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Luis Felipe Gorjón Fernández (also written as Luis Gorjon Fernandez) is a Mexican social policy specialist whose work has been referenced in academic publications, media reporting, government communications, and United Nations policy and evaluation documents. He has been publicly identified in Pakistani government communications and national media as serving as Chief of Social Policy at UNICEF Pakistan during engagements related to the Ehsaas social protection programme in 2021.[1][2]

He has also been named in acknowledgements and contributor sections of policy, survey, and evaluation publications produced by UNICEF, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), UNDP Pakistan, the Government of Pakistan, and academic research institutions in connection with social protection, poverty analysis, and programme evaluation.[3][4]

Early academic work

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In 1996, Gorjón Fernández authored Apuntes de Derecho Penitenciario Mexicano, a book published by the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango examining Mexico’s penitentiary system.[5]

He later completed graduate research at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), where he authored a public policy dissertation titled Pobreza en el Estado de Durango: Una Propuesta de Política Pública, analysing poverty at the state level.[6]

A related econometric study, Pobreza estructural en el Estado de Durango: modelos econométricos, is catalogued in the British Library.[7]

Doctoral research

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Gorjón Fernández completed doctoral studies in social policy at the University of Bristol. His PhD thesis, Structural Adjustment in Mexico: Social and Economic Impacts, examined the social and economic impacts of structural adjustment policies in Mexico between 1986 and 1999.[8]

He is credited as the Spanish translator of Pobreza Absoluta en Haití en el Siglo XXI, a report prepared for UNICEF Haiti by researchers at the University of Bristol, where the publication lists “Traducción: Luis Gorjon”.[9]

Academic publications

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In 2004, Gorjón Fernández published the article “Después del neoliberalismo: el esfuerzo de los jefes de hogar ante la política comercial mexicana” in Revista de Desarrollo Comparativo, examining household responses to trade policy in Mexico.[10]

Political activity in Mexico

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In August 2005, the Mexican newspaper La Jornada reported that Gorjón Fernández resigned from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) after twelve years of membership, describing him as a former president of the PRI State Executive Committee in Durango.[11]

The following day, El Siglo de Torreón reported on reactions from PRI leadership in Durango to his resignation.[12]

Later commentary in Durango continued to reference him as a former senior PRI figure. A 2024 article by ABC Media Durango listed “Luis Felipe Gorjón” among former PRI state presidents referenced in relation to portraits reportedly removed from the party’s “Sala de Presidentes”.[13]

Social impact and philanthropy publications

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Gorjón Fernández co-authored an article on social impact measurement with Michael Mapstone, published in Philanthropy Impact Magazine in 2016, discussing impact frameworks used within philanthropic networks.[14]

The Brazilian social-investment institute IDIS published articles in 2014 referencing his participation in discussions on Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodologies.[15]

United Nations and development work

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Pakistani government communications identified Gorjón Fernández as “Chief Social Policy, UNICEF” during a visit by international development partners to the One-Window Ehsaas Centre in Islamabad in September 2021.[16]

National media coverage of the visit similarly identified him as “Unicef Chief (Social Policy)”.[17]

Heartfile, a Pakistani policy and health organisation, reported that Gorjón Fernández participated in a consultation between Dr Sania Nishtar and UNICEF regarding collaboration under the Ehsaas programme.[18]

An article published by Daily Times in 2018 reported that UNICEF expressed interest in working on welfare policy for Pakistani children and identified Gorjón Fernández among UNICEF representatives referenced in the coverage.[19]

Recognition in policy research

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A technical note on child poverty published by UNICEF Pakistan lists Luis Gorjon Fernandez among contributors to the analysis of national and subnational child poverty trends.[20]

UNICEF Pakistan’s Pakistan 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa includes an acknowledgements section naming Luis Gorjon Fernandez among those providing technical support.[21]

An evaluation of Alternative Learning Programme models and centres in Pakistan published by UNICEF includes a “special thanks” acknowledgement naming Luis Gorjon Fernandez.[22]

