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OVERCOMING EXCLUSION AND PROMOTING RIGHTS: Challenges and Opportunities in Social Protection 30 TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 16 September 2015 13:00-15:00 ROOM VIII Palais des Nations, Geneva [email protected] www.unrisd.org Credits: Photo “School for acrobats” by Julien Harneis (CC BY 2.0 via Flickr); icon by Thomas Helbig (CC via The Noun Project) About the Event How can a better understanding of human rights norms be used by governments, civil society, and international organizations to ensure that all members of society have, without discrimination, adequate access to social protection measures? Event participants will discuss specific social groups—such as women, children, LGBT persons, and persons with disabilities— who encounter specific challenges in claiming and realizing their right to social protection. Participants Katja Hujo United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Isabel Ortiz International Labout Organization (ILO) P.N. Bartolo Ambassador of Portugal Christian Courtis Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Vito Cistulli Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Andrés Scagliola Social Development Dept. of the City of Montevideo, Government of Uruguay Valeria Esquivel Gender and Development, UNRISD Facundo Chavez Penillas Human Rights and Disability Advisor, OHCHR Mawutor Ablo Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Government of Ghana Priti Darooka Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Christina Behrendt International Labour Organization (ILO) This event is the first of a 2-day series to launch the Social Protection and Human Rights platform which provides expert legal and development resources on how to better align social protection and human rights. Targeted at policy makers, development practitioners and human rights advocates, it aims to strengthen a growing social protection community across all disciplines. Visit the platform at SPONSORED BY ORGANIZED BY socialprotection-humanrights.org Social Protection Human Rights

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Page 1: OVERCOMING EXCLUSION AND PROMOTING RIGHTSfile/...Human_Rights_Council_Side_Event_Flyer.pdf · OVERCOMING EXCLUSION AND PROMOTING RIGHTS: ... 16 September 2015 13:00-15:00 ROOM VIII

OVERCOMING EXCLUSION AND PROMOTING RIGHTS: Challenges and Opportunities in Social Protection3 0 T H S E S S I O N O F T H E H U M A N R I G H T S C O U N C I L

16 September 201513:00-15:00ROOM VIIIPalais des Nations, Geneva

[email protected]

Credits: Photo “School for acrobats” by Julien Harneis (CC BY 2.0 via Flickr); icon by Thomas Helbig (CC via The Noun Project)

About the EventHow can a better understanding of human rights norms be used by governments, civil society, and international organizations to ensure that all members of society have, without discrimination, adequate access to social protection measures?

Event participants will discuss specific social groups—such as women, children, LGBT persons, and persons with disabilities—who encounter specific challenges in claiming and realizing their right to social protection.

ParticipantsKatja HujoUnited Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

Isabel OrtizInternational Labout Organization (ILO)

P.N. BartoloAmbassador of Portugal

Christian CourtisOffice of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Vito CistulliFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Andrés ScagliolaSocial Development Dept. of the City of Montevideo, Government of Uruguay

Valeria EsquivelGender and Development, UNRISD

Facundo Chavez PenillasHuman Rights and Disability Advisor, OHCHR

Mawutor AbloMinistry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Government of Ghana

Priti DarookaProgramme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Christina BehrendtInternational Labour Organization (ILO)

This event is the first of a 2-day series to launch the Social Protection and Human Rights platform which provides expert legal and development resources on how to better align social protection and human rights. Targeted at policy makers, development practitioners and human rights advocates, it aims to strengthen a growing social protection community across all disciplines. Visit the platform at

S P O N S O R E D B Y O R G A N I Z E D B Y

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Social Protection Human Rights

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