Episode #16 - Marta Ruedas

Marta Ruedas has served as the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), having also worked for almost 30 years coordinating UN’s development and humanitarian work in conflict and post-conflict countries. Ruedas started her career in the early 1990s with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In this episode, Marta Ruedas walks us through her experience as a female worker in UN’s development and humanitarian worlds. She also reflects on the changes in her role as UN’s Resident Coordinator, following the introduction of UN’s Development System Reform of 2018. Disclaimer: The opinions and memories expressed in the “I Was There” podcast series are those of each individual speaker and do not imply the expression of any opinion or responsibility on the part of UN OCHA.