The Pakistan National Human Development Report 2024, published by UNDP Pakistan, includes acknowledgements naming him as former Chief of Social Policy at UNICEF Pakistan.[23]

The Government of Pakistan’s National Poverty & Inequality Report lists “UNICEF. Mr. Luis Gorjon Fernandez. Chief Social Policy” in its contributor section.[24]

A social protection policy published by the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir lists Luis Gorjon Fernandez among contributors and reviewers and includes a message attributed to him in his UNICEF Pakistan capacity.[25]

An academic working paper published by the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) acknowledges Gorjón Fernández for raising policy-relevant research questions in relation to empirical work on children’s multidimensional poverty in Punjab, Pakistan.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "PR No.116 Islamabad: September 13, 2021". Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ^ "One-Window Ehsaas Centre termed a milestone". Dawn. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Pakistan National Human Development Report 2024 (PDF) (Report). UNDP Pakistan. 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  4. ^ National Poverty & Inequality Report (PDF) (Report). Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ Gorjón Fernández, Luis Felipe (1996). Apuntes de Derecho Penitenciario Mexicano. Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango.
  6. ^ Gorjón Fernández, Luis Felipe (1998). Pobreza en el Estado de Durango: Una Propuesta de Política Pública. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
  7. ^ "British Library catalogue record – Pobreza estructural en el Estado de Durango: modelos econométricos". British Library. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. ^ Gorjón Fernández, Luis Felipe (2009). Structural Adjustment in Mexico: Social and Economic Impacts (PhD thesis). University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  9. ^ Gordon, David; Nandy, Shailen (2007). Pobreza Absoluta en Haití en el Siglo XXI (PDF) (Report) (in Spanish). UNICEF Haiti / University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  10. ^ Gorjón Fernández, Luis Felipe (2004). "Después del neoliberalismo: el esfuerzo de los jefes de hogar ante la política comercial mexicana". Revista de Desarrollo Comparativo. 11: 4–23.
  11. ^ "Dimite político al PRI-Durango, tras 12 años de militancia". La Jornada (in Spanish). 9 August 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  12. ^ "Está listo el PRI para próxima desbandada: Adrián Valles Martínez". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 10 August 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Ex dirigentes del PRI en Durango, cuya foto desapareció de la Sala de Presidentes" (in Spanish). ABC Media Durango. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  14. ^ Mapstone, Michael; Gorjón Fernández, Luis Felipe (2016). "Why is social impact measurement important to CAF's Global Alliance?". Philanthropy Impact Magazine (13).
  15. ^ "Metodologia de medição de impacto avalia reais mudanças de projetos sociais". IDIS. 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  16. ^ "PR No.116 Islamabad: September 13, 2021". Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  17. ^ "One-Window Ehsaas Centre termed a milestone". Dawn. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  18. ^ "Dr Sania and UNICEF explore options to expand Ehsaas collaborations". Heartfile. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  19. ^ "UNICEF expresses desire to work on welfare policy for Pakistani children". Daily Times. 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  20. ^ Technical Note: Pakistan Child Poverty – National and Subnational Trends (Report). UNICEF Pakistan. 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  21. ^ Pakistan 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Report). UNICEF & Bureau of Statistics KP. 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  22. ^ Formative Evaluation of Provincial ALP Models and Centres (Report). UNICEF Pakistan. 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  23. ^ Pakistan National Human Development Report 2024 (PDF) (Report). UNDP Pakistan. 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  24. ^ National Poverty & Inequality Report (PDF) (Report). Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  25. ^ AJK Social Protection Policy 2022 (PDF) (Report). Planning & Development Department, Azad Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  26. ^ Ul Haq, Rizwan; Alkire, Sabina (2025). Measuring Children’s Multidimensional Poverty under Constraints (Report). OPHI Research in Progress. Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative. Retrieved 18 December 2025.


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