Christina Boutros Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer, MENA Beirut Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] or call +32 (0) 2 536 00 71 Crisis Group Role As Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer, Christina focuses on enhancing ICG’s impact in the MENA region through close collaboration with our analysts. She develops communications and advocacy strategies and ensures that ICG’s conflict prevention and resolution publications and recommendations reach a focused audience, including policymakers, authorities and the media, specifically in Arabic speaking communities. Professional Background Christina has dedicated her career in communications to social and humanitarian causes. She held the position of Field Communications Manager for Syria and later for Ukraine at Doctors Without Borders. Prior to that, she worked in communications roles that focused on combatting violent extremism, managing religious diversity, and advancing conflict-sensitive reporting. She is also a trainer and coordinator for several media programs focusing on media literacy to combat hate speech and misinformation. Christina holds a master's degree in Information and Communication Sciences from the Lebanese University in Beirut. Languages Arabic English French Latest Updates Op-Ed / Middle East & North Africa 14 May 2024 لقد جعلت إسرائيل من غزة أكثر مكان مميت لعمال الإغاثة في العالم Also available in English Event Recording / Middle East & North Africa 29 February 2024 The Gaza War's Spillover in the Middle East Event Recording / Middle East & North Africa 05 October 2023 What Happened in Derna (Online event, 5 October 2023)