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.