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Tuesday, December 3 • 10:30am - 1:00pm
Session 2: Reflections and conversation on human rights and the “Decade of Action and Delivery of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.” Building on the pledge of the 2019 High-level Political Forum Declaration

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“Leave No One Behind”: How can promoting and protecting human rights accelerate the realization of the SDGs.

Objectives:       
  • Stimulate reflection on how the human rights pillar of the United Nations can accelerate the realization of the SDGs, including in light of ongoing reforms of the United Nations.
  • Explore the implications of the pledges in the SDG Summit Political Declaration for developing the synergies between promoting human rights and SDG implementation.
  • Address the challenges of combatting inequalities. Highlight how the human rights principles of empowerment, inclusion and equality are crucial to the realization of the 2030 Agenda.

Speakers
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Maria-Francesca Spatolisano

Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Ms. Maria-Francesca Spatolisano of Italy is Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. She succeeded Thomas Gass of Switzerland.Ms. Spatolisano has 33 years of experience in public service including... Read More →
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Sima Samar

President’s Special Envoy and State Minister for Human Rights and International Relations, Government of Afghanistan
Dr. Sima Samar is a well-known women’s and human rights advocate and activist within national and international forums. Dr. Sima Samar has also served as the first Deputy Chairperson of Interim Administration of Afghanistan as well as the first Minister of Women's Affairs in A... Read More →
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Deprose Muchena

Regional Director for Southern Africa, Amnesty International
In March 2014, Deprose Muchena was appointed Regional Director for Amnesty International’s Southern Africa Regional Office (SARO) based in Johannesburg, as part of Amnesty International’s ambitious efforts to move closer to the ground. He leads a team of campaigners, researchers... Read More →
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Sakiko Fakudo-Parr

Director of the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs and Professor of International Affairs, The New School
Sakiko Fukuda-Parr is the Director of the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs and Professor of International Affairs at The New School. Her teaching and research have focused on human rights and development, global health, and global goal setting and governance by indicators. From 1995 to 2004, she was lead author and director of the UNDP Human Development... Read More →
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Najat Maalla M’jid

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, United Nations
Najat Maalla M’jid was appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Violence against Children on May 30th 2019. As a high level global independent advocate, Najat Maalla M’jid promotes the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against children... Read More →
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Nadia Isler

Director of the SDG Lab, Office of the Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG)
Ms. Nadia Isler is the Director of the SDG Lab in the Office of the Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG). Ms. Isler is part of the Senior management team of UNOG and led the creation and setting up of the SDG Lab in 2016. Ms. Isler has a long career in... Read More →

Tuesday December 3, 2019 10:30am - 1:00pm CET
Room XX, Palais des Nations
  Panel Discussion