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Diya Nijhowne
Director of Refugee and Social Services
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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
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- Has over twenty years of experience promoting human rights around the world.
- Served as the Executive Director of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack for over a decade.
- Oversaw all management, advocacy, and operations functions at the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack.
- Worked to safeguard education during armed conflict.
- Served as a child protection officer in emergencies with UNHCR in Ethiopia.
- Worked with UNICEF in Kenya, implementing programs to register and trace unaccompanied children.
- Provided technical guidance on protecting the most vulnerable children.
- Researched juvenile justice systems with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
- Worked with several NGOs to build the capacity of local organizations to protect human rights, particularly women’s and minority rights.
- Holds an MSW and JD from the University of Toronto.
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