Paz Portales is a distinguished specialist in educational programs with a solid track record at UNESCO, where she serves as Education Programme Specialist in the Higher Education Section, based in Paris. Her work focuses on strengthening higher education at a global level, promoting international cooperation, equity in access to knowledge and pedagogical innovation. She has actively participated in key events, such as the annual meeting of the Governing Board of the International Institute for Educational Planning in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) in 2023, contributing to the dialogue on inclusive and sustainable educational policies. Currently, Paz Portales is playing a key role in organizing Mondiacult 2025, UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, Note: The text appears to have some repetition in the original Spanish version (the phrase about “Education Programme Specialist en la Sección de Educación Superior, con sede en París” is repeated), and the text cuts off at the end mid-sentence about Mondiacult 2025.
