Widad Franco is the UN coordinator working within the Global Advocacy division of Human Rights Watch in New York. She is responsible for coordinating and conducting advocacy work at the United Nations with members of the Security Council, General Assembly and other UN offices and agencies. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Widad worked for NHK Japan Broadcasting (the country’s public broadcaster) as an international news producer and reporter covering the work of the United Nations in New York and around the world.