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CARICOM SIDS lead historic resolution securing technical assistance and capacity-building for the region and demonstrating the value of the Council’s item 10
by Sasha D. T. Dixon, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas to The United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
On 12 October 2023, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) made history at the Human Rights Council. Not only did they present for adoption their first joint initiative at the Council since its establishment, but they also presented the first item 10 resolution (A/HRC/RES/54/33) that seeks the establishment of a regional office of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). As a clear demonstration of the commitment and priority attached to this undertaking by CARICOM States, the initiative was endorsed by the CARICOM Ministers of Foreign Affairs. By the terms of the…
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Glion IX: Placing new and emerging technologies at the service of human rights and democracy
The ninth Glion Human Rights Dialogue (Glion IX), organised by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in Geneva and…
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Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections
The ninth annual yourHRC.org Guide to the Human Rights Council elections provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on the 2023 Council elections (which are scheduled to take…
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This report summarises the transatlantic dialogue on prevention organised by International Crisis Group and the Universal Rights Group, in collaboration with the Office of the…
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On 11-13 April 2023, ALLIED - the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders - brought together ALLIED members; donors; indigenous, environmental and land defenders…
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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
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
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
Report of the 36th Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan
The Istanbul Process is a mechanism for follow-up on the implementation of the Human Rights Council plan to combat religious intolerance.
Impact OSS is a data management tool that helps States manage recommendations received from UN human rights mechanisms.
ALLIED is a network of civil society actors (83 organisations and 180 individuals) working to protect, celebrate, recognise and support ILEDs throughout the world.