Maria do Valle Ribeiro or Maria Ribeiro (born in Portugal) is a

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diplomat. On 8 November 2016 she was appointed as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the

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(UNSMIL).

Education

Do Valle Ribeiro graduated from the

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with a Master of Science in economic development policy and planning.

Career

Do Valle Ribeiro has held many positions as a

representative. She was the United Nations Resident Coordinator in

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. She was later the United Nations Deputy Special Representative in

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

. From 2008 to 2010 she was the United Nations Resident Coordinator in

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

. She has held several positions with

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in Africa,

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and

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. On 8 November 2016 she was appointed as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the

(UNSMIL). In May 2019 during the

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, she stated that the 18 May militia attack on the

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project, which supplies most of

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's water, could constitute a war crime.

References

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