#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation
of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

#Women4Multilateralism is a project initiated in 2022 by the Delegation of the European Union and the Permanent Mission of Gabon in Geneva

Rebeca Grynspan

Costa Rica

Mobilizing the world to reduce poverty, inequality and advance women’s rights

Rebeca Grynspan from Costa Rica is the first woman to be the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). An economist, former Vice President of Costa Rica and Under Secretary General of the United Nations, she is a powerful advocate for human development, fighting poverty and inequality and advancing women’s economic empowerment.

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