María Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona
Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona | |
|---|---|
| Director of United Nations Research Institute for Social Development | |
| Assumed office 2024 | |
| Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) | |
| In office 2019–2024 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights | |
| In office 2008–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1971 Viña del Mar, Chile |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Valparaíso University of Essex University of Utrecht |
| Occupation | Lawyer, researcher, activist |
María Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona (Viña del Mar, 16 March 1971) is a Chilean lawyer, researcher and human rights activist.
Since November 2024, she has been the Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR).
She is a member of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT)and the United Nations (UN) High-Level Panel on International Financial Accountability, Transparency, and Integrity for Achieving the 2030 Agenda. Sepúlveda has been a Commissioner since 2014, alongside economists such as Joseph Stiglitz, Wayne Swan, and Thomas Piketty.