ABOUT EVENT

Date/time/location: Thursday, July 12  from 10:00-13:00 in Conference Room 5, UN Secretariat Building

Event title: Leaving No One Behind: Sharing Major Groups and Other Stakeholders Good Practices

Summary of Event:

This joint training event has been organised by Plan International, Global Platform for the Right to the City, and the Indigenous Peoples’ Major Group and will focus on a human rights approach to the SDG planning, implementation, and monitoring processes to ensure that no one is left behind. The training materials and resources that will be showcased can be utilised and adapted by participants in their work on advancing and implementing SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda, and can assist with transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies.

Facilitators:

• Alana Livesey, Global Programme and Advocacy Manager, Safer Cities for Girls, Plan International
• Joan Carling, co-convenor, IPMG
• Adam Abdelmoula, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Bodies, Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR)
• Birgitte Feiring, Department Director, Human Rights and Development, Danish Institute for Human Rights
• Lorena Zarate, President of Habitat International Coalition
• Nelson Saule Jr., Right to the City Coordinator of Polis Institute
• Rodrigo Faria G. Iacovini, International Relations Officer of the Global Platform for the Right to the City

Format of Event:

• Welcome and Introductions – 15 minutes (Alana)
• Human Rights-based Approach to the SDGs – 45 minutes (Joan, Birgitte, Adam)
• Adolescent Girls and the SDGs – 45 minutes (Alana)
• Right to the City and the SDGs – 45 minutes (Rodrigo, Lorena, Nelson)
• Wrap Up and Close – 15 minutes (Rodrigo)