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Timothy Williams

By Phyllis Ressler | June 25, 2025

Timothy P. Williams, MSW, MSc, PhD
Specializes in child rights, protection, and education

Bruce Grant

By Phyllis Ressler | June 16, 2025

Bruce Grant is an international child protection adviser and consultant with over 30 years of experience in systems strengthening, policy development and analysis, and strategic leadership across humanitarian and development contexts.

Iain Levin

By Phyllis Ressler | June 16, 2025

Iain Levine has more than 40 years experience in human rights and humanitarian work across the UN, NGOs and the private sector. He most recently spent five years on the human rights team at Meta, grappling with both the opportunities and risks created by social media platforms – including for humanitarian action.

Carlo Scaramella

By Phyllis Ressler | November 13, 2024

Carlo Scaramella is an international expert specializing in hunger and food security, climate change, peacebuilding, and humanitarian and development issues.

Adele Khodr

By Phyllis Ressler | November 7, 2024

Ms. Adele has been working with UNICEF since 1990. With close to 30 years of service in UNICEF, Adele brings strong and dynamic leadership skills and strategic management experience combined with a deep understanding of UNICEF’s work in both emergency and development contexts. Her foundation expertise is in child protection.

Robert Jenkins

By Phyllis Ressler | November 7, 2024

Robert Jenkins, Chief, Education and Associate
Director, Programme Division, UNICEF
Headquarters. He brings over 20 years of experience in
international development and humanitarian
programming in Africa, Asia and the Middle
East.

Cornelius Williams

By Phyllis Ressler | November 6, 2024

Cornelius Williams is a highly respected expert with over 35 years of experience in global child protection programming and child rights advocacy.

Daniel Maxwell

By Phyllis Ressler | July 11, 2024

Daniel Maxwell is the Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security at the Friedman School of Nutrition, and Research Director at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University.

Peter Otieno

By Phyllis Ressler | May 29, 2024

Peter has a background in Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship.

Thomas Mueller

By Phyllis Ressler | February 29, 2024

Specializes in child rights advocacy and campaigning, child protection and technology

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