[1] In 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu appointed her as WFP Senior Adviser at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
[2] Casar holds an undergraduate degree in public accounting, and a Master of Business Administration from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
Casar began her career in academia and headed the School of Accounting and Administration at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
[3] Casar worked previously for the World Food Programme in Rome where she served as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management and Accountability and Chief Financial Officer (2009-2011), and Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance and Budget (2004-2006).
As Associate Administrator of UNDP, Casar held the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.