UNESCO names first Brazilian deputy director
Scientist Denise Pires de Carvalho will assume the position of Deputy Director-General for Science at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the coming days. This marks the first time Brazil has held this position since the UN’s founding in 1945. In making the announcement, UNESCO highlighted the scientist’s experience in leadership and management of…
Brazilian scientist Denise Pires de Carvalho has been appointed as the first Brazilian deputy director-general for science at UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. This marks the first time Brazil has held this position since the UN's founding in 1945. UNESCO emphasized Carvalho's experience in leadership, research management, and international scientific cooperation, praising her work on social dimensions of science, including equitable access, gender equality, and inclusive governance.
Currently, Carvalho is also the president of CAPES, the Ministry of Education's foundation responsible for regulating and evaluating master's and doctoral programs in Brazil. She believes Brazil can only become developed through investment in science, stating that "all the most developed countries in the world are more developed because they have invested in science."
Her nomination has been celebrated by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations, which expressed confidence that her work will further strengthen science's role in promoting peace, equity, sustainability, and human development.
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