Marta Ruedas is a United Nations civil servant who has worked in many countries around the world, initially with the United Nations Development Programme, including Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Georgia, Nepal, Mongolia and Mexico, as well as at its headquarters in New York. The organization assists countries in reaching their targets in economic and social development. In 2015 she was the Country Director of the UNDP in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 2016 she was the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, and in 2018 she became the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq.