Events
31 August, 2021
Tuesday, 31 August 2021 | 9:00 – 13:00 CEST
Regional Practitioner Dialogue: Community Paralegals, Customary and Informal Justice Systems, and New Pathways to People-Centred Justice
By one estimate, informal actors such as customary leaders resolve approximately 80 to 90 percent of justice problems in the Global South. In order to increase access to and quality of justice in such contexts,...
8 July, 2021
WEBINAR | Thursday, July 8, 2021| 12 pm to 1.30 pm EDT
Climate Justice: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Side Event of the 2021 UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
The escalating risks of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to the forefront the need for urgent action to deliver smart, accessible, and sustainable solutions that will reduce...
14 July, 2021
WEBINAR | Wednesday, 14 July 2021 | 7.30 am to 9 am EDT
Crisis Governance Forum: Roadmap for a Rule of Law-Based Recovery
An official side-event of the 2021 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
COVID-19 is putting governance at all levels to the test. We face not just a public health emergency, but a political, social and economic crisis of historic...
29 June, 2021
WEBINAR | 29 June, 2021 | 14:00 - 15:30 Rome (CEST)
Justice for Women and Girls: Galvanizing Action for an Equal Future
Justice is a powerful enabler of gender equality. When women are empowered to stand up for themselves, claim their rights and resolve their justice problems, they can contribute to the full realization of human rights, gender equality and sustainable development....
1 June, 2021
EVENT | June 1, 2021 | 16:00 - 17:00 Rome | 10:00 - 11:00 New York
Rule of Law and the Judicary in Realizing the UNGASS Promise
Side Event organized by the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), Italian Presidency of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG).
The importance of strengthening the independence, transparency and integrity of the judiciary as crucial...
1 July, 2021
The nature of rule of law programming is changing in response to a series of external and internal drivers. Today, concerted efforts to strengthen the rule of law are more necessary than ever in a rapidly changing world characterized by growing insecurity and instability, recurring and protracted conflict and violence, increasing inequality, exclusion and discrimination, where international human...
10 May, 2021
EVENT | 10-12 May | Kigali, Rwanda
Judiciaries in East Africa play a prominent role in delivering justice and have adopted different strategies to address the obstacles to deliver quality justice service to citizens. To improve justice service delivery and enhance collaboration, the East African Judiciaries, through the Chief Justices, have acknowledged the importance of regular consultations...
28 April, 2021
Conference summary
Building on the outcome of the 2019 Rome Conference on SDG 16, UNDESA and IDLO with the Government of Italy are organizing a follow up Conference, which will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 as well as the transformative contribution SDG 16 can make in helping to safeguard and accelerate...
14 April, 2021
WEBINAR | 14 April 2021 | 7:00 - 8.45 PM CEST | 1:00 - 2:45 PM EST
A Rule of Law Based Approach to Sustainable Economic Recovery for Least Developed Countries: The contribution of ISP/LDCs as a dedicated public-private partnership for investment capacity development in the least developed countries
The impact of the global crisis triggered by COVID-19 is being felt most...
24 March, 2021
WEBINAR | 24 March 2021 | 14:00 – 15:30 Rome | 9:00 – 10:30 New York
Eliminating Discriminatory Laws: Achieving Gender Equality on Paper and in Practice During Challenging Times
Discrimination in law has severe repercussion to women’s lived realities – and more so now as the world is facing the impact of COVID-19. Without the protection of...