amnesty

• When: 5 September 2022 15:00-16:30 (CEST)
• Where: Room XVII – UN Palais des Nations, Geneva. The event will be open for in-person participation in Geneva and will be live-streamed on the UNWebcast.
• Read more (full invitation, concept note and registration link for those without a UN badge will be posted here as they become available)

Programme:  

• Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR
• Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO
• H.E. Mr. Santiago Irazabal Mourão, President of the General Conference of UNESCO 
• H.E. Mr. Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council 
• Q&A session

Guidelines for Civil Society Organizations:

Built upon a joint Amnesty-UNESCO survey of more than 70 civil society respondents from different regions; these guidelines offer recommendations and insights about the key challenges and needs for NGOs to effectively contribute to the UPR process.

For more information please contact hrcpresidency@un.org or f.amoros-cascales@unesco.org.

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CoNGO Notes: For more information on the NGO Committee on Human Rights, please email the co-chairs at bobbinassar@yahoo.com or bknotts@uua.org. For more information on the NGO Committee on Education, Learning, and Literacy, please visit facebook.com/NGOCELLatUN. For more information on the NGO Committee on Language and Languages, please email the co-chairs at fmhult@umbc.edu or tonkin@hartford.edu. For more information on the NGO Major Group, please visit ngomg.org.