATLAS Network that showcases women with diverse experiences and career paths in the field.

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