Nada al-Nashif explained

Nada al-Nashif is a Jordanian public servant who has been appointed as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights from January 2020.[1] [2] From 2015 until 2019, she served as Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO.[3]

Early life and education

Al-Nashif received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Oxford Balliol College in 1987 and a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University in 1991.[4]

Career

Al-Nashif began her UN career at United Nations Development Programme, where she worked from 1991 to 2006.[5] She was Assistant Director-General/Regional Director of the International Labour Organization's Regional Office for Arab States from 2007 to 2014.[6]

She was seriously injured in the 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, which killed at least 22 people, including the United Nations' Special Representative in Iraq Sérgio Vieira de Mello, and wounded over 100, including human rights lawyer and political activist, Amin Mekki Medani.[7] [8] On 7 July 2021, Al-Nashif spoke on the 47th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council about promoting human rights through sport, the Olympic ideal and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sport.[9]

Other activities

Al-Nashif serves on the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University and Taawon, a human development NGO.[10] She is the author of several articles with a focus on human rights topics.[11]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/sga1931.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints Nada al-Nashif of Jordan Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
  2. Web site: Nadā an-Nāšif Mufawwaḍīa al-Umam al-Muttaḥida as-Sāmīa li-Ḥuqūq al-Insān . ar:ندى الناشف مفوضية الأمم المتحدة السامية لحقوق الإنسان . Nada al-Nashif Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights . 2022-09-22 . OHCHR . ar.
  3. Web site: Assistant Director-General United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. www.unesco.org. en. 2018-03-08.
  4. Web site: OHCHR Nada Al-Nashif . https://archive.today/20221127022331/https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/deputy-high-commissioner/nada-al-nashif . 2022-11-27 . 2022-11-27 . Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights . en.
  5. Web site: Commission for Social Development Fifty-fifth session Concept Note: Panel discussion on emerging issues: Promoting Integrated Policies for Poverty Eradication: Youth Development in the 2030 Agenda. UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 8 March 2018. 2 February 2017.
  6. Web site: Nada Al-Nashif Leadership Team ImagineNations Group. www.imaginenations.org. en. 2018-03-08.
  7. Nada Al-Nashif Author's Page THE DAILY STAR. The Daily Star. 2018-03-08.
  8. News: Journée humanitaire mondiale, un triste anniversaire. 2009-09-02. UNICEF France. 2018-03-08. fr.
  9. Web site: HCDH | Quadrennial panel discussion on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal.
  10. Web site: Only Fair - Finance & Development, March 2013. www.imf.org. en-US. 2018-03-08.
  11. Web site: An Enabler to SDGs' Attainment: Linking Science with Human Rights. 2019-02-21. impakter.com. en-US. 2019-04-09.

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