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Papua New Guinea

Our team

Violet Baffour
Resident Representative

Ms. Violet Baffour has served as the UNDP Resident Representative in Papua New Guinea since September 2026. Having begun her United Nations career as a UN Volunteer in her native country of Ghana, Ms. Baffour brings with her more than 20 years of experience as an international civil servant.

Prior to her appointment in Papua New Guinea, she served as the Coordinator of UNDP’s Country Office Support and Quality Assurance Division at the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific in Bangkok, Thailand. She also previously served as Deputy Resident Representative of UNDP Liberia.

Ms. Baffour holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and International Relations from Bennett College in the United States. Throughout her career, she has focused on advancing good governance, strengthening democratic institutions, and building partnerships. 

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Aadil Mansoor
Deputy Resident Representative

Mr. Aadil Mansoor has over 20 years of experience in international development, specializing in policy analysis, strategic planning, program management, and monitoring and evaluation. Over the years, he has led the design and implementation of numerous strategies and programmes in the fields of governance, economic development, resilience and disaster risk reduction, climate change, rural development, education, health, and women and youth empowerment. 

Prior to joining UNDP Papua New Guinea, Mr. Mansoor was working with UNDP Libya as Deputy Resident Representative for Programme (ad interim) and Head of Programme Management Support Unit. Earlier, he worked with the Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as Senior Development Effectiveness Specialist with UNDP Pakistan as Assistant Resident Representative on Crisis Prevention & Recovery, and Chief, Strategic Management Unit; and with various national and international development organisations across Pakistan.

Mr. Mansoor obtained his MSc. in Economics (1999) from Pakistan, and Master of Science in Public Policy & Management (2010) from the Carnegie Mellon University (Australia campus).