A/HRC/42/64 • Member of a variety of organizations • Consultancy firm dealing with Africa in B to B, Studies and capacity building • President of “Africa Center” at the British University in Egypt “BUE” from 2014 till 2018 • Presenting political and strategic analysis and prospects for different issues and events in Africa • Organizing different conferences and workshops and forums to discuss major African issues and create awareness among the Egyptian population on these issues • Promote cooperation between the BUE and other universities, as well as among their students • Host of African leaders visiting Egypt • Organize granted Scholarships for African students at the BUE • Promote investments to and from Africa as consultant to the “Egyptian Federation of Investors” • Coordinate between the BUE and the NCW • Responsible about all international and regional relations between the Council and other similar ministries and councils all over the world • Review and follow up implementation of all international and regional conventions and agreements related to Women • Representing Egypt in conferences and international events related to Women • Leading and managing an organization of approximately 400 employees with representation offices in all 27 of Egypt’s governorates • Overseeing programmes on the political, economic and social empowerment of women across Egypt. Programmes ensure the inclusion of women, generating awareness of women’s issues and following up on implementation (e.g. NCW campaign on social dialogue for the inclusion of women concerns in the Egyptian constitution) • Impacting the development, implementation and enactment of gender sensitive policies, programs and regulations through engaging and coordinating with national legislators and policymakers; as well as generating awareness through regular appearances in media and public lectures • Liaising and coordinating the development and implementation of international standards and policies impacting women in Egypt through regular participation in international conferences, conventions, meetings and events. Follow up and report on progress at the national and international levels • Presidential Envoy to Africa, by Appointment of the President, 2013 • Represented the Egyptian President in meeting and delivering special messages to the Heads of State of a number of African countries and discussed Egyptian policies and positions on a number of issues, ranging from regional to national security • Established, developed and strengthened bilateral and multilateral relations with countries and international organizations across a number of geographies, with significant experience and specialization in the African continent • Experience ranges from the establishment of Egyptian embassy and representation office in the immediate aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda and apartheid in South Africa; to founding and actively engaging in the steering committee of the NEPAD (The New Partnership for Africa’s Development) • Facilitated the flow of investments to and from Egypt across a number of geographies, and promoted social, economic and cultural exchange with other countries, through identifying and highlighting potential opportunities and 5