Ms. Katyna Argueta was appointed as Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Brazil in April 2019 and is the Director of the IPC-IG. Originally from Honduras, she started her career with the UNDP in 2003, first as a consultant to Honduras Country Office Representation and subsequently as HR Unit coordinator. She also worked as Deputy Country Director in Panama (2009-2012) and Haiti (2013-2015). Since 2016, she has acted as Country Director to UNDP in Mexico. A career diplomat holding an ambassador status, she has worked in the Ministry of Foreig Affairs of Honduras as alternate Representative of the Honduran Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States (OAS), General Director of Foreign Policy, Chief of Staff of the Minister, Second Secretary of the Honduran Embassy in Great Britain and Protocol Officer. In the private sector, she has held positions as director of public relations and communications, corporate planning manager and served as president of a financial institution. Ms. Argueta has a specialisation in management and administration and graduated from the Andrés Bello Diplomatic Academy, in Chile.

Gabriela holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Public Policy from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). At the IPC-IG, she has supported projects on social protection in Latin America and West Africa, in partnership with FAO. Before joining the IPC-IG, she worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant at Unicef Brasília and, more recently, as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA), where she developed studies on the evaluation of public policies aimed at the commercialization of food in family farming.

Luca holds a Master’s Degree in Law from Università degli Studi di Milano and a LL.M. in Food Law from LUISS School of Law. He previously worked as an intern at the International Chamber of Commerce in Rome, at the European Commission—DG AGRI— in Brussels. He is currently a consultant at the IPC-IG, and his main research areas include food and agriculture, sustainable development, poverty reduction and social protection.

Fernanda joined the IPC-IG team in June 2021 to support in several knowledge management activities on the platform. Fernanda holds a master’s in International Cooperation and Development from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan and a BA in International Relations from IESB in Brasília. Professionally, she has experience with project management, the UN system, data collection, and analyses, working in different organizations such as ProEpi NGO (Brazil), NATO (Italy), WHO (Switzerland and Egypt) and UNDP (Brazil).

Roberto is the Coordinator of the IPC-IG’s Publications Team. He holds a BA in International Business Administration, with further specialisation in Online Journalism, as well as a Master’s degree in Administration in Marketing and Communications. Before joining the IPC-IG/UNDP he has also accrued significant experience with other international organisations such as the World Health Organization, the Pan-American Health Organization, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and the World Bank. His activities at the Centre include managing the Editorial and Desktop Publishing teams...

Marina is a Communications Assistant at the IPC-IG. She holds a bachelor degree in journalism and a Master's Degree in Media Studies from The New School, New York. Since 2008, she has been working as a TV reporter, international producer, video editor, and press officer. Apart from Brazil, she has lived and worked in the United States, Portugal and Mozambique.

Maria Teresa holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Brasilia (UnB), a Master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Vienna and a Specialisation in Public Policy from UnB. She has 20 years of professional experience in international technical cooperation with international organisations and federal government bodies. She worked as manager of the UNDP State Office in Bahia for three years, and since 2009 has held the position of Programme Officer responsible for the UNDP’s social policy and infrastructure projects in Brasília.

André holds a BA in Computer Information Systems, specialising in the Internet and distributed objects, from the University of Brasília. He is certified by Sun Microsystems, Inc. in Java Programming Technology and by the United Kingdom’s Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) in Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL). At the IPC-IG, he performs such IT duties as network administration, hardware and software installation and troubleshooting, Internet/Intranet page design and end-user support. André is also the Focal Point for UNSECOORD, being responsible for maintaining a security plan for the IPC-IG.