Munkhtuya Altangerel

UNDP Resident Representative in Timor-Leste

Ms. Altangerel is the Resident Representative of UNDP Timor-Leste since June 2019. She served as the Deputy Resident Representative for Programmes and Operations in UNDP Georgia during 2018-2019, and UNDP Kazakhstan during 2014-2018.

She has managed complex development initiatives in various country settings, and has published policy reports on economic resilience, local development, scaling up development successes, and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) implementation. During 2007-2014, Ms. Altangerel served as a policy advisor/specialist on MDGs, local and urban development, and poverty reduction at the Bureau of Development Policy at UNDP Headquarters, covering mainly Eastern European and Central Asian countries. During 2004-2007, Tuya served as the Assistant Resident Representative in UNDP Kyrgyzstan, and as a team leader for UNDP project in Tajikistan

Prior to joining UNDP, she managed policy research and advocacy projects at the World Bank and CIVICUS-World Alliance for Citizen Participation, worked as a consultant on social and economic assessments for the Environmental Resources Management (consulting company), based out Washington D.C and London. Tuya’s specialization is in sustainable livelihoods and environmental and social impact analyses. Tuya obtained her Master of Science in International Development Management from the London School of Economics, UK, and the Bachelor in International Relations and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Tuya is a national of Mongolia.