Chiara Adamo, Deputy to the Director for Human Development, Migration, Governance and Peace directorate in DG International Cooperation and Development (DG INTPA) in the European Commission, has more than 20 years of European Commission’s experience on human rights, democracy, justice and security related issues in both internal EU and external policies. She is currently the head of the “Human Rights, Gender and Democratic Governance” unit in DG INTPA. She studied International and Diplomatic Relations in Gorizia (Italy) and specialised in European affairs in Rome and at the College of Europe, Bruges. Before joining the Commission, she worked in the European Parliament, for civil society organisations and local administrations.