Veronique Barbelet

Dr. Veronique Barbelet is a political scientist by training with a particular interest in humanitarian policy, humanitarian negotiations with armed non-state actors, conflict and security, protection, gender-based violence and livelihoods. Previously she worked at Geneva Call and at the World Food Programme as a protection policy officer with a focus on humanitarian policy. In the last two years, Veronique has led the Humanitarian Policy Group’s (HPG) research on capacity and complementarity between local and international actors and has written extensively on the issue of localisation. Veronique is currently leading HPG’s research on inclusion and exclusion in humanitarian action. In the past, Veronique’s research at HPG has focused on humanitarian access, refugee livelihoods and long-term solutions to refugee situations, as well as protection.