Younes Abouyoub
Functional Title:
Chief, Governance and State-Building / Public Instituions
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
abouyouby@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 76 041 043
Bio
Younes Abouyoub, PhD. is the Chief of Governance and State-Building; Governance and Conflict Prevention Division for the Arab Region, United Nations ESCWA. He has a long experience in issues of Governance, conflict prevention and resolution, Mediation, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development. Dr. Abouyoub is the former head of the political office of the UN Under-Secretary General for Conflict Prevention and Senior political advisor to the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Burundi. He directed the political office of the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Yemen. Dr. Abouyoub was also the senior political advisor of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, and former member of the UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Sudan (Darfur conflict). He worked in different capacities for the United Nations; the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (New York), the United Nations in Nairobi, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, as well as in several other UN duty stations around the world. Younes Abouyoub holds a Ph.D. in political sociology, M.A. and post-graduate university degrees in Sociology, Geopolitics and Law.
Younes Abouyoub, PhD. is the Chief of Governance and State-Building; Governance and Conflict Prevention Division for the Arab Region, United Nations ESCWA. He has a long experience in issues of Governance, conflict prevention and resolution, Mediation, Peacebuilding, and Sustainable Development. Dr. Abouyoub is the former head of the political office of the UN Under-Secretary General for Conflict Prevention and Senior political advisor to the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Burundi. He directed the political office of the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Yemen. Dr. Abouyoub was also the senior political advisor of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Libya, and former member of the UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Sudan (Darfur conflict). He worked in different capacities for the United Nations; the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (New York), the United Nations in Nairobi, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, as well as in several other UN duty stations around the world. Younes Abouyoub holds a Ph.D. in political sociology, M.A. and post-graduate university degrees in Sociology, Geopolitics and Law.
Governance and Institutional
Years of experience 15+ Years
Governance and Institutional field:
Governance, Human Rights, Institutional Development, Peacekeeping, Post Conflict and Resilient Development & Occupation, Risk Assessment & Conflict Prevention
Additional fields of expertise:
Political mediation, peace processes and national dialogues design and implementation.
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Communication
- Project management
- Strategic planning
- Team management
- VNR Preparations/Support
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. Political Sociology | Paris University | 2009-05-08 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| ISLAM AND POLITICS IN CONTEMPORARY LIBYA , MAGHREB-MACHREK: Vol. 224 No 01 (2015): MM 224-225 | https://www.journaleska.com/index.php/mm/article/view/720 | Author |
| Climate: The Forgotten Culprit; the Ecological Dimensions of Darfur conflict, Race, Gender & Class; New Orleans | https://www.proquest.com/docview/1269656829?parentSessionId=fPlH%2BHjJg9PFLdO78uqcV9926H5QuJynwWM%2B%2FyZSGJ8%3D | Author |
