XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

María-Noel Vaeza holds a Doctorate in Law and Social Sciences from the University of the Republic of Uruguay and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. She was appointed Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean in July 2019. Previously, she served as Director of the Programmes Division at UN Women headquarters in New York. She was also Director of the Global Portfolio Services Office at the United Nations Office for Project Services, and worked for 14 years at the United Nations Development Programme. Before joining the United Nations, she held various positions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay.