Dr. Renata Tallarico

Renata Tallarico holds a PhD from Italy on International and European law with a focus on human rights law, a Master’s degree in International Relations, a certificate in International Health and
Women’s Rights from Stanford University and a certificate on leadership from the Said Business School – Oxford University.
She has more than 15 years’ experience working in public health and human rights at national and regional levels.
Prior to her current position as Deputy Representative and Head of Programme for UNFPA Rwanda – which she joined in April 2023, Renata served at the UNFPA East and Southern Africa Regional
Office as Youth team lead – working with 23 Countries on issues related to ASRHR and youth empowerment and coordinated a regional programme implemented in 12 countries in East and
Southern Africa focusing on Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health and rights. Prior to that, in 2009, she joined UNFPA Eswatini working on HIV Prevention and young people with a focus on condom programming and social behavior change communication. In the early years of her career she worked in academia and CSOs.
Renata enjoys research and has published a number of peer reviewed articles on issues related to human rights, adolescent sexual and reproductive health rights and beyond.