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Lázaro Israel Rodríguez

Domain of Expertise: Cultural policy
Nationality: Cuba
UN Working Languages:
English, French, Spanish
Lázaro Israel Rodríguez is a consultant for international, national, urban and local institutions on cultural policies and the creative economy for sustainable development. He has 15 years of experience in Latin America and the Caribbean with multiple agencies and institutions, such as UNESCO, UNDP, the Inter-American Development Bank, and national cooperation agencies including the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development and Hivos. He was a researcher and head of the Cultural Policy Studies Group (Juan Marinello Institute, Ministry of Culture) in Havana, Cuba. His professional interests are the creative economy as a driver and enabler of social transformation, internationalization of cultural initiatives, cultural policies, and cultural responsibility. Lázaro is currently working as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program in Panama on the formulation of the National Strategy on Cultural Diplomacy. He is also the Panama City focal point of the UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. He has also worked on the 2014-2024 Public Cultural Policy of El Salvador, the 2012-2015 Cultural Policy of Central American Museums (REDCAMUS), Strategic Lines of the Cultural Policies for Central American Integration (SICA), and the Cultural Corridor for Central American Caribbean (SICA).