Annual thematic panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building (2024)
4 videos • 14 views • by UN Human Rights Council On 9 July 2024, the Human Rights Council held its annual thematic panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity building with the theme of enhancing technical cooperation and capacity building in the implementation of the universal periodic review recommendations. The panel discussion provided a platform to reflect on activities, good practices, challenges, and lessons learned of coordination among States, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations agencies and other relevant stakeholders to support States’ efforts to implement universal periodic review recommendations through technical cooperation and capacity-building. Speakers included: - Mr. Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Mr. Tormod C. Endresen, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva - Ms. Adriana Quiñones, Head of Human Rights and Development and Deputy Head of UN-Women Geneva Office - Ms. Mona M'Bikay, Executive Director of UPR Info