About Nejib Mokni

Mr Nejib Mokni is the Programme Specialist for Communication and Information Sector in the UNESCO office to the Gulf States and Yemen. With more than 15 Years experience in the field of Communication and Information in the Maghreb, in the MENA Region and in Central Africa, Nejib was until recently the Head of the CI Sector in the UNESCO Office for Central Africa at the Regional Office in Yaounde covering 10 countries during almost 5 years.

Since February 2018, Nejib has led the work and projects of UNESCO’s communication and information sector in Tunisia. Nejib was appointed by the Regional Director of UNESCO’s Maghreb Office in January 2019 as the Office Affairs Manager of the UNESCO projects office in Tunisia. Prior to joining UNESCO, Nejib had more than 8 years of experience as a public services advisor in public administration in Tunisia, where he worked particularly within the Services of the Legal and Legislative Advisor to the government at the presidency of the Government in Tunisia.

He then held the position of Manager of the Transparency and Access to Information program in the MENA region at the international NGO ARTICLE 19, the International NGO based in London defending freedom of expression and information. Nejib speaks fluently Arabic, French and English. He holds a Master’s Degree in Legal, Political and Social Sciences from the University of Legal, Political And Social Sciences in Tunisia, as well as a Higher Cycle Diploma from the National School of Administration in Tunisia.