The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 15 to 26 March 2021. Representatives of Member States, UN entities, and ECOSOC-accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from all regions of the world are invited to attend the session. Themes Review theme: Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable […]
This year, the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is focused on the midterm review of the International Decade for People of African Descent undertaken by the Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its 43rd session. As the Decade approaches its half-way mark in 2020, a review will take stock of the progress […]
World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (22 March) used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. The theme of each day focuses on topics relevant to clean water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), which is in line with the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6. The UN World Water Development Report (WWDR) is released each year around World Water Day. UN-Water is the convener for World Water Day and […]
Inscripción gratis: https://n9.cl/f2idb Iniciativa latinoamericana, de Flacso-Ecuador, Civitic; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; la Universidad Federal de Rio de Janeiro y Crítica Urbana; desde Chile participan Ciudad Común y SUR. Talleres 25 y 26 de marzo: “Ciudades capitales, áreas metropolitanas y ordenamiento territorial” Jueves 25: “Ordenamiento territorial” Exponen: Clara Salazar (Colombia y México), Luciano […]
The aim of holding this Digital Forum is to influence the preparation of the 9th World Water Forum (WWF) and the FAM on the human rights-based approach as catalysts of transformative change for the implementation of Agenda 2030 by arguing that the achievement of all the SDGs related to Water in the current context will […]
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum will be held on 7 and 8 April 2021. The modalities of participation will depend on the evolving spread of COVID-19 and its impact on travel restrictions as well as considerations on the safety, health and wellbeing of participants. The Forum provides a global platform for a […]
Location: Online – Registered participants will receive the Zoom link via email Register at: https://bit.ly/3v9SyoX Facebook event: https://fb.me/e/14Qau3t1c Moderator Ms. Marya Farah, Representative at the UN in NY for Franciscans International Speakers Application and Relevance of the Indigenous Framework to Palestine and the Palestinian People as a Whole – Mr. Joseph Schechla, Coordinator of Housing and Land Rights Network of […]
Poor housing, unemployment: Europe's youth at risk! The webinar will be available in Englñisg and French This launch webinar will be an opportunity to debate, in the presence of civil society organisations, European institutions and policy makers, the future action of the European Union to meet the challenges of the fight against inadequate housing and […]
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is exploring the meaning of land within the human rights obligations of states parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. HIC-HLRN is contributing to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural rights consultation on the meaning of the right to land. […]
Join us for an upcoming workshop titled ‘Learning from and across African cities: Emancipatory pedagogies for transformative change, which will take place on Tuesday 25 May 2021 from 13:00 to 15:00 SAST (find your local time here). This workshop is co-organised by the Habitat International Coalition and Knowledge in Action for Urban Equality programme, and […]