UNICEF Representative in Pakistan

Abdullah A. Fadil has been the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Pakistan since May 2022. He leads the multi-sectoral UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation (2023-2027) in partnership with the Government, supporting the National Development Plan.

Mr. Fadil has over 20 years of experience in strategic management, peace-making and peacebuilding, international humanitarian relief and development work, public administration, political advisory, and advocacy across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Fadil served as UNICEF’s Representative in Sudan. Before joining UNICEF, he served in various roles including as the Director of the United Nations Humanitarian Monitoring Mechanism for Syria, Deputy Head of Mission and Chief of Staff for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and United Nations (POCW-UN) Joint Mission on the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons, and Chief of Mission Support for the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) in the Middle East.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Fadil served with the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York, the United Nations Interim Administration mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and McGill University in Canada.

Mr. Fadil holds two Master of Science degrees: one in Public Policy and Management from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and one in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics (LSE). A citizen of Canada, he is married and has four children.