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Kristele Younes joined Refugees International in February of 2006 after working as a Legal Officer with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. As part of the RI advocacy team, Ms. Younes has conducted a humanitarian assessment in Chad, focusing on the plight of refugees from Darfur and the Central African Republic. Prior to joining RI, Ms. Younes worked with Médecins du Monde and the International Rescue Committee in Afghanistan, where she managed protection programs. She was also part of a team which explored the possibility of a joint European Union/UN/DRC government program to re-establish the judicial system in Bunia, a war-torn town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and has worked on Rule of Law issues with the OSCE’s human rights department in post-war Bosnia. Ms. Younes has a law degree from McGill and a Master’s in Public International Law and International Organizations from the Sorbonne. Ms. Younes is a Canadian and Lebanese citizen, and is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish. | 