Gabriela Ramos

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Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO

Gabriela Ramos (born April 8, 1964) is a Mexican international civil servant.[1] In 2020 she was appointed Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO.[2]

Biography[edit]

Ramos graduated with a bachelor's degree in international relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana and studied for a master's in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.[3][4] She is married to Ricardo López, with whom she has two daughters, Paula and Julia.[5]

Career[edit]

Ramos held various positions in the Mexican government, including the Director of Economic Affairs and the OECD in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 1995 and 1998.[3] Between 1998 and 2000, she was a founding partner of Portico, a public policy consultancy.[6]

From 2000 to 2006, she worked as director of the OECD's México Centre.[3] In 2008, Ramos was appointed Cabinet Director of the Secretary-General of the OECD, José Ángel Gurría. In 2008, she was also appointed as the OECD's Sherpa for the G20, G7, and APEC. At the OECD, she led the organization's "Inclusive Growth" initiative and the "New Approaches for Economic Growth" (NAEC) initiative.[4]

In 2020, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay appointed Ramos as Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences.[6] Under her tenure, UNESCO's Social and Human Sciences Sector's primary initiatives include the approval of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in November 2021 [4] and the organization of the Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination.[7]

Other activities[edit]

  • Member of the Steering Committee of the Paris Peace Forum.[4]
  • Member of the Steering Committee of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission and the Lancet Commission on Gender-Based Violence and Maltreatment of Young People.[4]
  • Member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC).[4][8]

Recognition and awards[edit]

In 2013, she was awarded the Order of Merit in the Chevalier degree by the French President, François Hollande.[9]

She received the 2017 Forbes Awards for Excellence in Management.[10] Apolitical listed her among the 100 most significant figures in gender politics.[9][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salvatierra, Hugo (2017-06-29). "Gabriela Ramos, una sherpa en el ascenso a la equidad". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. ^ "Gabriela Ramos | UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab". en.unesco.org. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Gabriela Ramos". ID4D. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Social and Human Sciences Sector - Who's Who (Gabriela Ramos)". UNESCO. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  5. ^ La-Lista, Redacción (2021-03-08). "Agente de cambio excepcional: Gabriela Ramos". La Lista (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  6. ^ a b Azoulay, Audrey (2020). "Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences (SHS)". UNESDOC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Gabriela Ramos - Agenda Contributor". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  8. ^ "G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council has started its work | G7 Germany 2022". G7 Germany 2022: Germany takes over G7 Presidency. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  9. ^ a b "Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20 - OECD". www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. ^ Forbes Staff (2017-06-20). "Gabriela Ramos recibe el premio a la Excelencia Empresarial Forbes 2017". Forbes México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  11. ^ "The World's 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy". Apolitical. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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