Graduated of political sciences and journalism, Ms Armelle Arrou, initially joined UNESCO’s Assistance programme for independent media in conflict areas in 1993, which she developped in former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC and in Afghanistan.
In 2002, she launched the open educational content action joining the ICT and Education team with the creation of the Open Training Platform (11 UN agencies and hundreds of development organisations). She was at that time in charge of private partnerships with the ICT industries.
She is since 2008 Head of the Special events at UNESCO Communcation Direction. She manages the team in charge of the 140 cultural and corporate events UNESCO organizes each year as well as the communication partnerships.