Brief Biography
Rokhila leads the implementation of activities and programmes at the Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU). She coordinates the implementation and monitoring of phytosanitary activities and projects, including the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) trade facilitation project. She also leads coordination of global activities to manage Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4). Rokhila prepares the reports for meetings of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) and working groups and is the IFU focal point for communications and publication of implementation and capacity development resources. She also an IFU lead for the IPPC Observatory. Prior to joining the secretariat, she worked for the International Development Law Organization in Rome, Transparency International in Moscow, and for the South Caucasus and Central Asia Bulletin in Edinburgh, Scotland. Rokhila has a Master of Arts in Political Science and International Relations from the Central European University. She speaks English, Russian, and Uzbek.