"UNDP and the New Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean"

The Institute of International Relations on March 28 2001, held a guest lecture given by Ms. Elena Martinez, Assistant Administrator and Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Martinez, a Cuban national, has served the UNDP with distinction throughout her career, and possesses a rare combination of substantive development expertise, knowledge of the United Nations system, political acumen, in-depth understanding of the Latin American and Caribbean region, and top level managerial skills.

In her presentation Ms Martinez …