Sally Ashour is a Political Science Assistant Lecturer at the National Center for Social and Criminological Researches. She holds a degree in Political Science and Public Administration from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Cairo University. Currently she is pursuing a PhD in International Relations and International Law. Her thesis focuses on “The Role of The INGOs in implementing the Millennium Development Goals. Case study: International Federation for Red Cross and Red Crescent”. In January 2015, she was appointed Assistant to the Minister of Social Solidarity for International Cooperation and Research.