UN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS

The Geneva Centre will closely monitor the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC56), h0ld from 18 June to 12 July 2024 at Palais des Nations in Geneva.

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During the 56 session, the Council will consider thematic issues including the interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on health, education, migrants, trafficking, freedom of expression, extreme poverty, climate change, violence against women and girls, new and emerging technologies, peaceful assembly, among others.

Country-specific topics include interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and in Israel, Ukraine, Libya, Central African Republic, Syrian Arab Republic, Colombia, Sudan, Burundi, Venezuela, to name a few.

The panel discussions (5) will analyze the human rights of women, under the themes of economic violence against women and girls, and human rights economy and women’s rights; the promotion of human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, under the theme: Promoting inclusiveness in and through sports; the adverse impacts of climate change on human rights, ensuring livelihood resilience in the context of the risk of loss and damage relating to the adverse effects of climate change; and the technical cooperation and capacity-building, enhancing technical cooperation and capacity-building in the implementation of universal periodic review recommendations

For queries or comments contact Ms. Catia Trevisani: ctrevisani@gchragd.org

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