Sujala Pant

Sujala Pant is the Deputy Resident Representative at UNDP Indonesia, a position she has held since September 2022. In Indonesia, she provides strategic leadership and oversees the design and implementation of UNDP’s development initiatives in alignment with national priorities and the SDGs. In this senior role, she, fosters partnerships, and ensures impactful, inclusive development outcomes and supports operational management. With nearly two decades of experience in sustainable development, governance, and climate finance, she brings deep expertise and a global perspective to her leadership role.

Ms. Pant has worked extensively across regions, including Asia-Pacific, the Arab States, Eastern Europe, and Western Asia. Prior to her current assignment, she served as Chief Technical Advisor for a flagship regional initiative in the Arab States, focusing on the critical intersection of climate change, crisis response, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Before that, she was with the Green Climate Fund in South Korea, where she supported countries in enhancing their access to climate finance.

Throughout her career at UNDP, Ms. Pant has held multiple strategic positions: as a Governance and Climate Finance Advisor and Governance Specialist in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in UNDP Headquarters in New York. Her work has consistently focused on building institutional capacities, advising policy frameworks, and advancing inclusive governance systems.

Before joining UNDP, she worked with the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) in Bhutan and Nepal, supporting national and sub-national governments on local governance policies and initiatives.

A national of Nepal, Ms. Pant holds a, MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics (UK) and a BA in Social Sciences from Monash University (Australia).