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Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga



Country:

Switzerland

WAAS Designation:

Fellow

Primary Position & Institution:

Senior UN Correspondent; Vice-President of Club Suisse de la Presse & of the Association of Accredited Correspondents at United Nations (ACANU)

Short Bio:

Catherine Fiankan-Bokonga is a Senior UN correspondent based in Switzerland. As elected vice-president of the Association of Accredited Correspondents at United Nations (ACANU) and the Swiss Press Club (Club Suisse de la Presse) she is an active defender of freedom of expression and access to information. TV, radio and print journalist specialized in African politics, health, and gender issues, Ms. Fiankan-Bokonga has covered many armed conflicts in the field and interviewed numerous World leaders. She is a regular speaker and moderator at high-profile conferences on security, humanitarian relief, health care, trade, culture, and gender. She is a law graduate (Paris II /France), holds a Master in political science (UNO/USA) and followed Gender studies (University of Geneva). Catherine is a Swiss citizen, born in Geneva (Switzerland) to a father from the Democratic Republic of Congo and a Belgian, Flemish mother.