On 9 and 10 June 2020, the Permanent Missions of Denmark and The Netherlands to the UN in Geneva, in cooperation with the Universal Rights Group (URG), convened a digital meeting of bilateral and multilateral development partners on how international cooperation could be better leveraged to support the national implementation of international human rights obligations and commitments, in particular in …
This new policy brief, published by the URG and the Commonwealth secretariat, is the second in a new series of URG publications exploring how universal human rights standards are translated, through the actions of governments, parliaments, national human rights institutions and NGOs, in some cases with the support of development partners , into on-the-ground improvements in the enjoyment of human rights. This second report explores …
En 2005, Jefes de Estado de todo el mundo se reunieron en la Cumbre Mundial de las Naciones Unidas. En ella, decidieron crear el Consejo de Derechos Humanos y pidieron al Presidente de la Asamblea General de la ONU que entablara negociaciones para establecer su mandato, funciones, composición y métodos de trabajo. Uno de los resultados más importantes de las negociaciones llevadas a …
In 2005, Heads of State meeting at the UN’s World Summit resolved to create the Human Rights Council and asked the President of the General Assembly to begin negotiations to establish its mandate, functions, composition and working methods. One of the defining outcomes of those negotiations would be the decision to establish, as a central pillar of the Council’s work, …
