Career
He was appointed to this position by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in December 2007. Before his appointment to the position of Deputy Executive Director, he served as the Director for the Division of Policy and Planning in United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, where he joined in 1978. He has also taken assignment in Burkina Faso, Côte d"Ivoire, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon.
In addition to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, he has also worked for the World Bank and the Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations.
Houry was working at the American University of Beirut before joining the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Houry obtained his Master of Science in neurobiology from the University of London and his Bachelor of Science in biology from the American University in Beirut. He speaks fluently Arabic, English and French.
