HLPF 2019 - Human Rights to Achieve Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Best wishes. I wanted to draw your attention to an event that a number of organisations are convening on 8th July from 10am to 6pm in the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations as part of the High Level Political Forum in New York.

The theme is "Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights to Achieve Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies" - Of course this requires strong media and communication engagement. Fuller details follow below.

If you will be in New York for the HLPF event we would very much welcome your participation.

Can I also encourage you to share this information with your networks and to encourage anyone who may be at the High Level Political Forum to attend this event. Thank you.

For more details and to register please contact Ms Cecila González or reply to this email.
 

Many thanks - very much appreciate your attention to this matter.  

Guilherme

Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi

Communication and Information Adviser for Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay), Chile and the Andean States

Title: Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human Rights to Achieve Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies - A high-level event to examine the role of justice, security and human rights systems in achieving SDG 16

8th July 2019 at the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations - A side-event in the framework of the High Level Political ForumHeadquarters of the United Nations, New York

OVERVIEW

A transforming vision of society places the human being as the centre of attention and action. In July 2019, the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) will review, among others, SDGs 16 and 4. Their central theme is to empower people and ensure inclusion and equality.

This provides an opportunity to design a space for heads of the Justice Systems (Judicial Branches, Attorney General ́s Offices, Public Defenders, Ministries of Justice and International Courts) of the Ibero-American region to discuss their role in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, particularly from SDG 16.

OBJECTIVES

1. Bring together  a  growing  coalition  of  international  justice  sector  organizations  that implement SDG16+ and that defend peace, justice and inclusion.

2. Strengthen the commitment of justice systems to the full implementation of SDG16+.

3. Present the innovative strategies and lessons learned from Ibero-America and the Caribbean that  explain and demonstrate in a concrete way how judicial  systems  can promote progress, both in SDG 16+ and in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

FORMAT

The event will be structured as an interactive event. It will consist of three segments:

1. High Level opening session

2. Sessions with a panel of invited experts to present successful experiences that support the implementation of the objectives for SDG16+ and new strategies towards the realization of SDG16

3. Closing session

This event is organized by:

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Ibero-American Judicial Summit, the Conference of Ministers of Justice of Ibero-America Countries(COMJIB) and the Ibero-American Association of Attorney Generals(AIAMP); with the support of the Global Alliance for SDG 16, the Rule of Law Unit  of  the  Executive  Office  of  the United  Nations Secretary  General, the  United  Nations Educational,  Scientific  and  Cultural  Organization  (UNESCO),  the  Ibero-American  General Secretariat, the  Pathfinders  for  Peaceful,  Just  and  Inclusive  Societiesand  the  Inter-American Association of Public Lawyers (AIDEF)