Eman Redwan (Milhem) is a strategic advisor and senior project manager at the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), one of the world’s leading institutions in advancing democratic governance of the security and justice sectors. Since joining the center nearly 15 years ago, she has played a pivotal role in managing programs and projects aimed at reforming the Palestinian security sector, with a focus on enhancing transparency and accountability within security institutions and developing oversight bodies in line with international standards.

Eman brings extensive experience in providing strategic advice and planning programs, particularly those related to identifying security priorities and needs in Palestine, supporting national reconciliation, and analyzing and planning the optimal size of security forces. Her understanding of human rights principles, strengthened during her tenure with Amnesty International, has enabled her to integrate these principles into her work, ensuring a balance between security and the protection of rights and freedoms.

Through her participation in various studies, research papers, and international forums, Eman has focused on Palestinian security sector reform, its intersection with democratic governance, and peace processes. She believes that direct engagement with people on the ground is the key to deeper understanding and achieving faster, more impactful results, fostering opportunities for just and sustainable peace.