Nada Al-Nashif

Deputy High Commissioner of Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights



Nada Al-Nashif was appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on 6 December 2019. Ms. Al-Nashif has over 30 years of experience within the United Nations system around the world. As an economist and development practitioner, Ms. Al-Nashif has led strategic organizational transformation processes. From 2015-2020, Ms. Al-Nashif served as Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO in Paris.