Blerta Cela
Deputy Regional Director, UN Women Europe and Central Asia Regional Office
Biography
Blerta Cela is the Deputy Regional Director of UN Women, Regional Office in Istanbul, Turkey. A native of Albania, Blerta brings with her 20 years of experience in programme management, design and implementation. Blerta most recently was the UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Ukraine. Prior to Ukraine, Blerta served as Head of Partnerships, Results and Resource Management with UNDP Bangladesh. And before that, Blerta worked with the Bureau for Development Policy, UNDP in New York, with the Gender Team and the HIV/AIDS group. Prior to working with the UN, Blerta worked with several civil society and human rights organizations to promote socioeconomic development, gender equality and human rights