Rosine Sori-Coulibaly has over 35 years of experience in sustainable development, political transition, poverty reduction, fiscal and budgetary reforms, gender equality, and women’s empowerment. She is currently the Honorary President of the Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), which has a mission to promote regional policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people in the Sahel and West Africa, with a particular focus on food security. She previously served as Minister of Economy, Finance and Development in Burkina Faso from January 2016 to January 2019. She has also had a 20-year career at the United Nations, serving in several leadership positions. From August 2019 to December 2020, she was appointed as Special Representative in Guinea Bissau by the current UN Secretary-General António Guterres. In 2011, she was appointed by the UN Secretary-General at the time, Ban Ki-moon, as Deputy Special Representative in Burundi with responsibilities as UN Resident Coordinator, UN Humanitarian Coordinator, and UNDP Resident Representative. She has also held several technical advisory positions, working with the Ministry of Economic Development and Planning in Burkina Faso (1982-1990); the International Labour Organization (ILO) as an Economic Advisor (1991-1992); and the Canadian development organization, Development International Desjardins (DID), as a Private Sector and Entrepreneurship Development Advisor (1993-1995).
