Biografía
Ms. Lola Castro holds a BSc in Political Science and International Relations from the University Complutense in Madrid, and a Master in Development and Cooperation from the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation in Madrid. She has spent her professional career working in the international humanitarian development field. She joined the United Nations World Food Programme in 1994She assumed her role as Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean on 15 July 2021. Ms. Castro was Representative and Country Director in Pakistan, a position she held since 2016, where she oversaw an extensive portfolio of work addressing sustainable food and nutrition security. During her time as Representative and Country Director in Mozambique, she oversaw the implementation of the new UN Development Assistance Framework, chaired the Economic Development Results Group and the Humanitarian Country Team Working Group. Between 2006 and 2009, Ms. Castro worked as the Representative and Country Director in Georgia and Armenia
