Lydia Gachungi

Lydia Gachungi

Regional Adviser on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

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Lydia Gachungi is currently the Regional Adviser on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists at the UNESCO Liaison Office to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Previously, she worked as the Regional Expert for Safety of Journalists and Media Development under the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa. She has vast experience in promoting freedom of expression in various countries in Africa, having been a program specialist in South Sudan, Southern Africa and the Eastern and Horn of Africa under the UNESCO Communication and Information Programme.