Alexandra Meierhans is the Programme Manager for UNDP’s Global Programme on Rule of Law and Human Rights. She has experience in rule of law, security and human rights programming in conflict affected contexts; war crimes/transitional justice issues; social cohesion and preventing violent extremism programming.
Ms. Meierhans was previously working for UNDP’s Istanbul Regional Hub where she was actively involved in initiating and coordinating UNDP’s Regional War Crimes Project (Western Balkans), as well as the EU funded Western Balkans Counter Terrorism Initiative. Prior to that she was with UNDP Kosovo working on transitional justice and social cohesion. Before joining UNDP, she was engaged with the International Organization for Migration, as well as several civil society organizations. She holds a Master’s in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute/Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement in Geneva.