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Gulden Turkoz-Cosslett is the UN Resident Coordinator in Albania. She assumed her duties in October 2005.

Before arriving in Albania, Ms. Turkoz-Cosslett was Senior Programme Manager and Team Leader for Central Asia at the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) at UNDP New York. Prior to that, she was Programme Specialist to the UNDP Administrator in New York and Portfolio Manger at the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Asia Office in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. She has also served as UNDP Liaison Officer for Habitat II Conference in Istanbul, Turkey; Programme Manager at UNOPS New York; and Assistant Resident Representative with UNDP Algeria.

She holds a masters degree in International Affairs (1985) with a concentration on development economics from Columbia University.

Recent Statements from the UN Resident Coordinator

» 12 November 2009 Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at the launch of the SNC

» 24 October 2009 Statement by UN Resident Coordinator on UN Day

» 20 May 2009 Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at Alliance of Civilizations inauguration

» 20 May 2009 Statement by UN Resident Coordinator on Delivering as One UN in Albania

» 06 April 2009  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at ILO 90th Anniversary event

» 08 April 2009  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator on International Roma Day

» 19 February 2009  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at Launch of Culture Joint Programme

» 16 December 2008  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at Global Compact

» 17 November 2008  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator at UNICEF meeting on Child Inclusion

» 14 November 2008  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator to Donor Round Table on Aid Effectiveness

» 24 October 2008  Statement by UN Resident Coordinator on UN Day