Marina Catena

She serves as the director of the United Nations World Food Programme[1] (Paris), is a Lieutenant in the Italian Army (Specialized Reserve), and a writer.

She obtained the International Baccalaureate at the United World College of the Adriatic, and attended the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS) in Rome, where she graduated in Political Sciences (International Relations) and the Institut D'Etudes Politiques (Strasbourg).

In 2015, she conceived, managed and launched the global awareness campaign "805 million names"[2] with football star Zlatan Ibrahimović and ad agency Forsman & Bodenfors.

She served in Operazione Strade Sicure Esercito Italiano with Granatieri di Sardegna.

She was awarded Chevalier Ordre national du Mérite by President Nicolas Sarkozy (2009) and Cavaliere Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (2018).

Lieutenant Marina Catena engaged in the peacekeeping operation UNIFIL in Lebanon
Maria Catena at the "805 million names" press conference with Zlatan Ibrahimovic