Raúl Rosende has 30 years of experience in coordinating peace initiatives and monitoring peace agreements, facilitating negotiations between authorities and non-state armed actors, and verifying peace and humanitarian agreements. Throughout his career, he has worked for the United Nations and the Organisation of American States (OAS).

Since 2016, he has been part of the leadership of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, where he has held the positions of Chief of Staff and Director of Verification. Since 2022, he has served as Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of Mission, appointed by the Secretary-General.

Mr. Rosende was the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Northern Syria from 2014 to 2016; Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Damascus, Syria, from 2013 to 2014, and in Yemen from 2010 to 2013. From 2008 to 2010, he was UNDP Peace Advisor in Palestine, and from 2006 to 2008 he was the Head of OCHA in Colombia, where he had previously been Advisor to the Resident Coordinator and Programme Coordinator.

In previous years, he worked as Political Advisor to the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan and Guatemala.

Before joining the United Nations, Mr. Rosende was Programme Coordinator for the OAS in Guatemala (1997-2000) and Nicaragua (1990-1996).

He holds a Master’s Degree in International Relations and a Master’s Degree in Peacebuilding.

Raúl Rosende is Uruguayan and has two daughters.