Pre-Glion X Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Missions of Paraguay…
- April 23, 2024 - 14:30 - 17:30
- Permanent Mission of Paraguay/ Geneva
- BY INVITATION ONLY
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past events
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‘Friday Exchange’ with Permanent Mission of Denmark in NYC: ‘How can the Third Committee have a positive impact on protecting civil society space and human rights defenders?’
In February 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Universal Rights Group launched a new diplomatic initiative in Geneva: the ‘Friday Exchange.’ The Friday Exchange is a series of quarterly informal policy dialogues (small roundtable discussions) designed to...
- November 9, 2017 - 13:00 - 15:00
- New York City/ New York
- By invitation only
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Mapping and overcoming the risks, threats, and challenges faced by EHRDs in Latin America with a particular focus on indigenous and rural defenders
- November 8, 2017 - 9:00 - 17:00
- AECID. Oficina Técnica de Cooperación en Colombia Embajada de España en Colombia/ Bogota
- By invitation only
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Identificando y superando los riesgos y amenazas enfrentados por los defensores ambientales en América Latina, con un enfoque particular en los defensores indígenas y rurales
- November 8, 2017 - 0:00
- Oficina de Cooperación Española en Colombia/ Bogota
- By invitation only
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Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2017 UN Human Rights Council Elections
On Tuesday 19th September 2017, the Permanent Mission of Norway and the Universal Rights Group (URG) hosted a lunch reception to mark the launch the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2017 UN Human Rights Council Elections. The report is the third annual yourHRC.org Guide to the UN...
- September 19, 2017 - 13:00 - 14:00
- Restaurant des Délégués/ Geneva
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Glion IV report launch and discussion
The Human Rights Council’s mandate to respond to human rights violations, including gross and systematic violations – as set down in operative paragraph 3 of GA resolution 60/251 – is well known. Less well known, but equally important, is the...
- September 5, 2017 - 13:00 - 14:30
- Restaurant des Délégués/ Geneva
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Derechos humanos y paz: Una responsabilidad de todos
Universal Rights Group América Latina, la Embajada de Turquía en Colombia y la Fundación El Nogal realizarán el próximo martes 1 de agosto de 2017, un conversatorio sobre 'derechos humanos y construcción de paz', cuyo objetivo principal es evidenciar e...
- August 1, 2017 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Club El Nogal/ Bogotá D.C.
- By invitation only
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Human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: The opportunities and challenges of convergence
In order to respond to rising global inequalities, States and other stakeholders must work to leverage the inter-dependent and mutually reinforcing nature of, on the one hand, the promotion and protection of, and respect for all human rights, including economic,...
- June 29, 2017 - 9:00 - 17:00
- Château des Bois/ Satigny
- By invitation only
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Side event on the margins of HRC35 - Contribution of parliaments to the domestic implementation of international human rights obligations and commitments
Effective national implementation of the human rights recommendations generated by the main UN human rights mechanisms (UPR, Treaty Bodies, Special Procedures), ensuring and measuring their impact on the ground, and objective international reporting on progress, have recently emerged as key...
- June 20, 2017 - 12:45 - 15:00
- Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva/ Geneva 10
- By invitation only
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‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark - Corruption as a human rights concern
In February 2016, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Universal Rights Group launched a new diplomatic initiative in Geneva: the ‘Friday Exchange.’ The Friday Exchange is a series of quarterly informal policy dialogues (small roundtable discussions) designed to...
- May 24, 2017 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
- By invitation only
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The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2017 (‘Glion IV’)
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue is a retreat-style event bringing together around seventy senior policy-makers and other stakeholders in an informal, non-attributable setting designed to promote open, forward-looking and solutions-focused debate. In 2017, the Dialogue took place from Thursday 18th May to Friday 19th May...
- May 18, 2017 - All Day
- Hotel Victoria/ 1823 Glion-sur-Montreux
- By invitation only