Jan 18th 2022 @ 14:00 – 15:30 – The event will take place on the margins of the upcoming Fourth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Human Rights Council on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The event is co-organised by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN in Geneva and the Universal Rights Group. During the event, State […]
Feb 17th 2022 @ 14:30 – 16:15 – Ahead of Glion VIII, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and […]
Feb 24th 2022 @ 16:30 – 18:15 – Two years ago, the Secretary-General launched his Call to Action for Human Rights to reignite global efforts to protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Call to Action is the Secretary-General’s transformative vision for human rights in which he emphasizes that human rights underpin the work of the entire UN system and must […]
Mar 11th 2022 @ 13:00 – 14:30 – 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 allow States (ambassador level) from all regions to exchange opinions, bridge differences and identify common […]
Apr 12th 2022 @ 14:30 – 18:00 – In October 2021, years of growing interest in the relationship between human rights, environment and climate change at the Human Rights Council culminated in an important milestone for the international community: the recognition of the universal rights to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. With resolution 48/13, which was adopted with 43 votes in favour […]
Apr 26th 2022 @ 8:30 – 12:00 – Ahead of Glion VIII, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and […]
Apr 27th 2022 @ 9:30 – 13:00 – Ahead of Glion VIII, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and […]
May 16th 2022 – May 17th 2022 @ 0:00 – 23:59 – The Glion Human Rights Dialogue is a retreat bringing together around sixty-five senior policy-makers and other stakeholders in an informal, non-attributable setting designed to promote open, forward-looking and solutions-oriented debate. This year’s Dialogue, which is organised by the Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the URG, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Fiji, Iceland, the Maldives, Mexico, and Thailand, […]
Jun 8th 2022 – Jun 9th 2022 @ All Day – On 8-9 June 2022, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (Peace and Human Rights Division, and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation), with the support of the Universal Rights Group, will convene a meeting of bilateral and multilateral development partners in Montreux, Switzerland, to consider the contribution of human rights and development cooperation to […]
Jun 17th 2022 @ 13:00 – 15:00 – At the 2005 World Summit, UN member States decided to strengthen the human rights pillar by creating the Human Rights Council in replacement of the Commission on Human Rights. This decision was taken based on proposals contained in the-then UN Secretary-General’s report ‘In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all.’According to the […]
