Rima Salah, PhD CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Rima Salah, PhD Education: Ph.D. State University of New York (Cultural Anthropology) 1986 M.A. State University of New York (Cultural Anthropology) 1981 M.A. State University of New York (Education and Sociology) 1976 B.A. Beirut College for Women, Lebanon (Sociology and Social Work) 1965 Career/Academic Appointments: 1965-67 Teacher, Jordanian Government Public Schools System, Jordan 1967-75 Supervisor of Social Workers, Coordinator for Humanitarian Programs for Refugees and Displaced People, Catholic Relief Services, Jerusalem 1972-75 Instructor of Sociology and Social Work, School of Social Work, Dar al-Tifl al-Arabi, Jerusalem; Lecturer in Psychology and Sociology at the Swedish Organization of Individual Relief in Jerusalem, Jerusalem 1977-84 Lecturer and Assistant in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, State University of New York 1982-1983 Spent one year in Baqa’a Palestinian Refugee Camp near Amman, Jordan, while conducting research for PhD dissertation, "The Changing Status of Palestinian Women in Refugee Camps” 1985-1987 Lecturer in Psychology and Sociology, Binghamton Community College, Binghamton, NY Administrative Positions: 2011-2012 Deputy Executive Director, Officer-in-Charge for External Relations, Office of the Executive Director, UNICEF, New York, NY 2008-2000 Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for MINURCAT, Chad and Central African Republic 2004-2007 Deputy Executive Director, Office of the Executive Director, UNICEF, New York, NY 1999-2005 Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, UNICEF, New York, NY 1995-1999 Representative, UNICEF, Vietnam, Hanoi 1992-1995 Representative, UNICEF, Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou 1987-1992 Project Officer and Head of Mission, UNICEF, Baluchistan, Pakistan Professional Honors & Recognition: International/National/Regional 2017 Global Women's Peace Award, the Women's Federation for World Peace, International. Recognition of the depth and breadth of Dr. Salah’s leadership and her tireless work to improve the quality of life for children, women and families in the world 2010 Officier de l’Ordre National du Tchad, Government of Chad 2009 Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Legion d’Honneur, Government of France 2004 Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Lion, Government of Senegal 2004 Chevalier de l’Ordre National, Government of Gabon 1999 The Medal for the Protection and Care of Children, Highest Honor, Government of Vietnam 1995 Chevalier de l’Ordre National, Government of Burkina Faso Boards Member of the Board of Directors of the Global Network for Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) Member of the Board of Directors of Women for Women, International 1 Rima Salah, PhD Member of the Steering Committee of the Working Group on Girls Invited Speaking Engagements, Presentations, Symposia & Workshops Not Affiliated with Yale: (listed from most recent to earliest) International/National 2020 2nd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum, KSRELIEF. Invited panelist “Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities in crisis”, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2020 The Global Women’s Forum for Peace and Humanitarian Action: “Women Peacebuilders and First Responders Defining Key Priorities in 2020 and Beyond”. Invited panelist,” Global Network of Women Peacebuilders”, Vienna, Austria. 2020 World Peace Academic Conference, “Peace and Human Development: Interdependence, Mutual. Prosperity and Universal Values”, Hyo Jeong Academic Foundation. Invited speaker, “Global Vision for Peace: A Participatory and Integrated Approach”, Seoul, South Korea. 2019 A Conference on Spirituality and Ethical Values in Early Childhood Development:” A contribution to the Holistic Development of Children and Peace”, Arigatou International. Invited speaker, "The Transformative Power of Early Childhood Development for Building Peaceful Societies", Geneva, Switzerland. 2019 International conference on “ECD, Children, hope and peace, a local and global perspective”, An-Najah National University. Invited speaker, “Building a World of Peace and Development: The Transformative Power of Early Childhood Development (ECD)”, Nablus, Palestine. 2019 “Learning together and inspiring each other: A regional cross-learning, knowledge-sharing and solidarity-building training between Girl Ambassadors for Peace members in Bangladesh and Indonesia”, Global Network of Women Peacebuilders. Invited speaker, “CRC: Preventing Early, Forced and Child Marriage”, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2019 World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) World Assembly. Invited speaker, “Building Peaceful Societies: Is Early Childhood Development and Care the Beginning?” Panama City, Panama. 