Engaging the UN human rights system in driving progress towards…
- March 28, 2024 - 12:00 - 13:00
- Room XXII, Palais des Nations/ Geneva
- BY INVITATION ONLY
future events
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Oslo+4 meeting of international development partners
On 6-7 May 2024, the European Commission’s HRBA expert group, with the support of the Belgium Presidency and Universal Rights Group, will convene the Oslo+4 meeting at the British Residence (17, rue Ducale/Hertogsstraat). In addition to continuing to provide a space for bilateral...
- May 6, 2024 - All Day
- British Residence / Brussels
- By invitation only
past events
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Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2023
On Tuesday 5th December, the Permanent Mission of Norway with the support of the Universal Rights Group will host an event to look back on the work, achievements and challenges of the Council in the past year. The event will...
- December 5, 2023 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Norwegian Residence/ Geneva
- By invitation only
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Policy Dialogue on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and the Role of the Human Rights Council
Last year, with the support of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea in Geneva, the Universal Rights Group (URG) and the Seoul National University Artificial Intelligence Policy Initiative (SAPI) published a report detailing a Human Rights Based Approach...
- November 17, 2023 - 10:00 - 11:30
- By invitation only
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Towards a human rights-based approach to global plastic governance
The Regional Government of Catalonia and the Universal Rights Group will organise a working lunch ahead of the third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including the marine environment, which...
- November 8, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Vieux Bois Genève/ Genève
- By invitation only
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Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections
On Thursday 5th October 2023, the Universal Rights Group (URG) will host a digital event to mark the launch of the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections. The report is the ninth annual yourHRC.org Guide to...
- October 5, 2023 - 15:00 - 16:00
- By invitation only
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Children’s rights: how to secure convergence at the Human Rights Council?
The Universal Dialogue on children’s rights will be a working lunch that will take place on 28th September from 13h00 to 15h00 and will bring together approximately 20 key participants including State representatives, normally at ambassadorial level, from each UN...
- September 28, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Vieux Bois Genève/ Genève
- By invitation only
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2023 HRC training for new diplomats
On 22 August 2023, the Multilateral Dialogue of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Geneva and the Universal Rights Group (URG) will provide an in-depth training workshop for diplomats newly arrived in Geneva on the working methods, instruments and mechanisms of the Human Rights...
- August 22, 2023 - 9:00 - 19:45
- Château de Bossey/ Bogis-Bossey
- By invitation only
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Launch of UNFPA-URG report ‘Advancing Rights, Transforming Lives’
On 11 July 2023, a joint UNFPA-Universal Rights Group report, ‘Advancing Rights, Transforming Lives: UNFPA strategic engagement with the UN human rights system to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights,’ was be launched on the side of the Human...
- July 11, 2023 - 13:00 - 14:00
- By invitation only
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Reinvigoration of the Human Rights Council’s work on capacity-building and technical assistance under its agenda item 10
On 6th July 2023, the Permanent Missions of Luxembourg and Thailand, and the Universal Rights Group held an informal breakfast meeting with Ambassadors and experts to discuss the reinvigoration of the Human Rights Council’s work on capacity-building and technical assistance under...
- July 6, 2023 - 9:00 - 10:00
- By invitation only
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FX 20 - Taking concrete steps to improve the efficiency – and thus inclusivity and effectiveness - of the Human Rights Council
Rationalisation and efficiency have been discussed and debated many times by Council delegations and in various formats. Some of the ideas from those discussions (e.g., biennialising resolutions, reducing the duration of panel discussions, reducing speaking times) have been implemented, oftentimes...
- June 2, 2023 - 13:00 - 14:30
- Vieux Bois Genève/ Genève
- By invitation only
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The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2023 (Glion IX): Placing new and emerging technologies at the service of human rights and democracy: what role for the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms?
On 25-26 May 2023, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Universal Rights Group hosted the 9th edition of the Glion Human Rights Dialogue, designed to provide an open platform for dialogue and fresh thinking on the most pressing...
- May 25, 2023 - All Day
- By invitation only