TBILISI. 26 January 2011 – UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan and Head of the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Kori Udovicki are visiting Georgia on 27-28 January.

Throughout a 2-day visit, Rebeca Grynspan and Kori Udovicki will meet top government officials and key donor organisations  to discuss Georgia’s progress in overcoming economic, political, social and environmental challenges, and to pledge UNDP’s further support to democratic reforms and economic development of the country.

Associate Administrator Rebeca Grynspan will meet with Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia David Bakradze; Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Ramaz Nikolaishvili; Minister of Health, Labour and Social Affairs Andria Urushadze; and Minister of Environmental Protection Giorgi Khachidze.

On 28 January, she will visit a multi-functional mental health facility in Tbilisi which pilots the newly introduced system of care, and the professional education college in Kachreti.

Before joining the United Nations, Rebeca Grynspan was elected Vice-President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. She also served as Housing Minister, Coordinating Minister of Economy, Coordinating Minister of Social Affairs and Vice-Minister of Finance.