▁Regional ▁Bureau ▁for ▁Arab ▁States ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁( UND P ). ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Als os wa ▁was ▁appointed ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Bureau ▁for ▁the ▁Acc eler ation ▁of ▁A id ▁Abs or ption ▁and ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁the ▁Mut ual ▁Account ability ▁Framework . ▁ ▁Als os wa ▁has ▁published ▁and ▁lect ured ▁extens ively ▁and ▁has ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards . ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁an ▁Offic ier ▁of ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur ▁( France ) ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Committee ▁for ▁Af ro - As ian ▁Sol id ar ity ▁( E gypt ). ▁Als os wa ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Trust ee ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Dem ocracy ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁Als os wa ▁has ▁written ▁and ▁spoken ▁on ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁and ▁dem ocracy . ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁activ ist ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁in ▁general ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁in ▁particular . ▁Als os wa ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁fight ▁against ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁Arab ▁countries , ▁older ▁trad itions ▁of ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁texts ▁which ▁were ▁once ▁more ▁favor able ▁to ▁women ▁must ▁be ▁rev ived , ▁girls ▁need ▁equal ▁access ▁to ▁education ▁and ▁recogn izing ▁women ' s ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁family ▁and ▁society ▁as ▁important ▁and ▁valuable ▁are ▁necessary ▁for ▁change . ▁She ▁also ▁str esses ▁that ▁" even ▁against ▁immense ▁odd s ,