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Ana Mar\u00eda Diez <\/span>holds a Master’s degree in Public Management from IESA. She holds a Diploma in Social Inclusion and Access to Rights from the OAS School of Government. She holds a Diploma in Migration and Human Rights from the National School of Migration of the Dominican Republic. She holds a Diploma in Social Market Economy from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. She holds a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the International University of La Rioja, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ana Mar\u00eda has extensive experience in the third sector, having practiced law in Venezuela in the areas of criminal law and child protection. She teaches negotiation and conflict resolution and worked as a Humanitarian Protection Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean with HelpAge International.<\/span><\/p>\n

She has been recognized with the\u00a0<\/span>Inspiring Business Leaders<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Recognition in the 2021 Social Leader category by Ernst & Young Venezuela, as well as the\u00a0<\/span>2021 Analytical Woman<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Recognition and nominated for the\u00a0<\/span>2022 IESA Alumni Award<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in the social category. She is also the winner of the\u00a0<\/span>2024 McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian<\/span><\/em>\u00a0Award , previously awarded to Hillary Clinton and Chef Jos\u00e9 Andr\u00e9s; and the\u00a02017 Henry Ford\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Environmental Merit Award<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is a research associate at Refugees International and represents CoalicionVE on the UNHCR Global Advisory Council of Organizations led by Displaced and Stateless People and an individual member of the UNHCR Refugee Advisory Group for Consultations on Resettlement and Complementary Measures until July 2025. She is a fellow-in-residence at the Global Raphael Lemkin Seminar for the Prevention of Genocide at the Auschwitz Institute for Genocide Prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its founding, she has worked at CoalicionVE serving as Country Coordinator in Venezuela (2020), Coordinator of the Legislation Commission (2020-2022), Vice President (2021-2022) and now as President for the period 2022-2024.<\/span><\/p>\n

Publications<\/h3>\n

Wednesday, February 4, 2026<\/p>

Advancing South-South Strategic Dialogue on Refugee Leadership<\/h3>

On 15 December 2025, LERRN and R-SEAT co-hosted a panel discussion at R-Space in Geneva on the theme \u201cBuilding Bridges Across Regions: Refugee-Led Dialogue Between East Africa and Latin America\u201d. Timed to coincide with the Global Refugee Forum Progress Review meeting, the event was a critical opportunity to highlight the shared challenges and... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>

Wednesday, December 3, 2025<\/p>

Event Report: Towards a New Response to Forced Migration<\/h3>

On the 12th of September 2025, a panel discussion titled \u201cTowards a New Response to Forced Migration through Local Engagement Refugee Research Network\u201d concluded the three-day LERRN 2.0 launch in Ottawa. The roundtable brought together academia and civil society partners with lived experience of displacement to present to the public the newly... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div><\/div>

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