HRC training for new diplomats

The Universal Rights Group (URG), in partnership with the Permanent Mission of Norway, held a reception on Tuesday, 15th December to mark the launch of the first yourHRC.org end-of-year report: 'The Human Rights Council in 2015'. The event offered the opportunity for all key stakeholders to reflect on the impact of the #HRCin2015, and the challenges ahead, with the participation of H.E. Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; H.E. Mr. Joachim Ruecker, 9th President of the UN Human Rights Council (2015) and Mr. Tom Miles, Chief Correspondent, Reuters Geneva.

• December 15, 2015 - 12:15 - 13:45
• Press Information Area, E building (3rd Floor)/ 1211 Geneva

Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism has become a global challenge and gained a prominent place in the multilateral Agenda. To inform ongoing discussions on this global issue, the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco, the Permanent Mission of the...

• December 3, 2015 - 9:00 - 14:00
• By invitation only

The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to be held in Paris later this year, will not only be one of the most important environmental conferences ever held, but also one...

• October 26, 2015 - 12:00 - 14:00
• Room 3, International Environment House I/ Geneva

On 12th October 2015, the Permanent Mission of Norway, in partnership with the Universal Rights Group (URG), will hold an event in New York to mark the launch of yourHRC.org, an innovative new online tool designed to contribute to international efforts to...

• October 12, 2015 - 13:15 - 14:15
• Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN/ New York

The United Nations Human Rights Council was created through a decision taken by heads of states and governments during the 2005 World Summit and codified in the outcome document thereof, General Assembly resolution 60/1. The decision was put into effect...

• October 7, 2015 - 11:00 - 12:30
• Conference Room 6/ New York
• By invitation only

    On 5th October 2015, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Universal Rights Group (URG) launched yourHRC.org, an innovative new online tool designed to contribute to international efforts to strengthen the visibility, relevance and impact of the Human...

• October 5, 2015 - 16:00 - 18:00
• Restaurant des Délégués/ Geneva

On Wednesday, 16th September 2015, the URG will hold its fourth pre-Council press breakfast, in partnership with the Association des Correspondents Auprès des Nations Unies (ACANU). The breakfast will be attended by around 20 journalists from all regions of the world, together with...

• September 16, 2015 - 9:00 - 10:15
• Palais des Nations/ Geneva
• By invitation only

On 8th September 2015, the Governments of Norway and Switzerland, supported by the Universal Rights Group, will hold a panel discussion in Geneva on "the Human Rights Council at 10: Improving relevance, strengthening impact," at which an informal document containing a non-exhaustive summary of some of the key themes, discussions and ideas from the 2015 Glion Human Rights Dialogue and the three preceding policy dialogues will be presented. As the Council looks towards its 10th anniversary in 2016, it is important for stakeholders to reflect on the body’s achievements but also to work together, through dialogue and cooperation, to address its shortcomings. The Council remains a young body and the first decade of its existence will make a major contribution towards determining its future relevance, effectiveness and impact…

• September 8, 2015 - 9:30 - 12:30
• InterContinental Geneva/ 1209 Genève

The Universal Rights Group, in cooperation with the Centre for Rights and Justice at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Mazars, helped launch the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) report on "The road from principles to practice: today’s challenges for business in respecting human rights" in Hong Kong in June 2015...

• June 30, 2015 - All Day
• Hong Kong/ Hong Kong
• By invitation only

      The Millennium Declaration, adopted by all the world’s leaders in 2000 recognised the link between human rights, good governance and development.[1] Twelve years after the establishment of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), it is clear that although the...

• June 19, 2015 - 12:15 - 14:00
• Permanent Mission of Canada/ Geneva
• By invitation only