Janet Nelson

Janet Nelson is a former UNICEF staff member, serving most recently as Deputy Director of the Geneva Regional Office. During her 29 years with UNICEF, she was a writer and editor and, throughout the ’90s, oversaw partnerships with NGOs. She helped bring girls’ issues into the broader women’s movement and worked with coalitions against child labor and sexual exploitation. In Geneva, Janet focused on these issues, developing advocacy strategies for industrialized countries. She is on the Executive Board of the International Movement ATD Fourth World and is a UNICEF and UN Country teams trainer in gender mainstreaming.