Osnat Lubrani served at the United Nations for 26 years in senior positions, including as UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine (2018 - 2022), Fiji, and nine other Pacific Small Island States (2013-2018), and Kosovo (2009-2013). She also held several positions as a UNDP Resident Representative and as UN Women Director.

As an international development practitioner, she holds expertise in human rights, gender equality, transitions: conflict to peace, humanitarian to recovery, and sustainable development/resilience. Osnat Lubrani holds a Masters Degree in International and Public Affairs specializing in human rights, humanitarian affairs, and economic and political development (Columbia University 1997), a Masters of Fine Arts, Tisch Graduate School for Film and Television Production (New York University 1989), and a Bachelor of Arts, majored in Sociology & Anthropology and History of Africa (Hebrew University 1983). She is a Member of Diplomats Without Borders, and an Associate Researcher with Austrian Institute of International Affairs (OIIP).