Biography

  

 

Dr Jeremy Milsom
Representative, UNODC Pakistan

Jeremy Milsom (Australia) is the Country Representative for Pakistan since 26 August 2019. He is also the Senior Programme Coordinator of the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries.

Mr. Milsom has been working with UNODC since 1996, managing a broad range of programmes covering counter-narcotics, criminal justice, counter terrorism, alternative development, and drug demand reduction in challenging and complex environments. He notably served in South East Asia, West and Central Asia, and the Pacific Islands region. Before taking up the overall coordination of the Regional Programme for Afghanistan and neighbouring countries, a role he has held since 2013, and Country Representative in Pakistan since 2019, he managed the counter-narcotics pillar in the Country Office in Afghanistan, with a focus on national capacity building, policy development and alternative livelihoods. Mr. Milsom holds a BA (Hons) and BSc degrees in Social Sciences and Environmental Sciences respectively from the Australian National University. He later attained a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Melbourne (Australia) with research that focused on the interrelationship between drug control, security and development.


 

Media Interviews:

Interview of Dr Jeremy Milsom, representative UNODC Pakistan, regarding World Drug Day 2022 on PTV World with Omar Khalid Butt