Nadira Bayat is a Gender and Trade Expert with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), where she leads the approach to gender mainstreaming in African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) National Strategies. Nadira began her career at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and subsequently served at the International Court of Justice, UN Administration in East Timor and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. She has also held senior positions in the South African Government, including as Counsellor: Multilateral at the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC. Prior to joining ECA, Nadira was Programme Director at Global Economic Governance (GEG) Africa, a policy research and stakeholder engagement programme, focusing on sustainable development priorities in Africa. Nadira has a background in international law and holds two LLMs, the most recent in International Legal Studies from American University Washington College of Law.
