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THE GENEVA CENTRE ORGANIZES A NUMBER OF CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, SIDE-EVENTS, ROUND TABLES, CULTURAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS.

Our events address the most pressing human rights issues, including those examined by the UN human rights structures and mechanisms. Our events bring together a variety of stakeholders such as the United Nations (UN), intergovernmental organizations, governments, civil society, academia, independent human rights actors, the private sector and the public to discuss human rights topics of global importance.

CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY: BEYOND TOLERANCE THE PATH TOWARDS EMPATHY

2019, March 21st|DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE AND INCLUSION, EVENTS, OUR EVENTS|

The rise of exclusionary politics and xenophobic discourses can only be addressed by embracing diversity and promoting empathy between people, it was concluded in a panel debate held today at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

MUSLIM WOMEN, BETWEEN STEREOTYPES AND REALITY: AN OBJECTIVE NARRATIVE

2019, March 7th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

To mark International Women’s Day, celebrated worldwide on 8 March, and to officially launch its latest publications on women and gender equality in the Arab world and beyond, entitled Women’s Rights in the Arab Region: Between Myth and Reality and Veiling /Unveiling: The Headscarf in Christianity, Judaism and Islam, issued in February 2019, the Geneva Centre organized a debate and book presentation.

EDUCATION FOR PEACE IN A MULTI-RELIGIOUS WORLD

2018, December 10th|CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND EDUCATION, EVENTS, INTERRELIGIOUS AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE, OUR EVENTS|

The panel debate was held on the occasion of the 2018 World Human Rights Day at the United Nations Office in Geneva. The focus of the conference was to discuss how Education for Peace can engage different stakeholders to counter violent extremist narratives, build peaceful and inclusive societies as well as to promote universally shared values upheld in diverse faiths and creeds.

WORLD CONFERENCE ON RELIGIONS, CREEDS AND VALUES SYSTEMS. JOINING FORCES TO ENHANCE EQUAL CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS

2018, June 25th|COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS AND WORLD CONFERENCES, EVENTS, OUR EVENTS|

On 25 June 2018, a World Conference entitled “Religions, Creeds and Value-Systems: Joining Forces to Enhance Equal Citizenship Rights” was held, by the Geneva Centre, at the United Nations Office at Geneva, under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

PROTECTING PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CRISIS

2018, March 21st|EVENTS, MIGRATION AND INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT, OUR EVENTS|

A panel debate was organized to discuss the situation of the world’s internally displaced people (IDPs) and the causes and consequences of this global phenomenon.

IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR WORKERS: THE CASE OF THE UAE

2018, March 20th|DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE AND INCLUSION, EVENTS, OUR EVENTS|

The Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue and the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) – in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva – organized a panel debate on 20 March 2018 on the theme of “Improving access to justice for workers: the case of UAE”.

VEILING/UNVEILING: THE HEADSCARF IN CHRISTIANITY, ISLAM AND JUDAISM

2018, February 23rd|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The event sought to counter misconceptions, to deconstruct stereotypes and to show the role of the headscarf as a bridge between cultures and religions, rather than as an alien practice giving rise to divergence, intolerance or exclusion. The goal was to shed light on the history and the true symbolism of the headscarf today.

EXPOSITION VEILING/UNVEILING

2018, February 9th|CULTURAL EVENTS, EVENTS, OUR EVENTS|

The mainstream narrative, in the media and the political sphere alike, usually disregards the fact that, whilst one woman can liberate herself by taking

MIGRATION AND HUMAN SOLIDARITY

2017, December 14th|EVENTS, MIGRATION AND INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT, OUR EVENTS|

The panel debate was organized on the challenges and opportunities related to the protracted migrant and refugee crisis affecting Europe and the MENA region. The debate entitled “Migration and human solidarity, a challenge and an opportunity for Europe and the MENA region” was held at the United Nations Office in Geneva.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE ARAB REGION: BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITY

2017, September 6th|EVENTS, OUR EVENTS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND GENDER EQUALITY|

The panel discussion, organized as a side-event to the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council, sought to objectively measure progress in the Arab region on the status of women in relation to the recent past, with a view to providing impetus for the further advancement of their status.