Prior to joining CISL, Mona consulted for several years with the Education sector at UNESCO, focusing on Education for Sustainable Development and youth empowerment; leading participatory and creative engagements in sustainability and policy matters; and supporting the coordination and monitoring of SDG4–Education 2030 Agenda in the Arab region.
Mona has a highly inter-disciplinary background, having worked with a wide range of stakeholders and institutions. She has worked with UNICEF, UNDP, ESCWA and a range of other global civic and environmental organisations, covering landscapes management, public health and well-being, social inclusion, gender equality and women empowerment, as well as emergency response and crisis management. She has also worked as a university instructor on business ethics and sustainability at the École Supérieure des Affaires in Beirut. Mona holds a PhD from the UK in sustainable development and wellbeing, with a focus on climate change education and engagement.