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Kristele Younes joined Refugees International in February of 2006 after working as a Legal Officer with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague. As part of the RI advocacy team, Ms. Younes has conducted a humanitarian assessment in Chad, focusing on the plight of refugees from Darfur and the Central African Republic. Prior to joining RI, Ms. Younes worked with M�decins du Monde and the International Rescue Committee in Afghanistan, where she managed protection programs. She was also part of a team which explored the possibility of a joint European Union/UN/DRC government program to re-establish the judicial system in Bunia, a war-torn town in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and has worked on Rule of Law issues with the OSCE�s human rights department in post-war Bosnia. Ms. Younes has a law degree from McGill and a Master�s in Public International Law and International Organizations from the Sorbonne. Ms. Younes is a Canadian and Lebanese citizen, and is fluent in French, Arabic and Spanish. | 