Maria De Lourdes Gutierrez

Maria De Lourdes Gutierrez Ortiz Monasterio

Project Coordinator
Regional Office for Central America and the Caribbean

Duty station
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
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What brought you to a career in technology at the United Nations?

My previous Project on Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants, and the relevant connection with the Cybercrime as a new form of exploitation.

What has been your favorite technology project or initiative at the United Nations and why? What was your contribution?

Prevention and prosecution of Cybercrime, collaborate in the activities with Childrens and womens in vulnerable situation and prevent them is a wonderful experience.

What advice would you give women interested in pursuing a field in technology?

This is the future, and it is important development or skills and leadership in that topics too.