Ms. Amani Salah

Amani Salah brings more than 25 years of experience in humanitarian affairs, having worked with the United Nations and international NGOs in some of the most complex crisis settings. She currently serves as Head of Field Coordination for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Syria, based in Damascus, following a one-year assignment as Acting Head of Office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previously, Amani led the subfield office in Lattakia and oversaw crossline operations in Aleppo, contributing to the delivery of lifesaving assistance in challenging environments.

Before working in Syria, she managed the Humanitarian Financing Unit for the Jordan Humanitarian Fund and served as Regional Emergency Fund Manager for Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.

Her extensive field experience spans Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Her areas of expertise include program development, humanitarian financing, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, resource mobilisation, and donor engagement.

Amani holds a Master of Business Administration and is committed to principled, effective humanitarian action.