Pre-Glion X Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Missions of Thailand…
- June 5, 2024 - 09:00 - 15:45
- Permanent Mission of Thailand/ Geneve 1202
- BY INVITATION ONLY
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past events
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Launch and discussion of URG NYC's report on 'Current Status of the UN’s Human Rights up Front Initiative’
Universal Rights Group NYC and the Jacob Blaustein Institute have co-organized this launch and discussion of Universal Rights Group NYC’s report on the present status of Human Rights up Front: ‘Policy or Aspiration: Shedding Light on the Current Status of...
- October 29, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:45
- Jacob Blaustein Institute/ New York City
- By invitation only
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Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda: leaving no one behind while accelerating SDG implementation
Universal Rights Group alongside a wide array of partners have organized a HLPF side event on “Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda: Leaving no one behind while accelerating SDG implementation” for 12 July, starting at 1:15, in Conference Room 1....
- July 12, 2019 - 13:15 - 14:30
- Conference Room 1/ New York City
- By invitation only
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Strengthening of Special Procedures mechanism and its on-the-ground impact
The UN’s independent human rights experts - known as ‘Special Procedures’ - are considered by many to be, in the words of then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the ‘crown jewel’ of the international human rights system. Today, the UN...
- July 3, 2019 - 12:30 - 14:00
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UN reforms and human rights: a civil society dialogue
The purpose of this (Chatham House Rules) policy dialogue is to give civil society representatives the opportunity to receive an update on the UN reforms, with a particular focus on the development system, and to consider implications and opportunities for...
- May 30, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:30
- CUNY Graduate Center/ New York
- By invitation only
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Exploring ways of easing the treaty body reporting burden on Small States
This discussion is being convened by the Governments of the Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI), namely Chile, Denmark, Fiji, Ghana, Indonesia and Morocco, together with Switzerland and Costa Rica, in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Universal Rights Group...
- April 4, 2019 - 9:30 - 13:00
- Commonwealth Small States Office/ Geneva
- By invitation only
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UN reforms and human rights: A civil society policy dialogue
On Wednesday 27th March, the Universal Rights Group New York City office at CUNY is organising a policy dialogue discussing the UN reforms and human rights. The panel consists of experts in the field of UN reforms, both from the...
- March 27, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:30
- City University of New York/ New York
- By invitation only
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Report Launch - Vision 2021: What is the General Assembly's 2021-2026 review, and how might the Human Rights Council usefully contribute?
Between 2021 and 2026, the General Assembly is scheduled to consider the question of the status of the Human Rights Council, i.e. whether it should remain a subsidiary body or become a main body of the United Nations. Although the...
- March 6, 2019 - 13:00 - 14:45
- Restaurant des délégués/ Geneve
- By invitation only
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Reception on the occasion of the first intersessional meeting on human rights and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
On 15th January, the Permanent Missions of Denmark and Chile on behalf of the Group of Friends on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and with support of the Universal Rights Group will be organising a reception...
- January 15, 2019 - 18:00 - 20:00
- Hotel Intercontinental/ Genève
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Strengthening the participation and representation of SIDS at the Human Rights Council
On Wednesday 20th June 2018, the Universal Rights Group, in cooperation with Permanent Missions of the Bahamas and Fiji, will organise a side event in the margins of the 38th Session of the Human Rights Council on ‘Strengthening the participation...
- June 20, 2018 - 13:30 - 15:00
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The role of national human rights institutions in promoting, tracking and reporting on domestic compliance with international human rights norms
On Friday 23rd February, the Universal Rights Group, in cooperation with Permanent Mission of Australia and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, organised a panel discussion on 'The role of national human rights institutions in promoting, tracking and...
- February 23, 2018 - 13:00 - 14:00
- Palais des Nations/ Geneva