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[UN Observance] International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust
virtualEach year on January 27, the United Nations officially recognizes the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. The UN Charter endeavors that the human rights violations that occurred throughout World War II and the Holocaust must never be repeated, yet we know that they continue to be perpetrated today
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[Civil Society Briefing] “Childhood After Atrocity Crimes: Hope for Peace, Dignity and Equality”
worldwide/virtualCivil Society Briefing “Childhood after Atrocity Crimes: Hope for Peace, Dignity and Equality” Register here: bit.ly/39Kzaau Experts examine the approaches taken to support children who survived the Holocaust and consider how these approaches contributed to models adopted for contemporary practice for working with young people who have survived atrocity crimes. The briefing is organized by
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Informal Meeting of the GA Plenary on Syria with President of the GA
worldwide/virtualDear Civil Society Partners, The UN Human Rights Office in NY wishes to inform you about an upcoming informal meeting of the plenary of the General Assembly on Tuesday, 2 March 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall of the UN Headquarters. The meeting will allow a high-level panel to
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International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
worldwide/virtual2021 observance: "Building back better: Supporting survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in the context of pandemic recovery" Join us from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT on Thursday, 17 June 2021 via UN WebTV live webcast Commemorating the 7th official observance, this year's virtual event is co-hosted by the Office of the SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
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International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
worldwide/virtualThe UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, one of the key instruments in fighting torture, came into effect. Today, the Convention has been ratified by 162 countries. Torture seeks
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Preventing and Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) as a Tool of War
worldwide/virtualDear Colleagues, Search for Common Ground invites you to join us for a UNGA side-event focused on conflict-related sexual violence as a mechanism of war. This event is hosted in collaboration with the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security. Against the backdrop of events transpiring in
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International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust
worldwide/virtualDear Colleague, I am pleased to invite you to attend to the observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust on Thursday, 27 January 2022 at 12 noon in Room XX the Palais des Nations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 60/7 of 2005. English and French interpretation
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Torture in Our Name: A Moral Call to End Solitary Confinement
worldwide/virtualPlease join us for a film screening and discussion about how survivors of solitary confinement and religious communities are working together to abolish torture once and for all. Join live via Zoom or Facebook! Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hIAox0YhQOCLvRJgLqxMHA Religions for Peace (RFP) USA is the largest and most broadly-based representative multi-religious forum in the United States, with
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Annual Holocaust Commemoration: International DAy of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
We are pleased to invite you to the annual Holocaust Memorial Ceremony, the central event organized in observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and held under the theme Home and Belonging. The theme highlights the multidimensional human needs of victims of atrocity crimes and the dangers of hate speech, antisemitism, Holocaust
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