Azza Karam, Ph.D. serves as a Senior Advisor on Culture and Social Development, at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In this capacity, Dr. Karam supports Fund-wide culture outreach; is a Lead Facilitator for the United Nations Strategic Learning Exchanges on Religion, development and humanitarian issues. Prior to UNFPA, Dr. Karam served in various capacities in the academic, NGO and international inter-governmental sectors. She served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Regional Bureau for Arab States at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) where she coordinated the Arab Human Development Reports. With the support of the Ford Foundation, she founded the first Global Women of Faith Network during her tenure at Religions for Peace, while also advising on interfaith development work in Muslim-majority countries. During this time, she served also as President of the Committee of Religious NGOs at the United Nations.
