Golda EL-KHOURY

Ms. Golda El-Khoury is the Chief of the UNESCO Section for

Youth, Sport and Physical Education, based in Paris –
France. In this capacity, she is responsible for the
development of research, building networks and promoting
policies on youth and sport.

Before joining UNESCO, she has spent 6 years with UNICEF

as the first Regional Advisor on Youth for the Middle East
and North Africa Region, based in Amman, Jordan. She was
also assigned the responsibilities of the Regional Focal Point
for Gender Equality and Sport for Development. She has
earlier held the position of Country Director for Save the Children in Indonesia,
Jordan and Northern Iraq. Throughout her career, she has been active in promoting
rights based, multisectoral policies and programmes for children and young people,
and in advocating for their participation in matters that affect their lives. The
development of youth policies and programmes promoting the full engagement of
youth in social, economic and political processes has been at the core of her
advocacy and programming work in both regular and emergency settings.

Ms. El-Khoury, a Lebanese national, holds a Masters' degree in Gender and

Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University in Sussex. She
read philosophy at the American University of Beirut and the Lebanese University.