Meet Our Advisors
Elham Youssefian
International Disability Alliance
Elham Youssefian is the Inclusive Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor in the International Disability Alliance (IDA) Secretariat. Elham is responsible for leading and coordinating the implementation of IDA’s strategy to promote and support the effective enforcement of inclusive humanitarian action and disaster risk reduction. She is currently leading IDA and IDDC joint advocacy and global campaign initiatives to address discrimination and exclusion of persons with disabilities in COVID-19 response and recovery. Together with representatives from UNICEF and CBM-global, Elham is co-chairing the IASC reference group on inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action.
Elham's education is in fields of international law and human rights law. She also has a diverse experience in protection and human rights, with a focus on issues related to human trafficking, refugees, domestic violence and discrimination against persons with disabilities. She is currently based in New York.