Ms. Ndeye Rose Sarr is the Chief of the UNFPA Representation Office to the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). Prior to this, she served as the UNFPA Representative in The Gambia, where she led the implementation of the 9th country programme and oversaw the country’s first digital population and housing census.
Ms. Sarr also previously served as the Regional Desk Specialist for the UNFPA West and Central Africa Region. In this capacity, she contributed to the development of various country programmes and supported quality assurance, human resources alignment, and capacity development through the Programme Review Committee (PRC) and the Internal Consulting Group (ICG).
Before joining UNFPA, Ms. Sarr gained extensive programme management experience at UN Women, UNDP, and within the nonprofit sector. She has administered multiple grants for programs in Asia and Africa focused on gender equality, combating violence against women, and advancing women’s health and reproductive rights.
Her field and community development experience includes advocacy for the ICPD Programme of Action and the Beijing Platform for Action. She was part of the team that developed the UNDP Gender Equality Seal and co-led the development of UNFPA’s Social and Environmental Standards for Programming.
An advocate for staff wellbeing, Ms. Sarr co-leads the "women@unfpa" employee resource group and previously served as Vice Chairperson of the Paul Hoffman Fund.
Ms. Sarr holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Quebec in Montreal and a Master of Arts in International Relations from Webster University. She is fluent in French and English, with a strong command of Spanish.
