Leadership

Mehrinaz El Awady

Acting Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme

Regional group: Africa Group (Egypt)

Mehrinaz El Awady is the Acting Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme and the Leader of the Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development Cluster. She previously served as Director for the ESCWA Centre for Women. Prior to that, she was ESCWA Senior SWAP Coordinator, in charge of mainstreaming gender within the organization. She has a long record in development organization and management at the grassroots and the policy levels.

Tarik H. Alami

Acting Deputy Executive Secretary - Programme Support

Regional group: Asia and the Pacific Group (Jordan)

Tarik Alami is the Acting Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme Support and the Leader of the Governance and Conflict Prevention Cluster.

He has contributed, as participant and organizer, to conferences and events on a variety of topics, including the impact of conflict, political and socioeconomic development in conflict-affected countries, the SDGs, the challenges of transition and displacement, governance deficit, conflict relapse, and the occupied Palestinian territory. At ESCWA, he has held the positions of Director of the Economic Development and Globalization Division; Director of the Economic Analysis Division; and Head of the Macroeconomic Policy Unit.