Dina Melhem
Functional Title:
Programme management Officer
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
dina.melhem@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 76 741 975
Bio
Dina Melhem has 18 years of experience in democratic development, public policy making in countries in transition, and conflict and post-conflict environments. Dina studied law, has a PhD in Public Law from the University Paul Cezanne in France, and has held many positions at the UNESCWA and previously at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in the UK. Currently, Dina is the programme management officer leading the National Agenda for the Future of Syria program at UNESCWA. Previously, Dina held the position of WFD’s Regional Director MENA and Senior Human Rights Advisor, responsible for providing strategic direction for WFD programming development and design and relationship management in the MENA region, as well as supporting WFD HQ and country offices in integrating human rights into their programmes and activities and developing other key strategic tools. Prior to that, Dina was the Regional Director for MENA and Asia at WFD. Dina advises on strategy and new policy issues and program opportunities in the MENA and Asia regions, and she oversees quality assurance for program delivery.
Dina’s principal field of expertise is supporting parliaments and government institutions as well as CSOs, including expertise in legislative drafting and analysis, financial oversight, public policy evaluation, political and socio-economic analysis, as well as her extensive expertise in rule of law and human rights, conflict resolution, women's empowerment, and gender-based violence. Dina was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and was heavily involved with research on the League of Arab states, international human rights law, and Islam and human rights as part of her doctorate research.
Dina Melhem has 18 years of experience in democratic development, public policy making in countries in transition, and conflict and post-conflict environments. Dina studied law, has a PhD in Public Law from the University Paul Cezanne in France, and has held many positions at the UNESCWA and previously at the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) in the UK. Currently, Dina is the programme management officer leading the National Agenda for the Future of Syria program at UNESCWA. Previously, Dina held the position of WFD’s Regional Director MENA and Senior Human Rights Advisor, responsible for providing strategic direction for WFD programming development and design and relationship management in the MENA region, as well as supporting WFD HQ and country offices in integrating human rights into their programmes and activities and developing other key strategic tools. Prior to that, Dina was the Regional Director for MENA and Asia at WFD. Dina advises on strategy and new policy issues and program opportunities in the MENA and Asia regions, and she oversees quality assurance for program delivery.
Dina’s principal field of expertise is supporting parliaments and government institutions as well as CSOs, including expertise in legislative drafting and analysis, financial oversight, public policy evaluation, political and socio-economic analysis, as well as her extensive expertise in rule of law and human rights, conflict resolution, women's empowerment, and gender-based violence. Dina was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and was heavily involved with research on the League of Arab states, international human rights law, and Islam and human rights as part of her doctorate research.
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:
Legislative drafting; public financial management, parliaments, combatting gender based violence; public policy evaluation; Social
Years of experience 15+ Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Conflict sensitive analysis, Livelihoods, including socio-economic analysis, remittances and impact of sanctions.
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Data analysis
- Programming
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD in International Public Law with distinction | Université Paul Cézanne, Aix-en-Provence, France | 2008-06-15 |
| Master in Public Law with distinction | Lebanese University, Faculty of Law & Political Sciences | 1999-06-05 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Political Economy Analysis in Action, training Course provided by DFID, London | 2014-07-03 |
| PMD Pro (Project Management in Development, Professional), London UK | 2013-01-05 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Melhem Dina, «Budget expenditure control reform in MENA countries: establishing Public Accounts Committees in Morocco and Tunisia», Contemporary Developments in Parliamentary Oversight in Francophone Countries | https://www.caaffcar.ca/images/pdfs/oversight/ExternalPublications/ParliamentaryOversightFrancophonie.pdf | Author |
| THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENTARIANS IN NEXUS WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SECTOR IN COUNTERING TERRORISM A Handbook for Parliamentarians and Criminal Justice Practitioners The International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law | https://www.theiij.org/parliamentarians-initiative/ | Author |
| Exploring Worldwide Democratic Innovations - A case study of Lebanon | https://epd.eu/exploring-worldwide-democratic-innovations/ | Author |
| Melhem Dina, Tunisia's Nobel winners have shown how to build peace – the rest is up to us, the Guardian – Global Development | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/15/tunisia-national-dialogue-quartet-nobel-peace-prize-2015 | Author |
| Melhem Dina «Islam et Droits de l’Homme : regards croisés» in : IZQUIERDO BRICHS, Ferran y DESRUES, Thierry (coords) | https://isidore.science/document/10670/1.xxaxyb | Author |
