Adeline Carrier

Deputy Resident Representative (Office-in-Charge) for UNDP in Timor-Leste

Ms. Adeline Carrier is the Deputy Resident Representative (Programme and Operations) of UNDP Timor-Leste since November 2022.
She brings 15 years of international development experience working on governance and resilience and serving in various management and coordination roles within the United Nations. Recently, she served as the Head of Governance in UNDP Haiti Country Office managing a complex Security and Rule-of-Law Portfolio in a poly-crisis context, in collaboration with UN Peace-Keeping Mission. Previously, she collaborated with UN-Habitat on post-disaster recovery and resilience in urban settings.

Prior joining the United Nations in 2011, Adeline served as a strategic advisor and academic researcher for multi-lateral and bilateral organizations working on land reform, sustainable urban development as well as resilience to multidimensional risks. Adeline has published academic books, articles, and policy papers on issues such as land tenure security in Cambodia as well as urban development issues in South-East Asia.
Adeline holds a Ph. D in development studies from Paris 8 University. Adeline is a national of France and proud mother of Aïda.