The American University in Cairo

Dr. Hussein Abaza worked for the United Nations for 33 years during the period between 1973 - 2009, out of which 27 years 1982 - 2009 were with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). During his tenure with UNEP he was responsible for formulating and overseeing the implementation of the UNEP Economics and Trade Programme, led the team which conceptualized and launched the UNEP Green Economy initiative in October 2008, and functioned as the Special Assistant to the Executive Director of UNEP. Positions while at UNEP also included Chief of the Economic and Trade Branch, Coordinator of the Committee of International Development Institutions on the Environment (CIDIE), and Coordinator of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN). Founded the Centre for Sustainable Development Solutions (CSDS) in 2011 with the main objectives of promoting a green economy and sustainable development, with a particular focus on Egypt and the Middle East. The Centre aims at achieving its objectives through technical support, research, training, community-based activities, and public awareness campaigns.

Kamal joined UNESCO-UNEVOC in May 2013. He currently has a functional focus on Monitoring and Evaluation, and a Regional Focus on Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining UNESCO-UNEVOC, he worked for five years with the British Council to support the effective and efficient planning, management, implementation and evaluation of development programmes in the areas of education and society. Earlier, Kamal worked intensively in the realm of business administration. Furthermore, he volunteered to support the work of ‘AL-Haya’ a civil society organisations in Egypt in the area of empowering youth. Kamal holds a Master Degree in public management from Potsdam University Germany, in addition to an Interactive Marketing Award from Manchester Metropolitan University UK and a BSc in Applied Art from Helwan University Egypt.