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Carmela Grillone has been Director General of DBN from 2009 to 2012.

She worked before as Head of Mission of an Italian NGO (CISS) in Central America, Country Representative in Egypt and Project Manager for 3 years, to coordinate the Project Ecotourism for Sustainable Development in the Governorate of Fayoum and promote CISS (Cooperazione Internazionale Sud-Sud) activities in Egypt.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations hired her for 3 years since January 2003, when she was assigned to FAO Syria as Editor and Trainer.

Prior to joining FAO, Carmela gained extensive professional experience with the Italian National Commission for UNESCO and previously with the private sector in the field of tourism development.

Carmela earned first class honors Masters Degree in Development and International Cooperation from the School of Development, Innovation and Change of the University of Bologna and a first degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Parma, which has rewarded her with scholarships and fellowships to carry out long periods of study in the USA (Boston College), Spain (Barcelona University) and the UK (Cardiff University).

“No shift in the way we think or act is more critical than this: we must put people at the centre of everything we do. That is the essence of human security.”(Kofi Annan)