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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Headquartered in Geneva, OHCHR is the leading UN human rights entity. It works for the promotion and protection of all human rights worldwide, including in urban contexts and at local level.

Institution: OHCHR

10 December 2021 10:30

Annual retreat 2021 of the Geneva Cities Hub

Villa Rigot

On 10 December 2021, the Geneva Cities Hub will hold its Annual strategic retreat. This year, the retreat will focus on the role of local and regional governments (LRGs) in the Universal Periodic Review

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29 November 2021 10:00

Meeting of the UCLG Working Group for Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises

Hybrid event

The UCLG Working Group for Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises, chaired by Mr. Sami Kanaan (Member of the Executive Council, City of Geneva) will meet in Geneva on Monday 29 November to hear from local authorities from Ghana, Lebanon and Mali.

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02 November 2021 08:00

The Geneva Cities Hub takes part in the opening of the COP26

Glasgow

The Geneva Cities Hub is taking part in the opening of the COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow to observe the role that local and regional governments play in relation to the COP26’s outcome, with one question in mind.

28 October 2021 14:00

Webinar to celebrate World Cities Day on “Building climate resilient cities with digital transformation”

To celebrate World Cities Day 2021 and as part of the WSIS TalkX, ITU and the Geneva Cities Hub are organizing a webinar dedicated to supporting cities use digital transformation to improve adaptation actions and achieve urban resilience.

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12 October 2021 14:00

Cities as critical actors in the national & international human rights systems

Online

When talking about National Human Rights Systems, one rarely thinks about cities or local authorities as domestic actors who have a key role in the implementation of international human rights law. Yet, they clearly do address human rights concerns because of their key role in public service delivery and of their proximity to their residents.

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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Annual retreat 2021 of the Geneva Cities Hub

Meeting of the UCLG Working Group for Territorial Prevention and Management of Crises

The Geneva Cities Hub takes part in the opening of the COP26

Webinar to celebrate World Cities Day on “Building climate resilient cities with digital transformation”

Cities as critical actors in the national & international human rights systems

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