United Nations Chief António Guterres has appointed Lebanese Marguerite El Helou (Margo El Helou) as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Cairo.
El Helou, who assumed her new duties on 1 June 2023, has 25 years of experience in communications, including eight years as Director of UNIC Beirut. She also worked for the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
Prior to the United Nations, she was responsible for communications in the Near East for Procter & Gamble and a marketing manager for several companies.
El Helou has extensive experience in designing and implementing communication strategies for the United Nations in the Middle East and North Africa. She has developed communications campaigns on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate change, women’s empowerment, migration, racism and hate speech.
Moreover, she has worked with both traditional and digital media, including the web and social media platforms. She also has a wide knowledge of the media scene in the Middle East and North Africa region as well as a deep understanding of the political, economic and social issues in the region.
A field office of the United Nations Department of Global Communications, the United Nations Information Centre in Cairo provides services to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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