Margaret Anstee

Who is Margaret Anstee?

Dame Margaret Joan Anstee, DCMG served at the United Nations for over four decades, rising to the rank of Under-Secretary General in 1987. She worked on operational programmes of economic and social development in all regions of the world, mostly with the United Nations Development Programme. From 1987-1992 she served as Director General of the United Nations at Vienna, Head of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs and Coordinator of all United Nations narcotic drug-control programs. From 1992-93 she was the Secretary General's Special Representative to Angola.

Margaret Anstee served successively as Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme in eight countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. From 1974 - 1987 she occupied senior positions at the UN's New York HQ. She was also given major responsibilities in a number of disaster relief operations as well as special assignments for the Secretary General to assist countries in dire economic distress. In addition, she was involved in the design and implementation of several major reforms of the UN system.