Ghada Waly
Director-General United Nations Office at Vienna
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Austria
About me
Ghada Waly is the Director-General/Executive Director of the United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. She holds the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
She previously served as Minister of Social Solidarity of Egypt and chaired the Executive Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs. She has also served as Assistant Resident Representative at the United Nations Development Program.
Ms. Waly holds an MA and a BA from Colorado State University (US) in Humanities. She is fluent in Arabic, English and French and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
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Wednesday, 5 March 2025
10:00 - 11:00
Opening Ceremony
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Join us for energy and emotion as we open the Zero Project Conference 2025!