Projects

Building Ukraine’s readiness for migration crises: establishing a national coordination mechanism aligned with EU standards

Under a GIZ-commissioned project, we supported the State Migration Service of Ukraine (SMS) in developing the country’s first comprehensive mechanism for interagency coordination in the event of a migration crisis. Together with a dedicated inter-ministerial working group, we co-drafted the Legal Act Action Plan and the Standard Operating Procedures defining institutional roles, crisis-response protocols, and information-sharing channels. This mechanism, now integrated into Ukraine’s migration policy framework, strengthens national preparedness and aligns Ukraine’s crisis management architecture with EU requirements outlined in the 2024 EU Enlargement Communication.

Developing a regional Mixed Migration (MM) Programming Framework for DRC operations in Yemen, Lebanon, and Türkiye

In 2024 I am working with the Danish Refugee Council (CRD), to develop a regional Mixed Migration (MM) Programming Framework for its operations in Yemen (the Eastern Red Sea route, from East and the Horn of Africa towards the Arabian Peninsula) and in Lebanon with a potential adaptation for Türkiye (the Eastern Mediterranean route from Türkiye and Lebanon towards Europe) in order to strengthen its Mixed Migration programming in the Middle East region.

Assisting children and vulnerable individuals in the context of border arrivals in EU

In 2024 I joined Save the Children's Expert Roster to be deployed in border areas during disembarkation procedures and emergencies following SAR operations. In cooperation with national and regional authorities, I am acting as a child protection officer in providing immediate assistance to children and vulnerable individuals.

Designing and developing a research on the protection of children without parental care displaced from Ukraine

With UNICEF ECARO, in 2023 I was responsible for designing and developing a research on the protection of children without parental care displaced from Ukraine, which included the analysis of relevant international and regional laws and procedures concerning children without parental care, in order to clarify how laws and procedures should best be applied in practice to protect and care for children.

UNHCR-appointed International Protection and Human Rights expert

As International Protection and Human Rights expert appointed by UNHCR, I am assisting the Italian Ministry of the Interior in Refugee Status Determination procedures.
In particular, I take part in the Territorial Commission's collegiate session with voting rights, discussing RSD cases ensuring the respect of national, regional and international human rights and international protection standards.

Assisting IOM, the Government of Azerbaijan and 12 regional countries in establishing a Regional Training Center on Migration

In 2022 I acted as International Consultant with IOM for the establishment of a Regional Training Center on Migration (RTCM) in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the aim of expanding and supporting training and capacity building activities in the field of migration at the regional level.

Pilot Advanced Thematic Forum on International Refugee Protection: Complementary Pathways

On the 26th of January 2022 I took part to the Pilot Advanced Thematic Forum on International Refugee Protection focused on the topic of Complementary Pathways, relating to the objectives of the Global Compact on Refugees in the context of third-country solutions. The event has been organized by the Refugee Law and Migration Center at the Iustinianus Primus Law Faculty, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius-Skopje in cooperation with the UNHCR and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo.