Legal Officer, UNODC's End Violence against Children team in Vienna.
Ms. Dayan Farias Picon is a Legal Officer with UNODC's End Violence against Children team in Vienna. With over 13 years of international experience at the intersection of child rights and justice for and with children in crime prevention and criminal justice, she advises on legal and policy frameworks to prevent and respond to violence against children and to address the specific needs of children associated with armed and criminal groups, including terrorist groups. Her practice spans legislative reform, policy guidance and capacity‑building to strengthen child‑sensitive justice systems, advance evidence‑based prevention and support rehabilitation and reintegration.
She has served with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva and with UNODC in Bogotá, Addis Ababa and Vienna. A qualified Colombian lawyer, Ms. Farias Picon holds an LL.M. in Transnational Law from King's College London and a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Erfurt.