Children’s rights: how to secure convergence at the Human Rights…
- September 28, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Vieux Bois Genève/ Genève
- BY INVITATION ONLY
future events
-
Human Rights Policy Dialogue: The role of regions and municipalities in the review-implementation-reporting cycle of the UN human rights mechanisms
The Human Rights Policy Dialogue on the role of regions and municipalities in the review-implementation-reporting cycle of the UN human rights mechanisms will be a working lunch that will take place on 6th October from 13h00 to 15h00 and will bring together approximately...
- October 6, 2023 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Restaurant Vieux-Bois / Geneva
- 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
past events
-
The global human rights implementation agenda: the role of parliaments
The Commonwealth, Universal Rights Group and the Bingham Centre, in cooperation with the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights will be hosting a roundtable discussion and publication launch on 21st November 2018 entitled 'The global...
- November 21, 2018 - 11:00 - 13:00
- Commonwealth Small States Office/ Geneva
-
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2018 UN Human Rights Council Elections
On Monday 24th September 2018, the Permanent Mission of Norway and the Universal Rights Group (URG) will host a lunch reception to mark the launch of the yourHRC.org Guide to the 2018 UN Human Rights Council Elections. The report is the fourth annual yourHRC.org Guide...
- September 24, 2018 - 13:00 - 14:30
- Restaurant des Délégués/ Geneva
-
Glion V report launch and discussion
The Glion V retreat and its preparatory policy dialogues, looked at the human rights implications of the on-going UN reform process, launched in 2017 by the Secretary-General, António Guterres; and the parallel efforts of the Human Rights Council to...
- September 5, 2018 - 13:00 - 14:30
- Restaurant des Délégués/ Geneva
-
Increasing parliaments' engagement with human rights
On Thursday 28th June 2018, the Permanent Missions of Ecuador, Italy, the Maldives, Morocco, the Philippines, Romania, and Spain. in cooperation with OHCHR, the IPU, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and the Universal Rights Group will organise a...
- June 28, 2018 - 13:00 - 14:30
- Palais des Nations, Room XXVI/ Geneva
-
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
-
'Friday Exchange' working lunch with the Permanent Mission of Denmark
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...
- June 7, 2018 - 13:00 - 15:00
- Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva/ Geneva
- By invitation only
-
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2018 ('Glion V'): The place of human rights in a reformed United Nations’
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue is a retreat bringing together around sixty 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 took place from Wednesday 30th to Thursday...
- May 30, 2018 - All Day
- Hotel Le Mirador/ Chardonne
- By invitation only
-
Launch of the policy brief: Corruption: a human rights impact assessment
On 22nd May the Permanent Missions of Argentina, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom with the support of the Universal Rights Group will organise a panel discussion to mark the launch of the policy brief entitled ‘Corruption: a human rights impact...
- May 22, 2018 - 10:00 - 13:00
- Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG)/ Geneva
-
High-Level Conference on the HRC Investigative Mechanisms and Preventing Mass Atrocities
On Friday 18th May, the Permanent Missions of Australia, Germany, and Uruguay with the support of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and the Universal Rights Group will be organising a High-Level Conference on: 'Human Rights Council Investigative Mechanisms...
- May 18, 2018 - 10:00 - 15:00
- Maison de la Paix, Conference Room C1/ 1202
- By invitation only
-
Pre-Glion V Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Senegal on 'the place of human rights in a reformed United Nations'
Ahead of Glion V, 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 place of...
- May 15, 2018 - 9:00 - 13:00
- Palais des Nations/ Geneva
- By invitation only