Tatiana Kotlyarenko is an international expert and speaker on violence against women and girls and human trafficking. She currently serves as a member of the G20 IF20 Human Trafficking Working Group. She was the Advisor on Anti-Trafficking Issues at OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights from 2016-2023. She worked on the 2nd edition of the National Referral Mechanisms – Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons: A Practical Handbook and Addressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as providing technical support and capacity building to combat trafficking in human beings to OSCE participating states. In response to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, which especially impacts women and children, Tatiana conducted rapid assessment missions and provided recommendations to countries on how to prevent and address trafficking of Ukrainian women and children.  In addition, Tatiana works on issues related to sexual violence in conflict. She has been the recipient of the Last Girl Awards in 2022 and is a member of BMW Responsible Leaders.

Faidi leads sector-wide planning, emergency coordination, and the formulation of Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction frameworks at PWA. She represents the Authority in the National Reconstruction Team, the Government Operations Room for the Southern Governorates, and key WASH and donor coordination fora. She co-chairs the Gaza Water Thematic Group, ensuring coordinated technical planning and priority-setting across government entities, humanitarian partners, and donors.

Her technical portfolio covers large-scale infrastructure damage assessments, multi-phase water and wastewater reconstruction strategies, and the coordination of major investment programmes aligned with national regulatory frameworks. Regionally, she contributes to the Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda, including WATFIN and WEFE Nexus processes, supporting the mobilization of EFSD+ and NDICI financing instruments to strengthen water security in Palestine.

Faidi leads sector-wide planning, emergency coordination, and the formulation of Gaza’s recovery and reconstruction frameworks at PWA. She represents the Authority in the National Reconstruction Team, the Government Operations Room for the Southern Governorates, and key WASH and donor coordination fora. She co-chairs the Gaza Water Thematic Group, ensuring coordinated technical planning and priority-setting across government entities, humanitarian partners, and donors.

Her technical portfolio covers large-scale infrastructure damage assessments, multi-phase water and wastewater reconstruction strategies, and the coordination of major investment programmes aligned with national regulatory frameworks. Regionally, she contributes to the Union for the Mediterranean Water Agenda, including WATFIN and WEFE Nexus processes, supporting the mobilization of EFSD+ and NDICI financing instruments to strengthen water security in Palestine.

Victoria is currently a member of the Sustainable Development Team of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, based in New York.

Prior to her move to the US in 2020, Victoria worked for the EU Delegation to Ukraine, in Kyiv.

She also worked for the Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine; the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); and the Ukrainian NGO “Sunshine for people affected by Chernobyl NPPD.”

Victoria has also worked as a translator for various international TV Channels, including ARTE (France) and TBS (Japan).

Victoria has a specialist degree in Linguistics and Translation (from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and has been studying Analytical Psychology at the European Psychology School since 2021.

Victoria is passionate about psychology and understands the importance of good mental health in daily life. In her free time she works to deepen her understanding of the subject.

She cares deeply about animal rights and their welfare.