Salma Yousry
Functional Title:
Programme Manager
Institution:
UN-HABITAT - United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Email Address:
salma.yousry@un.org
Phone Number:
+20 100 528 4440
Bio
Salma Yousry is an Egyptian Architect and Urban Planner, with more than 15 years of Experience in the field. Currently, she is the Urban Development Programme Manager in UN-Habitat Egypt office.
Salma’s UN experience started in 2013 as Governance and Legislation Officer, then Programme Officer for Housing and Urban Development. During her recent years, she worked closely with key partners and stakeholders to enable innovative impact at both policy and implementation levels. Her achievements include leading the support to the first Egyptian rights-based National Housing Strategy, the new participatory urban upgrading and development approach, and innovative mechanisms that enabled provision of clean drinking water to more than 2 million people in priority areas in Egypt.
Prior to that, Salma worked on a number of architectural and urban planning projects in Egypt with local, national and international partners.
Salma holds a PhD from Ain Shams University, Egypt in Urban Development, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Housing and Land Management from the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Salma Yousry is an Egyptian Architect and Urban Planner, with more than 15 years of Experience in the field. Currently, she is the Urban Development Programme Manager in UN-Habitat Egypt office.
Salma’s UN experience started in 2013 as Governance and Legislation Officer, then Programme Officer for Housing and Urban Development. During her recent years, she worked closely with key partners and stakeholders to enable innovative impact at both policy and implementation levels. Her achievements include leading the support to the first Egyptian rights-based National Housing Strategy, the new participatory urban upgrading and development approach, and innovative mechanisms that enabled provision of clean drinking water to more than 2 million people in priority areas in Egypt.
Prior to that, Salma worked on a number of architectural and urban planning projects in Egypt with local, national and international partners.
Salma holds a PhD from Ain Shams University, Egypt in Urban Development, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Housing and Land Management from the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS), Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Urbanization
Years of experience 15+ Years
Urbanization field:
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Communication
- Programming
- Project management
- Resource mobilization
- Strategic planning
- Team management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| PhD Urban Development | Ain Shams University | 2016-10-10 |
| Masters in Architecture | Ain Shams University | 2010-05-10 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Results Based Management (RBM) (planning Monitoring Reporting & Evaluation)UN-Habitat | 2014-05-10 |
| Participatory Planning and Natural Resources Management, University of Cologne, Germany | 2013-04-10 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Urban Development Management towards Improved City Prosperity (The Case study of Egypt) | Author | |
| Revolutionizing the planning process in Egypt (Decentralizing Powers and Actions). | Author | |
| How Can Cities Lead Real Change? Lessons learned from the Egyptian urban management system. | Author |
