Halim User

I've led humanitarian operations, advocacy, and crisis communications for Médecins Sans Frontières, UN OCHA, UNDP, and WHO across the Middle East, Africa, and global platforms.

At MSF in Lebanon, I managed a 100+ person multidisciplinary team during active conflict, scaled clinic consultations from about 1,000 a month to about 1,000 a week, launched mobile medical units across 30+ locations, and negotiated access with municipalities, authorities, and armed actors. I also represented MSF with ministries, diplomatic missions, UN coordination platforms, and the media.

For UN OCHA's Gaza response, I coordinated UN operations through the Egypt corridor, worked with Egyptian authorities and aid-convoy partners, and briefed senior government and UN representatives. Earlier, I co-developed the CeasefireNOW campaign with Oxfam and Save the Children, which brought together over 1,000 NGOs and surpassed one million petition signatures.

My work combines security management, safeguarding, access negotiation, policy development, strategic communications, and partnership building. I'm a native Arabic speaker fluent in English, and I bring over 12 years of experience working under pressure in complex humanitarian environments.