Libya
OUR LEADERSHIP
Senior Management
The UNDP Resident Representative is the UNDP Administrator's representative at the country level, and head of the country office being ultimately responsible for the quality and sustainability of UNDP interventions, including UNDP policies and procedures.

UNDP Resident Representative for Libya ai
Christopher Laker
Resident Representative for Libya ai
Christopher has over 23 years of project/programme management experience (with about 18 years of experience in development programme/project management specifically in conflict and post-conflict contexts/settings first in Northern Uganda (2004 – 2008) during the LRA insurgency, Somalia/Kenya (2008 – 2010), Darfur/Sudan (2011 – 2021) managing donor funded projects in humanitarian response programming, early recovery, rule of law/governance, livelihoods, reconstruction and development interventions through decentralized frameworks, and Libya since September 2021.
Christopher has extensive rural development experience, initially as a member of a European Consulting firm in Uganda (and headquartered in the UK) (2000 – 2004) and subsequently as a Project Manager/Coordinator for a USD 100 million five-year World Bank-supported project in Northern Uganda focusing on rural livelihoods, community infrastructural development and community reconciliation and conflict management using community-driven development (CDD) approaches.
He started his UN career in UNDP Somalia (2009) where he managed a UN Joint Programme enhancing the protection, reintegration and resettlement of IDPs in Somalia. The Joint Programme had five UN partners (UNHCR, UN-HABITAT, UNICEF, FAO and UNDP) and was implemented in Bosaso, Puntland. He then moved to Darfur, Sudan in 2011, first as a Regional Programme Manager for a cluster of rule of law and governance projects, and ending his tour of duty in Sudan as the Senior Regional Coordinator and Head of the UNDP Team in Darfur, providing oversight for five field offices. In Darfur, he managed several joint programmes, notably a Rule of Law Joint Programme with UN agencies and the UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) during 2014 – 2018, and a Joint programme with UN Women on Reconciliation and Peaceful Co-existence. In Darfur (2018 – 2020), he led the UNDP partnership with the hybrid UN – African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) where he supported resource mobilization efforts during the UNAMID transition period (drawdown and closure). During this process, UNDP accessed USD 18 million from assessed budgets in New York and co-led the rule of law and human rights priority areas. UNDP supported capacity building for the justice sector and law enforcement institutions in Darfur through infrastructural investments, training of staff on technical mandates and enhancing the functionality of institutions at both state and locality levels. Christopher has a master’s degree in epidemiology and economics (1994) and a Ph.D. in epidemiology and economics (1999).

Head Program Management Support Unit
Aadil Mansoor
Head Program Management Support Unit
Aadil has over 20 years of international development experience, with expertise in policy analysis, strategic planning, programme management, monitoring and evaluation. He is presently working as Head of the Programme Management Support Unit with UNDP Libya. As a member of the senior management team, he is responsible for strategic planning and foresight, programme management and advisory support to project teams, monitoring and evaluation, and audit, oversight and risk management.
Before joining UNDP Libya, Aadil worked as Senior Development Effectiveness Specialist with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), Saudi Arabia, from 2020-2022, as Assistant Resident Representative, Crisis Prevention and Recovery (2014-2019) and Chief, Strategic Management Unit (2011-2014) with UNDP Pakistan, and in various management and advisory positions with development organizations (1999-2009) including USAID, DFID-UK, the ADB, and IUCN.
Aadil has extensive experience in developing country programme strategies, project documents, monitoring and evaluation policies and frameworks, evaluations, audits, partnerships, resource mobilization and reporting. He has managed large and diverse teams, worked with senior policymakers and development partners, and managed large teams of consultants, implementing partners, and contractors. He has participated in the UN country teams and coordinated interagency initiatives and joint programmes in humanitarian, peace and development contexts. He is a certified SURGE Advisor and has supported UNDP country offices in Djibouti, Libya, Libya, Mongolia and Pakistan.
Aadil has a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Management (2010) from the Carnegie Mellon University (Australia), and a Master’s degree in Economics (1999) from the University of Arid Agriculture, Pakistan.
Aadil is a strong advocate of human development, human rights and gender equality, and takes his inspiration from the UN’s charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Operations Manager a.i./ HR Specialist
Aster Ogbaslasie
Operations Manager a.i./ HR Specialist
With 19 years of experience in operations management at UNDP, Aster is a highly accomplished professional with expertise in strategic planning, leadership, communication, and implementing operational strategies. She formulates CO strategic and business documents with overall operations and HR inputs. Her education provides a solid human resources, procurement, finance, logistics, and administration foundation. Aster holds an MBA in Human Resources Management from Cambridge College and a Bachelor of Arts in Language Studies from Asmara University. She is certified in HR and procurement Management. She has professionally developed risk management, crisis response, and problem-solving skills from various contexts. She is committed to continuously improving operational systems and procedures to enhance country office program delivery.