Husna Ahmad
Policy Experts
Also working within:
Academics & Education
Also working within:
Academics & Education
She/Her
Based: London
Organisation:
Global One
Husna has an OBE and is the CEO of Global One 2015, which is a faith based International NGO focused on women. She has a PhD in International Environmental Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University and is a board member of Faith for the Climate, Faith In Water, and Palmers Green Mosque (the MCEC). At the UN, she is co-Chair of the Multi Faith Advisory Council to its Inter-agency Task Force on Religion and Development and she also sits on the Steering Committee of The World Bank’s Moral Imperative Initiative. As an author and thought leader, Husna has presented many papers internationally, focusing particularly on faith and the environment.
“For me ethics is about moving away from greed and self interest but the irony of it is that we are facing the greatest catastrophe today – climate change - because of a lack of ethical behaviour. My organisation, Global One, is tackling many of the SDGs, and it was founded on the basis and belief that there is a need for more Muslim women to emerge as leaders and change-makers, inspired by their faith teachings, and not blocked but encouraged and supported by their faith communities. It holds this ambition equally for women everywhere and thus integrates the participation, equal opportunities and leadership of women in all of its projects.”