Jessica Burke
Consultant, Human Rights and Rule of Law Section, Office of Counter-Terrorism, United Nations
2023
Jessica Burke is a consultant working on the intersection of human rights and rule of law issues at the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) as part of its Global Victims of Terrorism Support Programme. She spent six years working for human rights and international organizations in Jerusalem and Cairo and has a Masters Degree in international human rights law and security policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies.
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
