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Biography

Grace Agcaoili is the Global Technical lead on Justice for Children in UNICEF. She is based at UNICEF Headquarters in New York. Grace previously worked as Chief of Child Protection and manager of Peacebuilding and multisectoral development programmes in UNICEF Colombia, Regional Child Protection and Human Rights Specialist and ASEAN liaison at the UNICEF Regional Office for East Asia and the Pacific, and as Chief of Social Policy in UNICEF Philippines. She joined UNICEF Philippines in 2000 as Child Protection Officer and also worked on local governance, gender, emergencies, social protection and as area coordinator. She is licensed to practice law in the Philippines. Grace completed her PhD in Human Rights and Peace from Mahidol University (Thailand), Juris Doctor from Ateneo de Manila Law School (Philippines), master’s in international cooperation for development from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain), and BS Legal Management and AB Hispanic Studies from Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines). Before joining UNICEF, she worked in an international NGO working with children and families in extreme poverty and a human rights institute. She is a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.