Mona Ali Khalil

Mona Ali Khalil is an internationally recognised public international lawyer with 30 years of UN and other experience, including as a former senior legal officer in the UN and the IAEA, with expertise in peacekeeping, peace enforcement, disarmament and counterterrorism. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in international relations from Harvard University and a master’s in foreign service and a J.D. from Georgetown University.

Recent articles by Mona Ali Khalil

What the UN Chief can do for Gaza

What the UN Chief can do for Gaza

Secretary-General António Guterres has limited his role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to that of a town crier, expressing “grave concern” from time to time regarding the terrible Hamas attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and Israel’s collective punishment of the Palestinian people in Gaza every day since then and long before. To change his legacy, Guterres should establish a truth commission, propose a UN transitional administration and present a peace plan to get us to the “day after” in Gaza and beyond.

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