Heba Aly

Heba Aly

Advisory board member

Senior Advisor at the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UNWN)


Heba Aly is a Canadian and Egyptian journalist and news executive. Until recently, she was serving as chief executive officer of the independent, non-profit news agency The New Humanitarian (formerly known as IRIN – Integrated Regional Information Networks). Ms. Aly led the transition of the news agency into its current status as an independent organization, which focuses on conflict journalism, especially in Africa. She now works as a Senior Advisor at the Coalition for the UN We Need (C4UNWN).