BackProtecting displaced and stateless persons: the role and experiences of NHRIs and opportunities for collaboration with UNHCR
16 February 2021 / 14.00 -15.30 CET
Online event on Teams co-hosted by GANHRI, UNHCR
and the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva
Many positive examples of cooperation between NHRIs and UNHCR staff exist worldwide.
The Guide on UNHCR’s engagement with National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the context of forced displacement and statelessness provides an overview of key features of NHRIs and suggests ways whereby UNHCR across all regions can concretely engage and leverage these institutions and their broad mandate and competences. The guide will be launched during this online event co-hosted by UNHCR and GANHRI.
The event will focus on the role and experiences of NHRIs in protecting and promoting the human rights of forcibly displaced and stateless persons. The event will also explore opportunities for strengthened collaboration between NHRIs and UNHCR in support of affected population, in collaboration with other stakeholders. The event will showcase examples of good practice of UNHCR-NHRI collaboration at local level, and discuss opportunities for such practice to be replicated in other contexts across all regions.
Specifically, the webinar event will be an opportunity for NHRIs and UNHCR participants to:
- Discuss the role and experiences of NHRIs in protecting displaced and stateless population and related consequences on their enjoyment of rights;
- Showcase examples of good practice of UNHCR-NHRI collaboration at local level, and discuss opportunities for such practice to be replicated in other contexts across all regions;
- Develop practical strategies for NHRIs to employ to address the situation displaced and stateless persons;
- Draw from the guidance and experience from experts and identify opportunities for collaboration in support of displaced and stateless populations; and
- Present the Guide and launch the online community of practice for NHRIs/ UNHCR.
The event will be moderated by the Permanent Mission of Norway.
Target audiences include: members and staff of NHRIs from all regions, UNHCR staff at Headquarters and field offices, States (including Permanent Missions in Geneva), NGOs and UN agencies.
Source: Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI)
