Brigitte Colin

Born in Paris in 1951, Ms. Colin is an architect (French Government Certified) and Member of the French National Order of Architects, the International Union of Architects, the International Council Museums and NGOs like “Heritage without borders”. She joined the Cultural Heritage Division of UNESCO in 1982, were she was in charge of Museums, archaeological sites in North Africa and the preservation of historic Islamic cities. Since 1995, she is responsible for “Cities and Architecture” and “Social inclusion in urban settings” at the Division of Social Sciences, Research and Policy. She is entrusted with the overall cooperation between UNESCO and UN-Habitat in particular for UNESCO’s participation to the World Urban Forum and for specific projects like “Urban public policies and the right to the City: rights, responsibilities and citizenship” or “Urban policies and migrants inclusion”.