Amel Arfaoui

Justice and Human Rights Program Coordinator, Morocco

Amel serves as Justice and Human rights Program Coordinator in UNDP Morocco. She is a senior advisor with a record of accomplishment of almost of 12 years overseeing interventions, providing strategic advice, and programming priorities in support of justice reform and gender equality across North Africa. She served in advisory roles to international NGOs in the region, and United Nations agencies, including UNDP and IOM.  Prior to that, she held positions as judge in the administrative court of Tunisia, and she was lawyer with international law firms.   

Amel is a member of the international association of women judges (IAWJ), and IACA (International association for court administration). She also serves as member of the North African coalition for women’s access to justice. And was nominated by the Institute for African Women in law IAWL, as a “Woman to Watch in law” Amandla series.
She holds a master's degree in legal, political, and social sciences and a master's degree in public and financial law from the University of Carthage, Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis. She also holds a project management certificate from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. 

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