Rawhi Afaghani

Functional Title: Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Programme Advisor
Institution: UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Email Address: rawhi.afaghani@undp.org
Phone Number: +962791010154

Bio
An accomplished and versatile program manager with 20 years of professional experience in developing innovative and scalable solutions and supervising field operations in transitional, fragile and conflict-affected country contexts. Expert in conflict resolution and crisis response with strong skills in strategizing and implementing conflict-sensitive development programs intended to stabilize, strengthen and build resilience in fragile countries and least developed and middle-income countries. Technical specialties include: transitional governance, national reconciliation, political and multi-stakeholder dialogue, transitional justice and democracy building. Strategic communications and media expert with extensive experience working with all levels of authority to promote good governance, accountability and transparency improve public diplomacy and policy discourse and build communications capacity. Civil society specialist skilled in analyzing, training and building institutional and organizational capabilities of grassroots organizations and mid-level leadership to effectively engage with central and local governments. Skilled coordinator of donor partnerships with proven capacity to build strategic relationships with host governments, development partners, civil society, private sector and international financial institutions to ensure timely resource mobilization and effective development programs.
SDGs Expertise:
GOAL 1: No Poverty
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions


Countries of Expertise:
Arab region
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
State of Palestine
Sudan
Syrian Arab Republic
Tunisia
Yemen


  • Capacity building
  • Communication
  • Programming
  • Project management
  • Resource mobilization
  • Strategic planning
  • Team management