Basilio Ghisletta manages the Geneva Water Hub's "Policy and Law Shaping" programme, and is the focal point for the diplomatic community and the international organizations based in Geneva. He strengthens diplomatic relations through the management of the Secretariat of the Group of Friends on Water and Peace, and informs and influences international processes linked to the water, development, peace and humanitarian efforts. Basilio has held several positions within the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Bern, Niger) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (South Sudan), working at the policy, bilateral, multilateral, and humanitarian levels. He holds a Masters degree in Political Psychology of International Relations from the University of Birmingham.

Session: 

• Water, peace and conflict: Can water be an entry point for peace? 

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