Claudia Fuentes Julio has been appointed Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights at the United Nations. She shares her vision, priorities and personal journey into the field of human rights.
A former diplomat from Chile with more than two decades of experience in international relations, multilateral diplomacy and human rights, Fuentes Julio brings to the position a deep commitment to advancing human rights and strengthening cooperation among States, civil society and other actors to this end.
The Assistant Secretary-General is the head of the UN Human Rights Office in New York, advising and representing the UN High Commissioner Volker Türk at the UN Headquarters. As such, strengthening the cooperation between the UN Human Rights Office and the wider UN system is also one of her top priorities.
Fuentes Julio succeeds Ilze Brands Kehris of Latvia.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/about-us/assistant-secretary-general/claudia-fuentes-julio
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