Ana Graça

Ana Graça is the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Panama, where she provides strategic leadership to the United Nations Country Team and coordinates the UN system’s support for the country’s development priorities.

Prior to this role, she served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cabo Verde. She has also held several senior positions with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), including Team Leader and Global Advisor on Rule of Law, Justice and Human Rights in New York, and Regional Advisor on Governance and Crisis Prevention for Asia and the Pacific, based in Bangkok.

Earlier in her United Nations career, Ana managed governance and rule of law programmes in Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Timor-Leste, and served in advisory roles supporting different UN funds and programmes across Africa and Asia. She holds a Master’s degree in European Law and a Law degree, with a specialisation in International Law, from the University of Lisbon.