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| 2021, Employment and Social Policy, Trade and Development | Media Center

Spotlight on Sustainable Development 2020

Lessons from the global COVID-19 crisis Eradicate poverty, end wars, stop the destruction of the planet: Nothing less was the international community's goal with the 2015 adoption of the 2030 Agenda…

| 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

JOIN! 25 March | Promoting gender justice in the transition to renewable energy

Activists, women human rights defenders, community leaders and experts were joined on March 25th to the online roundtable on Promoting gender justice in the transition to renewable energy, a side…

| 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Human Rights Institutions and the Implementation of the Paris Agreement

High-level session of the Human Rights and Climate Change Geneva Dialogues This high level session jointly organized by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), the Office of the United…

| 2021, Human Rights and Development

REPORT: A UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights & Climate Change? : Regional Perspectives

This report builds upon the call from the Climate Vulnerable Forum and Pacific Island States to establish a mandate for a new UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change. The outcomes of…

| 2021, Human Rights and Development | Event

Virtual Briefing & Discussion: A UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change? Regional Perspectives

Conversation with representatives from Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples and States. This event served as a follow-up briefing and discussion on the outcomes of the regional consultations which were…

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UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty & HR, Olivier De Schutter

Report & "Speaking of poverty, differently" Video The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate and report on the…

| Peace and Security Policy, Human Rights and Development, Employment and Social Policy, Trade and Development | Media Center

Publication & Podcast Series “Building Back Better: A Call for Courage”

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to light the invisible, the neglected, and the ignored. All of whom must remain visible in order to make the world a better place. We are at a point in time…

| 2020, Peace and Security Policy | Event

Series of Virtual Consultations on the Arms Trade Treaty

"Arms Diversion”: The fourth and last consultation of the series focused on arms diversion. It provided an overview as well as the opportunity for participants to share information about the impact…

| 2020, Human Rights and Development | Event

Roundtable on Renewable Energy and Gender Justice

The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung invited to a virtual roundtable discussion amongst human rights and gender experts, to deepen our…

| 2020, Human Rights and Development | Event

New Report Sheds Light on What Governments, Business and the UN Need to do in Conflict-Affected Areas: But What’s Next for This Field?

While it is well documented that the worst forms of business-related human rights abuse tend to happen in conflict-affected contexts, a better understanding of the practical measures that States and…