Dr Samuel Rizk
Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Pakistan
Dr Samuel Rizk is
Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
in Pakistan, a role he assumed in July 2023. Prior to this, he served as Head
of Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, and Responsive Institutions at the UNDP
Crisis Bureau in New York. His extensive career includes leadership roles in
regional and country offices, such as managing UNDP’s response facility for the
Syrian crisis and serving as the Country Director in Syria. Dr Rizk holds a PhD
in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and an MA in
Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo. He has also worked
as a Peace and Development Advisor in Sudan and Yemen, focusing on conflict
prevention and peacebuilding efforts.