HRC intersessional meeting: States to discuss synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda [16 January 2019]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 11:54AM Meeting for dialogue and cooperation on human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
States to discuss synergies between human rights and the 2030 Agenda
GENEVA (11 January 2019) – A meeting mandated by the Human Rights Council is set to explore synergies between the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and human rights in Geneva on 16 January.
Speakers at the meeting, to be opened by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Coly Seck, President of the Human Rights Council, will include Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and the President of the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice, Dr. Alaa Murabit, SDG Advocate and the Voice of Libyan Women founder, and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, SDG Advocate and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.
Under the theme of “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”, the meeting will highlight good practices, achievements, challenges and lessons learned in the promotion and protection of human rights and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
The meeting will bring together a high-profile group of experts from States, the United Nations, national human rights institutions and civil society organizations under the chairmanship of Ambassador Morten Jespersen of Denmark. Discussions with the experts will take a variety of formats, including a Davos-style interactive conversation and panel discussions.
A knowledge fair will also take place during the lunch break, promoting exchange of information on good practices, projects and methodologies successfully integrating human rights in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
For further details and programme, please visit the webpage of the meeting. The meeting will be webcast live.
Follow the meeting on social media: #SDGshumanrights