Rebecca Grynspan appointed as head of UNCTAD

The UN General Assembly approved the nomination of Costa Rican economist Rebecca Grynspan to head the UN agency promoting trade and development.

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Rebecca Grynspan will be the first woman and Central American to lead the Geneva-based organisation.

She was nominated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

It supports developing countries in their efforts to benefit from the globalised economy and to deal with potential drawbacks from economic integration.

She previously served as UNDP’s regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, a member of the high-level panel on financing for development, and second vice president of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.