Statement on the deployment of Gwyn Lewis as ad interim Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar

Yangon – Ms. Gwyn Lewis of Ireland will be serving as ad interim United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar until further notice.

With 25 years of experience in international development, peacebuilding, and humanitarian affairs, Ms. Gwyn Lewis brings extensive experience within the UN system and beyond, combining operational expertise and strategic vision. Before assuming her current position in Myanmar, Ms. Lewis served as the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh. Prior to that, she served as Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the West Bank, where she led teams in providing essential services and humanitarian support across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. She also served as Deputy Director for Programs for UNRWA Affairs in Lebanon.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Lewis worked with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), where she managed the Global Clusters Coordination section within the organization’s Emergency Division. Ms. Lewis has also held positions in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and has worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and NGOs in Albania and Tajikistan.

Ms. Lewis holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and European Studies from the University of Kent in Canterbury, and a Bachelors in Economics from San Francisco State University.