Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights - United Nations
Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights in December 2019, Nada Al-Nashif has over 30 years of experience within the UN as an economist and development practitioner.
Ms. Al-Nashif served as Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO (Paris), as Regional Director of the International Labour Organization's Regional Office for Arab States (Beirut) and at the United Nations Development Programme in various headquarters and field assignments.
She holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University.
