Dr. Aleksandar Sasha Bodiroza, MD, currently serves as the Deputy Regional Director of UNFPA, Asia and Pacific Regional Office. He brings 25 years of extensive experience in strategic foresight, leadership, and management at the country, regional, and global levels. A medical doctor by training, Dr. Bodiroza has consistently championed the provision of critical protection, sexual and reproductive health, and maternal health services to vulnerable populations affected by conflict, displacement, and natural disasters. Between 2020 and 2023, Dr. Bodiroza served as the Resident Representative in Afghanistan, where he skillfully navigated the complex security, socio-political, and humanitarian landscape of multiple intersecting crises following the Taliban takeover. Under his leadership, UNFPA positioned itself as one of the largest and most impactful humanitarian operations in the country. Prior to his tenure in Afghanistan, Dr. Bodiroza was the UNFPA Representative in Egypt (2016-2020). During this period, the UNFPA Country Office in Egypt significantly scaled up its operations and programmes, effectively supporting the Government of Egypt's efforts to end preventable maternal deaths, unmet need for family planning, and gender-based violence. Dr. Bodiroza's experience also includes serving as the Head of the Integrated Field Support Unit of the Arab States Regional Office of UNFPA (2015-2016); Senior Technical Adviser on Youth for the Arab States Regional Office of UNFPA (2011-2016); UNFPA Technical Adviser in the Eastern Europe and Arab States Regional Office in New York (2006-2011); and Programme Specialist at UNFPA Headquarters in New York (1999-2005). Throughout his distinguished career spanning government, non-governmental organizations, and UNFPA, Dr. Bodiroza has been a tenacious and vocal advocate for universal sexual and reproductive health, women's and young people's empowerment, and the principle of leaving no one behind. He has a strong and proven track record of forging broad-based partnerships to achieve meaningful results for women, girls, and young people.