Barbara Kobler

MA, International Relations with a focus on Peace and Conflict Studies

Since 2023

Expert HDP Nexus (freelance), Standby Partnership Project, Team International Capacity Development

2020 to 2022

UN Resident Coordinator Office (RCO) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Development Cooperation Officer
 

2018 to 2020

UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO in Kinshasa, DRC
Joint Operations Officer
 

2017 to 2018

Consultant for several UN organizations in New York, including UN DESA on international migration and UNDP on the HDP nexus and the New Way of Working
 

2013 T0 2017

GIZ Advisor, Transitional Assistance Project and Global Programme for Refugees, Berlin
 

2015 to 2016

European Commission, Brussels
Seconded National Expert on forced displacement and development
 

2011 to 2012

Development cooperation trainee: Junior Advisor with GIZ in an emergency and transitional aid project in Pweto, DRC; other stops with FAO in Burundi and with the Welthungerhilfe and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in Bonn, Germany
 

Working Languages

German, English, French
 

Expertise I Responsibilities

• Substantive work on the HDP nexus with the aim of optimizing the implementation of the nexus approach and promoting a holistic view of crises from the perspective of humanitarian aid, development cooperation and peacebuilding
• Conceptualization and implementation of dialogue, exchange and capacity development activities on the HDP-Nexus