UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office Announces Alison Davidian As New Representative

Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 7:18 am
Press Release: UN Women

Suva, Fiji

UN Women has appointed Ms. Alison
Davidian as the new Representative for its Fiji
Multi-Country Office (MCO), which supports 14 Pacific Island
countries in advancing gender equality and women’s
empowerment.

Ms. Davidian brings extensive
experience in international development, with a focus on
gender equality, good governance and peacebuilding. She
previously served as UN Women’s Special Representative in
Afghanistan and has held roles supporting global and
regional policy and programming in peace and security,
access to justice, and preventing violence and
extremism.

Her career also includes
positions with the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), the International Center for Transitional Justice
and legal advocacy roles in Australia. She holds degrees in
Government and Law from the University of Sydney, and a
Master of Laws from Harvard University.

“It is an
honour to join the UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office and
work alongside partners across the Pacific to advance gender
equality and women’s empowerment. I look forward to
listening and learning from the diverse voices
andexperiences across the region and building on the
important work already underway to support the rights,
leadership, and resilience of women and girls. Together with
partners, we will work towards a more just, inclusive, and
equal Pacific for all,” said Ms. Davidian.

About
UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office (MCO):

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UN
Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to
develop and uphold standards and create an environment in
which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and
live up to her full potential. The UN Women Multi-Country
Office (MCO) based in Fiji, covers14 Pacific Island
Countries and Territories (PICTs): Cook Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau,
Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.The Fiji MCO works to
progress gender equality and women’s empowerment in the
Pacific through four key programmes: Women’s Economic
Empowerment; Ending Violence Against Women and Girls;
Women’s Political Empowerment and Leadership; and Gender
and Protection in Humanitarian
Action.

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