Fabiola de Freitas

Ms. Fabíola de Freitas assumed her duties as UNMIK Chief of Staff on 28 February 2013. She has extensive international experience including relevant practice in senior positions in political, management, strategic planning, administrative and advisory roles in several UN peace operations (Haiti, South Africa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Timor-Leste, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Darfur and the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

She has also worked at the New York Office of the UN Centre for Human Rights; the UN Department of Political Affairs (Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch) and the UN Department of Field Support. Prior to her service with the United Nations, Ms. de Freitas was with the Brazilian Foreign Service and served in Dakar (Senegal) and New York.

Ms. de Freitas holds a Master’s degree in Political Science/Latin American Studies from New York University, a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Brasília, and a certificate in Environmental Management with specialization in International Environmental Policy from Tufts University (through a UN Environment Programme Fellowship). She speaks English and French and is a native Portuguese-speaker.