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OHCHR: Participation, Human Rights & the Governance Challenge Ahead
25 September 2020 @ 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
FreeThe Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, together with a cross-regional group of sponsoring Member States, is hosting a high-level virtual side event entitled:
Participation, Human Rights and the Governance Challenge Ahead
A high-level virtual panel discussion taking place and webcast live on 25 September 2020, 9 – 10:30am (New York time)
Civil society organizations can register for the event here: https://bit.ly/3c9E14j by 23 September
Registered CSOs will have an opportunity to submit questions in the chat box.
The event can also be followed live on http://webtv.un.org
Questions addressed will include:
• What is meaningful participation and how does it facilitate governance?
• What are the obstacles to participation, including as regards youth, gender, those in extreme
poverty and indigenous persons, and as regards evolving technology, including online?
• How can governments and multilateral entities use human rights to support participation?
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