United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Anna Marttinen-Pont of Finland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bolivia, with the host Government’s approval. Her start date was 1 September.

Ms. Marttinen-Pont has 25 years of experience in development, political affairs, peacebuilding and humanitarian work.  Previously she served as the Resident Coordinator for Equatorial Guinea in Central Africa, as the regional head of office for the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia and also held senior positions at the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Geneva, Pakistan and Thailand.

Before joining the UN, she served with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Geneva and in Panama and with international non-governmental organizations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Ghana.

Ms. Marttinen-Pont holds a master’s degree in anthropology and development studies as well as a bachelor’s degree in Spanish philology from the University of Helsinki.