Ahmad Alhendawi
| Ahmad Alhendawi أحمد الهنداوي |
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Ahmad Alhendawi
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| United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth | |
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May 20, 1984 Al Zarqa, Jordan |
| Nationality | Jordanian |
| Profession | Public Policy and Administration |
Ahmad Alhendawi (أحمد الهنداوي) (born 20 May 1984) is the first-ever United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth. He was appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 17, 2013 as the youngest senior official in the history of the United Nations. He will support UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in addressing his thematic priority of working with and for young people as part of his current Five-Year Action Agenda. "In this context, the Envoy on Youth will work to address the needs of the largest generation of youth the world has ever known," noted a UN spokesperson.
Alhendawi has announced his planned departure from the position of UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth in February 2017, and will move on to join World Organization of the Scout Movement as Secretary-General.
Hailing from Jordan, Alhendawi has extensive experience working on youth issues at the local, regional and international level having previously worked in various international organizations as well as starting his own initiatives.
Alhendawi is one of ten children. Alhendawi holds a master's degree in Advanced European and International Relations from the European Institute of High International Studies, a Diploma as "Policy Officer in European and International Organizations" from Bilgi University, and a B.A Degree in Computer Information Systems from Al-Balqa` Applied University.
Alhendawi has worked as Team Leader at a World Bank-funded programme to the League of Arab States on institutional development to strengthen Arab policy and participation. He has also served as the Youth Policy Advisor in the League of Arab States in Cairo and as an officer in the Technical Secretariat of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers Council, between 2009 and 2012. He also served as team leader for the National Youth Policy Project in Iraq, a Youth Program Associate at the Iraq office of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). Alhendawi has served as an Emergency Program Officer at the non-governmental organization Save the Children. He has also worked supporting the Danish Youth Council's projects in the Middle East and North Africa. As part of his voluntary work, Alhendawi was among the co-founders of the All Jordan Youth Commission and the International Youth Council in New York. He also co-founded and headed the Youth for Democracy Network at the Jordanian Commission for Democratic Culture. Mr. Alhendawi has also worked with various youth groups in Pakistan to address issues around sexual and reproductive health issues, youth participation in policy making and peace building processes.
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