Regional Director

Bibiana Aido Almagro, Regional Director of UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean 

Bibiana Aido Almagro joined UN Women as Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean in September 2025. Previously, Bibiana was the UN Women Representative in Colombia since 2021. Before that, she held various positions at UN Women, including Country Representative in Ecuador (2017-2021), Program Advisor for the Americas and the Caribbean (2013-2017), and Special Advisor to the Executive Director (2011-2013) in New York. In addition, she was appointed Sherpa for CSW66 and CSW67 in 2022 and 2023.  

Before joining UN Women, Bibiana served in the Spanish Government as the first Minister for Equality (2008-2010) and later as Secretary of State for Equality (2010-2011).

Before this, she held positions in the Department of Culture of the Regional Government of Andalusia, first as Provincial Delegate for Culture in Cadiz (2003-2006), and later as Director of the Andalusian Agency for the Development of Flamenco (2006-2008).  

Bibiana holds a PhD in Business Administration and Management (2012-2016) from the University of Cádiz, Spain, and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management from the same university (1994-1999).  

She has received several awards for her work in promoting gender equality and women's rights, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Northumbria, United Kingdom, and the award for social involvement from the University of Cádiz, Spain.