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Paloma Durán y Lalaguna
Head of Division, Global Partnerships & Policies
OECD
Presentation
Ms Duran Lalaguna is a development professional with 20 years’ experience. From 2014 to 2018, she was the Director of the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDGF), an international multi-donor and multi-agency development mechanism created by the United Nations to support sustainable development activities through integrated and multidimensional joint programmes in 23 countries. Prior to this, she was MDGF Senior Advisor at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2012 to 2014. Ms. Duran Lalaguna has a strong academic background. From 2005 to 2012, she was Full Professor at the Law School in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and she is the author of many books and papers focus on Human Rights. She has extensive experience in conducting and leading research and publications. She also held senior level positions at various Ministries in Spain, including being Counsellor for Human Rights and Social Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Spain to the UN (2001 to 2005). Ms. Duran Lalaguna, holds Ph.D. degrees in Political Science and International Studies from Universidad de Educacion a Distancia (UNED), Spain, and in Comparative Law from the Universidad de Navarra, Spain. Currently she is the Head of the Global Partnerships and Policies Division in the OECD (Directorate for Development Cooperation). In this position, she provides overall leadership and strategic guidance to the work of the Division contributing to the advancement of the strategic orientations of the OECD Secretary-General and ensuring that the OECD plays a major role in the multi-stakeholder platforms that are currently hosted by the Development Co-operation Directorate: the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation, the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, and the Effective Institutions Platform.
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