MICHAEL BOCIURKIW
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MICHAEL BOCIURKIW

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MICHAEL BOCIURKIW is a writer, global affairs analyst, two-time TEDx speaker and author of the recently-released book, Digital Pandemic. His career rests on the two professional pillars of humanitarian work and journalism. For well over a decade he has served in staff and consultancy positions for the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - most notably as global spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), as its media chief in East Jerusalem and as an emergency chief in key disasters. His posts and assignments for emergency and programmatic missions have included: East Jerusalem, Pakistan, Nigeria, Burundi, Egypt, Myanmar, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Lesotho, Sudan, South Sudan, Turkey, Ukraine, Geneva and the Maldives. He has also served one year missions with the US Fund for UNICEF in New York City and for UNICEF Canada in Toronto. From 2014 to 2016 he served as the spokesperson for the OSCE’s Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, which including handling media for the MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine. The World Health Organization and its Pan American Health Organization have employed Michael in various missions - including at the PAHO headquarters in Washington, DC. His geopolitical commentary is regularly featured on CNN Opinion. Having worked on the frontlines of humanitarian emergencies, he’s become a familiar voice on BBC World Television, CNN, CNN International, Al Jazeera, and Bloomberg Television. His writing has appeared in several media outlets, including: The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, the South China Morning Post, Asia Times, the Globe and Mail and on MSNBC.com. Michael speaks frequently on humanitarian issues, including at the Overseas Development Institute in London and, most recently, for World Humanitarian Day in Houston. As a commentator and writer he has covered the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh and the Indochinese refugee crisis in Southeast Asia. Michael is the founder and co-host of the popular podcast/vodcast, Global Impact, which maintains a strong focus on humanitarian and critical public health crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
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