Speakers
In May 2023 Mr Edward Chaiban was appointed as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as the Deputy Executive Director, Humanitarian Action and Supply Operations, for UNICEF. Prior to this appointment Mr. Chaiban was the Global Lead Coordinator for COVID-19 Vaccines Delivery Partnership (CoVDP) heading an inter-agency partnership between UNICEF, WHO and Gavi. Mr Chaiban has extensive experience of working with UNICEF in a number of positions such as Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Director of Programmes, Director of Emergency Programmes and Representative in Ethiopia, Sudan and Sri Lanka. Prior to joining UNICEF, Mr. Chaiban was Country Representative for Catholic Relief Services in Haiti, Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology and Political Science from Tufts University and a Master of Arts Degree in Development and Arab Studies from Georgetown University, USA.
- Improving the efficiency of humanitarian aid delivery: the strategic humanitarian supply chain and logistics ,
- Joined-up action for collective outcomes: accelerating access and coordination for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in fragile contexts and forgotten crises ,
- Addressing the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza: access challenges and more effective solutions