Manal Benkirane

Deputy Representative, UN Women Country Office, Jordan

Dr. Manal Benkirane is the Deputy Representative at UN Women Country Office in Jordan. She comes to Jordan from UN Women’s regional office where she is the Regional thematic lead managing the Ending Violence Against Women Portfolio. She is a public health expert with extensive experience in the Arab States region, including on gender-based violence, reproductive health, youth and adolescent health, and HIV / AIDS. Through her work on the issue of violence against women, she has focused on violence prevention and response programs through support for advocacy work and legal reforms, building evidence on behavior change programs and providing technical expertise to ensure access to high-quality services centered around the rights of survivors. Prior to joining UN Women, Manal worked with the UNFPA, UNAIDS, research institutes, and NGOs in the region. Manal is a Moroccan physician with a master’s degree in Public Health from the American University of Beirut.