UNESCO Chair & HRD Hub Network

Secretariat and Advisory Board

  • Paul Gready

    UNESCO Chair

    Co-director, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

  • Claire Fox

    Secretariat

    Centre and Programmes Manager, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

  • Pippa Cooper

    Secretariat

    UNESCO Hub Coordinator, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

  • Fiona Anciano

    Advisory Board

    Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

  • Vachararutai (Jan) Boontinand

    Advisory Board

    Convener, ASEAN University Network- Human Rights Education, Mahidol University, Thailand

  • Rosario Figari Layús

    Advisory Board

    Chair of Reconciliation Studies, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University of Bonn

  • Zahara Nampewo

    Advisory Board

    Deputy Principal, School of Law, Makerere University, Uganda

University Members

The UNESCO Chair is looking to develop institutional agreements with partner universities, faculties and departments. These will in part showcase ongoing work on activism and protection, but will also leverage new initiatives and commitments. A Memorandum of Understanding to work together with the UNESCO Chair to enhance the roles that universities play as sites of activism and protection has been signed by:

  • University of York

  • University of the Western Cape

Individual Members

The UNESCO Chair and HRD Hub network has more than 500 individual members. To join please email hrdhub@york.ac.uk