Blerta Aliko is the UNDP Resident Representative in Lebanon. 

For over 25 years, Blerta has worked on development and humanitarian issues including gender equality and women’s empowerment. Prior to her appointment in Lebanon in 2024, Aliko served as UNDP Resident Representative in Algeria (2019-2024) and in April 2016 she was posted in Egypt in the capacity of UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Arab States and UN Women Representative for Egypt.

She started her UN career in 1996 in UNDP Albania and later joined UNICEF and subsequently UN Women working on child and women’s rights agenda. During the years, Blerta has been supporting humanitarian programming and post crisis recovery planning and coordination in Liberia, Kenya, Chad, Myanmar, Haiti, Yemen.  

Blerta holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the IFM University of Geneva, Switzerland and graduated from the Faculty of Economy, University of Tirana in Albania. Blerta is a dual national of Albania and France.