Biography 
Rina Amiri served as an Afghan activist and returned to her native country Afghanistan in February 2002 to take part in peace-building and reconstruction efforts following three decades of instability and war. She served as a political affairs officer in the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and as a member of the political unit implementing the Bonn Peace Accords. In preparation for the 2003 Constitutional Loya Jirga, Ms. Amiri oversaw and managed elections for women, nomads, refugees, and minorities at risk in the provinces of Afghanistan and in the refugee camps in Iran and Pakistan. She also served as a liaison for political parties in the presidential elections and as a part of the UNAMA and Afghan Independent Human Rights team for the verification of political rights for the upcoming Afghan parliamentary elections. She has provided analysis on the peace building process in Afghanistan at major institutions, including the United Nations, Harvard University, the US Institute of Peace, the State Department, the Council of Foreign Affairs as well as news publications, television, and radio programs, including, CNN,
The New York Times and
The Boston Globe. Currently she serves as a Senior Regional Advisor with the Central Eurasia Project/Middle East North Africa Initiative at the Open Society Institute. (12.2007)
Read her Spotlight Read an article about this Network member:21 Leaders for the 21st Century 2007
by Irene Lew, Women's eNews
January 1, 2007
Contact:
Email: rinaamiri at gmail.comPhone: +212 963.2668 ext 6125