Melissa Fleming

About

I lead communications at the United Nations, informing audiences about the state of the world and engaging them to build support for a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. Promoting healthy information ecosystems, while addressing mis- and disinformation and hate speech, is central to my work. To this end, I am currently leading on the development of a UN Global Principles for Information Integrity. I previously worked in senior communications roles for the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. I am author of the book, A Hope More Powerful than the Sea, and host of the UN podcast, Awake at Night. I hold a Master of Science in Journalism from the College of Communication, Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in German Studies from Oberlin College.