Sandra Gómez de Garmendia Cuetos
General Director of Children's and Adolescents' Rights of the Ministry of Youth and Childhood
Functions
The General Directorate of Children's and Adolescents' Rights is responsible, within the scope of the competencies constitutionally reserved to the State and in cooperation with the autonomous communities, for the comprehensive promotion of the rights of children and adolescents.
Academic Training
Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Public Administration (UPV/EHU).
Master's degree in Decentralized International Cooperation: Peace and Development (UPV/EHU).
Specialization in Social, Political, and Armed Conflicts (UOC).
Diploma in Mental Health in Situations of Political Violence and Catastrophes (GAC-UCM).
Course in Gender Violence: Detection and Intervention.
Professional Experience
Since November 2023, she has been an advisory member in the Cabinet of the Ministry of Youth and Childhood, responsible for addressing issues related to childhood, paying special attention to violence against children, vicarious violence, child poverty, and migrant children.
She was a coordinator in Mexico from 2021 to 2023 for human rights, security, and protection programs for human rights defenders, developing strategies for violence prevention.
Between 2020-2021 and 2023, she was a parliamentary advisor in the European Parliament, following up on the European Pact on Migration and Asylum, as well as migration issues through the Subcommittee on Human Rights.
She has been a Strategic Planning and Monitoring technician in Bolivia for the United Nations Development Programme until 2017, managing governance, gender, and territorial development programs with a human rights approach.
She completed university internships at the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in gender and childhood programs.
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