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Emma Harutyunyan

@emmaharutyunyan

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Career diplomat focused on multilateral negotiation and humanitarian crisis response.

Switzerland

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role in multilateral diplomacy where I can lead crisis and humanitarian affairs work, draft high-stakes policy, and coordinate UN agency engagement to support human rights and governance.

I’m a career diplomat with extensive experience in multilateral negotiation, policy drafting, and international governance at the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations in Geneva.

In my role as Second Secretary, I represented Armenia at the UN Human Rights Council and across six policy portfolios—human rights, humanitarian affairs, disarmament, trade, development, and global health—during active armed conflict and major humanitarian emergencies.

I negotiated resolutions, joint statements, and multilateral agreements with representatives from 50+ member states, building coalitions and securing consensus on fast-moving, politically sensitive files. I also drafted high-stakes country statements, policy briefs, and position papers under extreme time pressure, turning legal, political, and humanitarian inputs into decision-ready documents.

I served as primary liaison with UN agencies including OHCHR, UNHCR, WHO, WIPO, and ICRC, coordinating inter-agency responses and maintaining continuous reporting lines to Yerevan. Earlier, as an Attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I coordinated Armenia’s engagement with the World Health Organization during COVID-19, supported SDG integration into national programmes, and prepared speeches, negotiation briefs, and policy analyses for senior leadership.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Second Secretary — Diplomat

Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN

Jul 2021 - Apr 2025 (3 years 9 months)

Represented Armenia at the UN Human Rights Council and across six policy portfolios during armed conflict and major humanitarian emergencies. Negotiated resolutions and multilateral agreements, drafted high-stakes country statements and briefs, and coordinated inter-agency responses with UN entities including OHCHR, UNHCR, WHO, WIPO, and ICRC.

Crisis & Conflict Diplomacy Resolution And Joint Statement Drafting Coalition Building Stakeholder Engagement Treaty Administration

Attaché

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

Dec 2017 - Jul 2021 (3 years 7 months)

Coordinated Armenia's engagement with WHO and other UN specialised agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drafted concept papers and proposals integrating the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and prepared negotiation briefs, speeches, and policy analyses for ministerial engagements, including legal review of country documents.

UN Specialised Agencies Engagement COVID 19 Crisis Response Coordination Concept Papers Policy Reviews Regional Tension Negotiation Support

Communications Specialist

Komitas Museum-Institute

Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (1 year 11 months)

Led public relations, strategic communications, and advertising campaigns for the museum-institute's public programming. Managed digitisation of archival materials to improve long-term preservation and public accessibility.

Public Relations Strategic Communications Campaigns Archival Digitisation Long Term Preservation And Public Access

Student Admissions Coordinator

Diplomatic School of Armenia

Feb 2016 - Jun 2017 (1 year 4 months)

Organised the student admissions process across two academic cycles, managing applicant communications, document collection, follow-ups, guidance, and onboarding into diplomatic and international relations programmes. Coordinated educational programmes and academic operations, including logistics, visiting faculty arrangements, and academic partnerships, and helped launch the school's digital libr

Document Collection And Follow Ups Onboarding Program Coordination Scheduling and logistics Visiting Faculty Logistics Academic Partnership Coordination Digital Library Setup