Human Rights Council (HRC)

20 November 2020

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The Human Rights Council (HRC) is the key intergovernmental body within the United Nations system responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. It holds three regular sessions a year: in March, June and September. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is the secretariat for the HRC.

The HRC works by:

Debating and passing resolutions on global human rights issues and human rights situations in particular countries
Examining complaints from victims of human rights violations or activist organizations on behalf of victims of human rights violations
Appointing independent experts (known as “Special Procedures”) to review human rights violations in specific countries and examine and further global human rights issues
Engaging in discussions with experts and governments on human rights issues
Assessing the human rights records of all UN Member States every four and a half years through the Universal Periodic Review

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AWID works with feminist, progressive and human rights partners to share key knowledge, convene civil society dialogues and events, and influence negotiations and outcomes of the session.

With our partners, our work will:

◾️ Monitor, track and analyze anti-rights actors, discourses and strategies and their impact on resolutions

◾️ Raise awareness of the findings of the 2017 and 2021 OURs Trends Reports.

◾️Support the work of feminist UN experts in the face of backlash and pressure

◾️Advocate for state accountability

◾️ Work with feminist movements and civil society organizations to advance rights related to gender and sexuality.

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March 2015: The Zero-Draft Outcome Document is released

20 November 2020

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Release of the Zero-Draft Outcome Document, March 2015

The zero-draft outcome document (dated 16 March), prepared by the Co-facilitators, was released for discussion at the 2nd drafting session from 13-17 April 2015.
During the opening session, the WWG on FfD called for dedicated resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment as stated in both the Monterrey Consensus and Doha Declaration,to be added into the Zero draft.

Mia Manuelita Mascariñas-Green

20 November 2020

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Category: Environnement
Region: Asie du Sud-Est et du Sud
Date of death / disappearance: 2017

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Las Economías Feministas

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ECONOMIAS DE CUIDADOS AGROECOLOGÍA Y SOBERANÍA ALIMENTARIA COOPERATIVISMO FEMINISTA SINDICALISMO FEMINISTA

Renata Espinoza Reyes

20 November 2020

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Category: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Region: Latin America

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¿Qué es el Proceso de la Financiación para el Desarrollo de Naciones Unidas?

20 November 2020

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El proceso de la Financiación para el Desarrollo (FpD) de Naciones Unidas (ONU) se propone abordar distintas formas de financiación y cooperación para el desarrollo. Según lo acordado en el Consenso de Monterrey, se centra en seis áreas prioritarias:

Movilización de recursos financieros nacionales para el desarrollo;
Movilización de recursos internacionales para el desarrollo: la inversión extranjera directa y otras corrientes de capitales privados;
El comercio internacional como promotor del desarrollo;
Aumento de la cooperación financiera y técnica internacional para el desarrollo;
La deuda externa;
Tratamiento de cuestiones sistémicas: fomento de la coherencia y la cohesión de los sistemas monetarios, financieros y comerciales internacionales en apoyo al desarrollo.