Building forward better
The Sustainable Recovery Pledge was launched in June 2021 in conjunction with the 47th session of the Human Rights Council. Signatories to the pledge, expressed their commitment to a COVID-19 recovery strategy aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris agreement, grounded in human rights.
As we enter 2022, the Pandemic continues to take its devastating toll across the world, heightened by the ongoing climate emergency, exacerbating existing inequalities- spatial as well as between women and men, age groups and other population groups. Only two years into the Decade of Action to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, the COVID-19 pandemic, threatens to unravel decades of development gains, but also serve as a catalyst for human rights violations globally.
In this context, re-emphasizing the social contract between rights-holders and duty-bearers, through a recovery strategy based on human rights, the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement, is essential.
The upcoming Human Rights Council intersessional meeting on the 2030 Agenda and Human rights on January 18th 2022 will be an important opportunity to reaffirm the Sustainable Recovery Pledge and take stock of commitments. At the event State and non-state actors will be invited to reflect on developments, good practices and lessons learned.
The pledge has been signed by 49 states and supported by 27 organizations, together representing a diverse range of actors (find the pledge, signatories and supporters here).
The event will take place from 14:00-15:30 CET (GMT+1)
Agenda
14:00-14:05: Welcome
Welcome by Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, Mr. Morten Jespersen
14:05-14:10: Opening remarks
Opening remarks by the United Nations Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights, Ms. Ilze Brands Kehris
14:10-14:20: Key emerging data and trends on Sustainable Recovery
An overview of the emerging global data on Sustainable Recovery presented by the Head of International Division at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Ms. Eva Grambye
14:20-14:40: Universal health coverage and vaccine equity
- Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Ms. Yevheniia Filipenko
- Head of the Global Health & Social Affairs Section at the European Union Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, Mr. Gerton van den Akker
- Senior Director, Research, Advocacy and Policy at Amnesty International, Mr. Rajat Khosla
- UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Mr. Olivier De Schutter
14:40-15:00: Participatory governance practices and service delivery mechanisms that reduce inequality
- Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Chile to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Mr. Frank Tressler Zamorano
- Arab States Organizing Partner of the Women´s major group, Ms. Shaima A. Abdelmajeed
- Human Rights Advisor for the International Disability Alliance, Mr. Jarrod Clyne
- Special Advisor, HIV and Pandemics, UNAIDS, Mr. Mbulawa Mugabe
15:00-15:15: A green and just recovery
- Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr.
- Strategist, The B Team, Mr. Farooq Ullah
- Climate and Energy Benchmark Research Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance, Ms. Charlotte Hugman
15:15-15:25: Interactive segment
Audience reflections and recommendations
15:25-15:30: Closing remarks
Key takeaways facilitated by Head of International Division at the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Ms. Eva Grambye
Registration:
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The event will be in English and there will be simultaneous interpretation to Spanish and French. The recording of the event will be publicly available.