Myriam Aziz

Myriam Aziz has extensive experience in the field of refugee support and conflict resolution, currently serving as an Assistant External Relations Officer at UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, since December 2018. Prior roles at UNHCR include Senior Resettlement Assistant and Resettlement Associate. Myriam also contributed to academia as a Teaching Fellow in Peacebuilding and Conflict Studies at Eastern Mennonite University from June 2017 to May 2018 and held multiple positions as a Graduate Assistant at the Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice & Peacebuilding in early 2016. Myriam began a career in refugee support with UNHCR in 2014 as a Senior Resettlement Assistant and Registration Assistant. Academic credentials include a Master of Arts in Conflict Transformation, Peace Studies, and Conflict Resolution from Eastern Mennonite University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs from Lebanese American University.