Noor Esam Al-Khateeb is a Women Protection and Empowerment (WPE) Senior Manager- Quality assurance and Partnership, working with the International Rescue committee (IRC). With 7 years of experience working in the humanitarian field in Iraq, her career focused mostly on gender equality, gender-based violence, protection of women, and empowerment programs. In her role, Al-Khateeb has actively supported the women-led organisation and the civil society organisations to promote women’s inclusion in peacebuilding and build the technical and organisational skills of women-led organisations, female peacebuilders, and peace networks to participate in peace processes. Al-Khateeb is passionate about women rights and always advocates for women and gender equality in all aspects especially with focusing on the current climate crises and durable solutions. Through her work, she has conducted several GBV assessments to find the linkages between the GBV and the climate challenges in Iraq. 

Participant in: March 2024 Fellowship: Climate Change, Gender, and Conflict