Reem Alsalem

United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

Ms. Reem Alsalem was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls in July 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year tenure.

Reem Alsalem is an independent consultant on gender issues, the rights of refugees and migrants, transitional justice and humanitarian response. She has consulted extensively for UN departments, agencies and programmes such as UN-Women, OHCHR, UNICEF and IOM, as well as for non-governmental organizations, think tanks and academia. Previously, she worked as an international civil servant, serving with the UNHCR in thirteen countries.

Reem has a Master’s in International Relations from the American University in Cairo, Egypt (2001) and a Masters in Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom (2003).