Rebeca Grynspan
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Rebeca Grynspan is an Under-Secretary-General and the Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP). She was the Vice-President of Costa Rica
from 1994 to 1998. Grynspan previously served as Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
in December 2005.
Grynspan obtained a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Costa Rica
and a Master of Science in economics from Sussex University.
She served also as Director of the Subregional Headquarters in Mexico of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). She was also a member of the UN Millennium Project
’s Task Force on Poverty and Economic Development and of the UN High-Level Panel on Financing for Development.
Before joining the UN, she held various official functions in her country such as Vice-President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998 and concurrently as coordinating minister of the Government’s social and economic sectors, housing and human settlements minister.
She was a professor at the University of Costa Rica and researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones de Ciencias Económicas de Costa Rica.
United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP operates in 177 countries, working with nations on their own solutions to...
(UNDP). She was the Vice-President of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
from 1994 to 1998. Grynspan previously served as Director of UNDP's Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, appointed to the position by United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
in December 2005.
Grynspan obtained a Bachelor of Science in economics from the University of Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro, in the province of San José. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in...
and a Master of Science in economics from Sussex University.
She served also as Director of the Subregional Headquarters in Mexico of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). She was also a member of the UN Millennium Project
Millennium Project
The Millennium Project is an independent international think tank with 40 "nodes" around the world that gathers and accesses information on futures studies that produces the annual State of the Future report since 1997 and the Futures Research Methodology series Versions 1-3.The Project was formed...
’s Task Force on Poverty and Economic Development and of the UN High-Level Panel on Financing for Development.
Before joining the UN, she held various official functions in her country such as Vice-President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998 and concurrently as coordinating minister of the Government’s social and economic sectors, housing and human settlements minister.
She was a professor at the University of Costa Rica and researcher at the Instituto de Investigaciones de Ciencias Económicas de Costa Rica.