James Nichols is the Adviser, International Communications & Knowledge Brokering for the Influence & Advocacy team at Australian Red Cross. James previously held senior communications roles at Médecins Sans Frontières Australia, UNICEF Australia, and many other international and local NGOs over the past 25 years, including stints in Africa, Indo-Pacific and the Middle East. He has also previously worked as a journalist in Australia and Southeast Asia. His current role works closely with the IFRC Disaster Law Asia Pacific team on research and communications.