Marina Catena

Marina Catena

Marina Catena is the director of the United Nations World Food Programme for France (Paris). She worked at the European Commission (Brussels) as communication expert for the European Community Humanitarian Office (ECHO) where she elaborated a number of awareness campaigns. Marina is specialised in post-conflict and peace keeping work and served in Kosovo and Iraq. She is also a lieutenant of the Italian Army (reservist) and served as a Blue Helmet in Lebanon after the July 1996 war for the UNIFIL peace keeping operation.