2018 World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) 70th World Assembly and Conference, “Conditions of Early Childhood Education Today: A Foundation for a Sustainable Future”, Prague, Czech Republic. Invited speaker, “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals: The Promise of Early Childhood Development”. 2018 Early Years International Professional Practice Conference, “The Importance of Early Childhood Development Initiatives in Building a Shared and Peaceful Future”, Omagh, N. Ireland. Keynote speaker, “Towards a More Peaceful World: The Transformative Power of Early Childhood Development”. 2018 Make Mothers Matter, Under the Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, International Conference Mothers4Peace, Casablanca, Morocco. Invited presenter, “Pathways for Peace: The Transformative Role of Mothers in Building Peace at Home”. 2018 Early Childhood Care & Education: Cradle for Social Cohesion, International Symposium, 5-6 March 2018, UNESCO Headquarters. “Investing in the Early Years of Life and its Transformative Power to Build Peace and Social Cohesion. Paris, France. 2017 Geneva Peace Week, organized by the United Nations in Geneva World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP). Panel Discussion Speaker, "Early Interventions to Break the Inter-generational Cycle of Violence". 2017 OMEP at the United Nations and UNESCO Symposium in Opatija, Croatia. Speaker, “The Early Childhood Peace Consortium and the Broader International Context”, and “Early Childhood Development: What Emerging Science Tell Us”. 2017 Early Childhood Development for Social Cohesion and Peacebuilding Conference, Queen’s University, Belfast, N. Ireland. Speaker, “Early Childhood Development and Peacebuilding: The International Political and Policy Context.” 2 Rima Salah, PhD 2016 IPRA 2016 Peace Conference held in Freetown, Sierra Leone in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone and the University of Sierra Leone. Speaker, "The Early Childhood Peace Consortium (ECPC) and the International Peace Agenda". 2016 Geneva Peace Week, organized by the United Nations in Geneva. Speaker, "The Role of Religious Leaders and Youth in Promoting Peace". 2016 Geneva Peace Week, organized by the United Nations in Geneva World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP). Panel Discussion Speaker, "The Transformative Power of Early Childhood Development in Building and Sustaining Peace". 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Amman, Jordan. Investing in Young Children for Peaceful Societies: Individual and Structural Transformation. Moderator, “Policy Perspectives: Policies that Invest in Woman and Young Children as Peace Builders”. 2016 The Lancet Palestinian Health Alliance (LPHA) Seventh Annual Conference, Amman, Jordan. Poster presenter, “Impact Evaluation of the Mother and Child Education Program among Children and Families in Palestinian Refugee Camps in Beiruti, Lebanon”. 2016 African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect (ANPPCAN). International conference on the Impact of Armed Conflict and Terrorism on Children and Youth, Nairobi, Kenya. Speaker, “Protection of Children from Violence: The Imperative of Timely Response”. 2015 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland event in Helsinki on Human Rights Day, Women's Rights and Foreign Policy. Speaker, "The Role of Women in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding" 2015 Organized by the Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), Second International Meeting of the Early Childhood Peacebuilding Consortium, Istanbul, Turkey. Event Chair, Opening Remarks: “How can Early Childhood Development (ECD) serve as a means of implementation for building peaceful societies and reducing violence?”. 2014 Global Child, Forum (initiated by H.M. King Carl XUI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Participant, Global Child Forum on the Middle East and North Africa. 2014 Royal Norwegian Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, Oslo, Norway. Speaker, Good parenting – international expert meeting, “Changing the Tide of Violence: The Impact of Positive Parenting”. 2014 United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Doha, Qatar, Preparatory Conference for the Sixth UNAOC Global Forum and Annual UNAOC Focal Points Meeting. Participant, “Celebrating Diversity for Common and Shared Values”. 2014 Her Excellency Ms. Noor Al Malki, Executive Director DOHA International Family Institute (DIFI), Doha, Qatar. Conference on Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development. Speaker, “Families trapped in situations of war and conflict: Challenges and Opportunities”. Regional 2019 High-Level Political Forum Side Event, “Small Asks for Big Impact: Investing in the early years for sustainable development and peaceful societies,” Invited panelist, UNICEF House, New York, NY. 2018 Investing in Leaders