​​​​​In September 2017, Cecilia joined the Section of Global Citizenship and Peace Education as chief, coming from the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile, where she was in charge of the Education 2030 Section. 

Before joining UNESCO Santiago, she has worked as Education Specialist with UNESCO since 1999, mainly in Africa and Asia. 

Prior to joining the organization, she worked in the field of technical and vocational training and institutional capacity building, and was engaged for many years in culture of peace, human rights, and intercultural education. 

A social sciences graduate from the University of Bologna, Italy, she continued education in international humanitarian law, education psychology and educational policy and planning. ​​

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