Dr. Elie Mekhael holds a PhD in Health and Life Sciences from Paris VI University, France, and currently serves as a Professor at the Lebanese University, specializing in Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Education. From 2002 to 2012, Dr. Mekhael held the position of General Secretary of the Higher Council for Children in Lebanon. Dr. Mekhael possesses extensive expertise in various domains. He has contributed significantly to the Lebanese National Strategy on ESD. Additionally, he has worked on issues related to child labor and climate change. Furthermore, Dr. Mekhael has been involved in projects addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family dynamics. In his academic and policy-related roles, he supervises the School Wellbeing Framework at CERD and serves as a curriculum development expert for the S2R2 Program since 2021. Dr. Mekhael has played a pivotal role as a lead expert for the Arab League in developing the Arab Child framework for the period 2015-2030