How can we strengthen democratic resilience around the world by leveraging engagement with UN human rights mechanisms?
The Kofi Annan Foundation, the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica, the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy | Geneva Graduate Institute, and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland hosted a high-level Policy Dialogue at the Palais des Nations on 14 May, ahead of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. We were delighted that more than 100 participants from Permanent Missions, civil society, and the UN joined us for this important discussion.
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ญ: ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ๐
Through concrete examples, states illustrated how they leverage international human rights commitments to build democratic resilience:
โข H.E. Mr Yerlan Alimbayev โ Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Kazakhstan
โข H.E. Mr Amb.Prof.Muhammadou M.O. Kah, Ph.D โ Ambassador and Permanent Representative, The Gambia
โข Mr Mauricio Artiรฑano Guzmรกn โ Coordinator, Multiparty Ethical Pact, Costa Rica
๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ, ๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
Experts discussed how the multilateral system can better address democratic โresilience weak spotsโ and support stronger democratic governance:
โข H.E. Ms Patricia Ann Hermanns โ Ambassador and Permanent Representative, The Bahamas
โข Mr Dimiter Chalev โ Chief, Rule of Law, Equality and Non-Discrimination Unit, OHCHR
โข Ms Nathalie Rondeux โ Coordinator, Coordination, Information and Communication Unit, Special Procedures Branch, OHCHR
โข Mr Marc Limon โ Executive Director, Universal Rights Group
Opening contributions:
โข H.E. Mr Cristian Guillermet Fernandez โ Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Costa Rica
โข H.E. Ms Claudia Fuentes Julio โ Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Chile
โข Ms Christine Lutringer โ Executive Director, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy | Geneva Graduate Institute
Moderated by:
Ms Corinne Momal-Vanian, Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation
Organised by: The Kofi Annan Foundation, the Permanent Mission of Costa Rica, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy | Geneva Graduate Institute, and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland
Co-sponsored by:
Permanent Mission of The Bahamas
Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan
Universal Rights Group
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
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