Liana Almony is a civil society representative and human rights advocate with UNANIMA International. In her role as Deputy Director, Liana advocates for holistic global policymaking through a human rights-based approach on behalf of women and girls, migrants, and the environment.

Before joining UNANIMA International, Liana most recently worked at the Wilson Center, a foreign policy think tank in Washington DC, and Cause Communications, a non-profit organization that provides strategic communications and consulting services for social justice projects based in Los Angeles. Liana graduated from New York University with a Master’s degree in International Relations and a concentration in International Law.

During her time at NYU, she contributed to research on international human rights frameworks and feminist foreign policy acted as President of the International Relations and Politics Association, and published numerous articles in the Journal of Political Inquiry as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the publication.

Liana also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations, and a double minor in Global Studies and Digital Media Studies, from the University of California Los Angeles.