Maria do Valle Ribeiro

Maria do Valle Ribeiro[1] or Maria Ribeiro[2] (born 1957 (age 65–66) in Portugal[1]) is a United Nations diplomat. On 8 November 2016 she was appointed as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[1]

This article is about a United Nations diplomat. For other people named Maria Ribeiro, see Maria Ribeiro (disambiguation).

Education

Do Valle Ribeiro graduated from the University of Wales with a Master of Science in economic development policy and planning.[3]

Career

Do Valle Ribeiro has held many positions as a United Nations representative. She was the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Angola. She was later the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in Guinea-Bissau.

From 2008 to 2010 she was the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mauritania. She has held several positions with UNICEF in Africa, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

On 8 November 2016 she was appointed as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).[1] In May 2019 during the 2019 Western Libya Offensive, she stated that the 18 May militia attack on the Great Man-Made River project, which supplies most of Tripoli's water, could constitute a war crime.[2]

References
  1. "Secretary-General Appoints Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland Deputy Special Representative for Libya". United Nations. 8 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  2. "Libya armed group cuts off water supply to Tripoli". Al Jazeera English. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Maria do Valle Ribeiro, DSRSG and UN Resident Coordinator". UNIOGBIS. United Nations. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2016.


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