• Support for human rights systems and defenders

When:10 March 2021

Where: Geneva, EU Member States

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Danish Institute for Human Rights, European Network of National Human Rights Institutes, UNDP, UNFPA, Permanent Mission of Denmark and Portugal to the United Nations in Geneva and FRA

Website: Online side event at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region(link is external)

 

Joint event

FRA will present findings from its work on the impact of COVID-19 on fundamental rights during the UNECE Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. It will be part of discussions on 10 March on how human rights can guide sustainable recovery. FRA will also draw on its work on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU. The event focuses on how to ensure that the principle of leaving no-one behind is entrenched in COVID-19 recovery strategies and plans.