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Name:
de Jesús Oviedo Fierro, Sara
Country of birth:
Ecuador
Languages:
Spanish
Current position/function:
Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (2013-2017)
Vice-chairperson of the Committee of Latin America (2013-2017)
Coordinator of the General Comment on Adolescents
Committee Focal point in the relationship between UNICEF and the Committee
Main professional activities
1984 - 1989: Community Development Program for Childhood (MBS-UNICEF), General Coordinator
1989 - 2003: Child Development Program, National Institute for the Child and Family, National Coordinator
2003 - 2004: General Coordinator of the Ten-Year Plan for the Comprehensive Protection of Children and Adolescents
2004 - 2012: National Executive Secretariat for the National Council on Childhood and Adolescence
2006 - 2008: President of the Board of Directors at the Inter-American Children’s Institute
2012 - 2015: Representative of Ecuador at the Inter-American Children’s Institute,