United Nations

Around the world, Lucy Turner observed how people’s words and stories reveal simple solutions that change lives and nations. Listening, as people speak in their own voices and languages, also empowers and builds bridges among communities devastated by conflict and poverty.

Convinced that peace and progress require these factors –  proven effective solutions,  empathy, and empowerment –  Lucy committed to help ensure that the voices of the people that the UN serves inform what the Organisation does for them. She dedicates herself to a paradigm shift whereby ‘beneficiaries’ of international assistance are identified as sources of the expertise we need for the world we want.

Lucy serves as a Senior Advisor—leading design, implementation, and measurement of projects, policies and programmes—and Producer of (print, audio, AV) resources to enable systems-level change.

A thought leader and innovator, her work has shaped international law and policy; institutions at national and international level; livelihoods and security in communities around the world. Her initiatives have been highlighted by the World Bank President, UN Secretary General, UN Security Council, UNDP Executive Board, Commission on the Status of Women, World Data Forum, and World Economic Forum.