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Dr Sarah Lister has more than 30 years’ experience working on democratic governance in developing country contexts. She is currently Co-Director of Governance, Rule of Law and Peacebuilding at the United Nations Development Programme, where she oversees policy and programme support to its global portfolio including electoral assistance, parliamentary development, public sector transformation, anti-corruption, legal identity, youth empowerment, civic engagement and information integrity. Prior to this, she was the Director of UNDP’s Oslo Governance Centre, leading the team bridging research, policy and practice on governance and peacebuilding in transitional contexts, with a particular focus on SDG16. Among other positions, she has also worked for BBC Media Action, the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit in Kabul and the Institute of Development Studies, UK. She has lived and worked in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe. Sarah holds a PhD and MSc in Social Policy from the London School of Economics, and a BA in History from Cambridge University, UK.
