At national level
Agreements hace been stipulated with:
- CIPDH Argentina International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights, belonging to the Ministry of Justice of the Argentine Republic
Two agreements were stipulated with the Centre, one a framework agreement and the other a specific agreement. In 2023, the President of the National University of La Plata (UNLP), Martín López Armengol, signed a collaboration agreement at the Rector’s Office with the Executive Director of the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH), Fernanda Gil Lozano, to jointly implement projects.
Also participating in the meeting were the Secretary of Institutional Relations of UNLP, Javier Mor Roig, and the Director of the UNESCO-UNLP Chair, Francesco Vigliarolo.
According to the text of the agreement signed, “both institutions will promote the development of programs for the joint and coordinated execution of research, teaching, and/or outreach projects in areas of mutual interest.”
The agreement establishes that exchange activities will be implemented, during which the objectives, implementing units, operational details, and duration of these activities will be formulated. Furthermore, the parties will exchange all types of data, observations, reports, publications, and any other documentation necessary for the work that the organizations carry out jointly or separately.
For López Armengol, these meetings are of great importance for university in particular and for the university system in general. Higher education institutions must support actions related to the promotion of Human Rights, and in this sense, advance in the process of internationalization. To achieve this, it is essential to strengthen the tools available through organizations such as the CIPDH.
At latin american level we are working with:
- Centre of category II, CRESPIAL Peru – Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Immaterial Heritage of Latin America
A UNESCO-sponsored Centre that promotes research working network on Intangible Cultural Heritage. The research project, entitled “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage and Guaranteeing Human and Cultural Rights: Towards a Multidimensional Analytical Model of the Sustainability of Living Heritage as a Guarantee of Rights”.
It has a duration of thirty (30) months, from July 2025 to December 2027. It is a collaborative research initiative, of an interdisciplinary nature and Latin American regional scope, with an emphasis on case studies and the production of applied theoretical and methodological tools. CRESPIAL acts as the institution responsible for the technical coordination of the project, through its Technical Secretariat. General coordination is carried out by the UNITWIN Network “Inter-University Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America and the Caribbean” (RIUCA PCI LAC). Currently, the project has the participation of the following specialized institutions in the region:
- International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH, Argentina)
- UNESCO Chair in Research on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Cultural Diversity (UNAM, Mexico)
- UNESCO Chair in Economic Systems and Human Rights (UNLP, Argentina)
- UNESCO Chair in Cultural Tourism (UNTREF, Argentina)
- UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism (USMP, Peru)
- UNESCO Chair in Public Policy and Cultural Management (UCS, Peru)
- UNESCO Chair in Human Rights (UDELAR, Uruguay)
- UNITWIN Network “Inter-University Network on Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America and the Caribbean” (RIUCA PCI LAC).
The UNLP UNESCO Chair in “Economic Systems and Human Rights” is responsible for the socio-economic aspect of the research project and is participating with its Director, Professor Francesco Vigliarolo, and Professor Estefania Solari, a collaborator of the Chair.
- UNESCO Chairs Network for Education in Human Rights and Culture of Peace in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO Chairs Network for Human Rights Education and Peace, LAC)
The Chair joined the network on November 4, 2024, through which seminars and academic activities are being conducted. The Network participated in the Assisi Conference, where it presented the situation in Brazil and Mexico in particular, and is contributing to the book, “Towards a Universal Economy”, which will be published in 2026.
The UNLP UNESCO Chair participated in the publication of the book, “Challenges and Democracy in Latin America”, UNIVILLE, with a chapter on Socio-economic Models and Practices for Human Rights: A Latin American Reflection, due for publication in 2026.
- UNESCO Chair in Human Rights at the National Autonomous University of Mexico
https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/chairs/unesco-chair-in-human-rights/
This Chairs also conducts joint activities, such as conferences and seminars. Its coordinator, Gloria Ramírez Hernández, for example, participated in the Assisi 2025 conference and is co-authoring the book “Toward a Universal Economy.”
Outside Latin America
- UNESCO Chair – Water Resources Management and Culture, University of Perugia for Foreigners
https://www.unesco.org/en/ihp/chairs
Work is underway to implement a project called S.T.A.N.D. (Sustainable Territories for Advocacy and New Demands), which includes various actions to promote environmental sustainability in line with the principles upheld by both chairs. They also participated in the 2025 Assisi conference and will be involved in organizing the 2027 one.
- UNESCO Chair – Population, Migrations and Development, University Roma La Sapienza
https://web.uniroma1.it/memotef/unesco-chair-population-migrations-and-development
They participated in the Assisi 2025 conference and are working together on various activities, such as publishing books and seminars. For example, mention should be made of the book “Peace, Cultural Heritage, Economics of Human Rights,” Rome: Edizioni Nuova Cultura. ISBN: 9788833658667, promoted by Donatella Strangio, a collaborator of the UNESCO UNLP Chair and a member of the UNESCO Chair at Rome’s La Sapienza University.
- UNESCO Chair in “Human Rights, Democracy and Peace”, University of Padua
https://unipd-centrodirittiumani.it/it/attivita/cattedra-unesco-diritti-umani-democrazia-pace
The Padua Chair has been part of our international network since its inception. We have long-standing close relationships with them, collaborating particularly on training activities—we have participated in doctoral lectures—and conferences.
Relationships are stipulated with:
– The Umbria Chamber of Commerce, which financed part of the Assisi 2025 Conference
– The Economy of Francesco Movement, which participated in the Assisi 2025 Conference