AMBASSADOR SALAH HAMMAD Head of the African Governance Architecture

Ambassador Salah S. Hammad (PhD) is the Head of the African Governance Architecture (AGA) Secretariat at the African Union (AU) that expresses the AU’s determination to promote and protect human and people’s rights, consolidate democratic institutions and culture and ensure good governance and the rule of law. He is also a Senior Human Rights Expert at the Department of Political Affairs in the African Union Commission. He holds an LLM Degree in Human Rights and a doctorate Degree in International Relations with focus on Human Rights.

Originally from South Sudan, Dr. Hammad studied law and political science in the United States of America. He has recently been appointed as an Ambassador within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sudan and voted as Ambassador for human rights by the Arab Council for human rights in 2013.  

For the past 25 years, Ambassador Salah has dedicated his life to world development and human rights. As an International expert, he has also been promoting the plight of refugees and resettlement for the Migration and Refugee Services, an organization based in Washington D.C. He is a strong advocate for safety of journalists and end impunity on the African continent through establishment of continental frameworks that addresses the plight of the journalists. 

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UNESCO  website