Pia Rebello Britto Explained

Pia Rebello Britto (born 7 May 1966) is an Indian academic and development professional. In August 2024, she became the global director of education of UNICEF.

Britto joined UNICEF in 2013. She was responsible for bringing neuroscience to inform global policies, and spearheaded the push to add early childhood development as another sustainable development goal. Britto has worked toward creating a global movement for early childhood development.^{[1] [2]}

In 2020, Britto receive the Order of Development Second Class from Laos.^[3]

Publications

• Britto, P.R.; Engle, P.L; Super, C.M. Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy. New York: Oxford University Press. New York, 2013, ^[4]
• Britto, P.R.; Kagan, S.L. (2010). "Global status of early learning and development standards". In Penelope Peterson; Eva Baker; Barry McGaw. International Encyclopedia of Education. Volume 2. . Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 138–143.

External links

• UNICEF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Britto . Pia Rebello . September 2011 . Global Battleground or School Playground: The Bullying of America’s Muslim Children . 2023-10-06 . Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.
2. Web site: 2008-08-02 . Britto, P.R. (August 2008). "Who Am I? Ethnic Identity Formation of Arab Muslim Children in Contemporary U.S. Society". Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent . 2023-10-07 . Laos News Agency . en-US.
3. Web site: 2020-11-26 . UNICEF awarded 2nd Class Medal of Development . 2023-10-07 . Laos News Agency . en-US.
4. https://academic.oup.com/pages/op-migration-welcome Migration Welcome, Academic Oup