Fatou Aminata Lo

Country Director , UN Women

Harare, Zimbabwe

International Development Expert with over 20 years of professional experience, including 8 years as Country Director in the United Nations (UN). I have worked in 5 different countries with a broad range of partners to influence development policies and strategies, raise important resources and deliver meaningful results.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
Professional Experience:

International Development Expert with over 20 years of professional experience, including 8 years as Country Director in the United Nations (UN). I have worked in five different countries with a broad range of partners to influence development policies and strategies and deliver meaningful results. As part of my work, I have raised important financial resources for women’s empowerment, built and led highly effective teams to deliver transformative projects. My experience in Human Rights, Global Issues, Social and Economic Development and Management are readily transferable to leadership positions in the UN, in large international organizations and in philanthropic organizations.

Below is my career overview and the positions I have held so far.


• Country Director, UN Women Zimbabwe, since April 2022
• Country Director, UN Women Rwanda, 2016-2022
• Deputy Country Director, UN Women Sudan, 2013-2016
• Programme Specialist, UNIFEM New York 2006-2013
• Policy Network Coordinator, UNDP, New York 2005
• Research Analyst, UNDP, 2004
• Legal Adviser in the Private Sector in Senegal, 1999-2003

Education:

I hold 3 Masters Degrees, respectively:
Master of Arts in International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA
Master of Arts in Sustainable Development, SIT Graduate Institute, USA
Masters in Law and Political Science, University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

Affiliations and Achievements:

Women’s Investment Club (WIC Senegal); Career Women’s Network Kigali; Association of Professional Women in New York; Toastmasters International and National Council of Women in Senegal (COSEF).

• Featured in Woodrow Wilson Center series “Faces of the Future” TV programme, 2005
• Recipient of the Ford Foundation leadership for Social Justice Award, 2003
• Represented Senegalese Youth to a women’s leadership meeting with Mrs. Hillary Clinton, 1997
• Official youth delegate at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, 1995

Available for:

  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, English, French, Spanish, Wolof

Nationality:

Senegal

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