[6] Antonia De Meo began her international career at the American Bar Association’s Central and East European Law Initiative in Moldova, where she worked from 1999 to 2000.

From 2011 to 2014, she held senior management positions with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sri Lanka and Sudan.

[12] On 1 July 2020, Antonia De Meo was appointed the Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute by Secretary-General António Guterres.

On 7 June 2023, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) passed a landmark resolution that acknowledges the role of UNICRI as a valuable component of the UN system and contributor to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

On 15 February 2023, UNICRI, with the support of the Permanent Mission of Italy, launched its new Strategic Programme Framework (SPF) 2023 – 2026, which lays the foundation for its work over the next four years.