MEKLIT ABEBE

About Me

I am a published author, mentor, and student. I intend to pursue international law, focusing on legal frameworks that improve gender outcomes and enable developing states to exert sovereign control over their natural resources. More broadly, I aim to support governments in implementing just economic development projects. I am dedicated to addressing the challenges faced by fragile states; this includes terms that promote self-determination and sustainability—equipping vulnerable nations with the tools necessary to thrive in the international ecosystem.The International Rescue Committee, UNICEF, UNHCR, the U.S. Department of State, the Boston Area Research Initiative, Diplomats Without Borders, and the UN Foundation's Shot@Life campaign are among the institutions with which I have established meaningful associations.My original research and insights have been featured at Yale University and UMBC (forthcoming presenter). My work has also been recognized by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and the International Organization for Youth, where I served as a distinguished panelist.At the moment, I have completed an academic thesis entitled Printing Nasser: The Periodical as a Political Tool in Late Modern Egypt, 1954-1967, part of my research position at the Library of Congress. I am also thinking about gender outcomes (population, women workers in the global economy), labor & social protection, and natural resource management.I am the editor of Diplomatic Dispatch, a quarterly newsletter I developed for Diplomats Without Borders. In addition, I am an ambassador for TheirWorld and the Institute for Economics and Peace, and an Arabic language scholar at the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center. Previously, I published articles as a columnist for NUPR.

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