Alfredo Witschi-Cestari

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Alfredo Witschi-Cestari is a Swiss-Venezuelan diplomat working for the United Nations.

Collaborator of the Institute on Peace and Conflicts of the University of Granada; Guest Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Granada; Guest Professor at the University of the Basque Country; International Consultant on Disaster, Crisis and Conflict Management

Retired UN Official and former Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross

He has served as the:

  • United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Colombia (2003-2005)
  • United Nations Resident Coordinator and U.N. Development Program (UNDP) Representative in Turkey (1999-2003)
  • Chief, UN Inter-agency Evaluation Mission on response to Huracane "Mitch" in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El slavador (1999)
  • United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Co-ordinator, UNDO, FAO and UNOPS Representative in Afghanistan (1996-1998)
  • Regional Representative for Central America, Belize and Panama of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -UNHCR- (1995-1996)
  • Regional Representative for Mexico, Cuba and Belize of the UN High Commissioner for refugees -UNHCR- (1991-1995)
  • UNHCR Chief of Mission in Afghanistan (1989-1990)
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