Sustainable Recovery: Delivering on both Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda in the UNECE Region
The online side event “Sustainable Recovery: Delivering on both Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda in the UNECE Region” took place on the fringes of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region 2021. The side event was organised by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and a number of partners on 10 March 2021.
The side event brought together governments, civil society, businesses, UN agencies, human rights actors and participants from across the UNECE region to discuss how sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic can deliver on both human rights and the 2030 Agenda in the UNECE Region.
The following key questions was explored:
- How can we conceptualise a human rights-based sustainable recovery which builds on both states human rights obligations and SDG commitments in recovery programmes and measures?
- How do we ensure that the principle of leaving no-one behind is entrenched in Covid-19 recovery strategies and plans, drawing on human rights recommendations and disaggregated data? How can we produce this disaggregated data for generating evidence-based policies and measures?
- How can local authorities be involved to ensure their vulnerable residents benefit from the recovery and development plans?
- How can national human rights institutions (NHRIs), United Nations agencies, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), and other stakeholders assist or complement, including in helping to make the planning and delivery more inclusive and human-rights based?
VIDEO: Recording of the online event that took place 10 March 2021.
Co-sponsors
- Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN Geneva
- Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
- European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
- Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)
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