By combining research and thought leadership on the rule of law with expertise in implementing it, IDLO cuts a distinct profile in the development sector. Our topical interventions are multiplying in international fora – above all at the United Nations, where we are emerging as a privileged interlocutor. We have observer status and liaison offices in New York and Geneva. Every year, IDLO addresses the General Assembly. We work closely with the Italian mission, and undertake joint projects with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNICEF and UNAIDS.
In both New York and Geneva, we participate in high-level meetings and co-host rule-of-law themed events. Our research and conclusions are showcased at the Human Rights Council, and we facilitate debates and encounters that further the world's understanding of law and development. While not part of the UN, we are aligned with its goals, synchronized with its processes, and increasingly listened to.
62nd Session of the Commission of the Status of Women: General discussion - Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
March 15, 2018
New York
Delivered by Irene Khan, Director-General, IDLO
The 62nd session of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will be held at the United Nations in New York from March 12 to 23, 2018. The Commission is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality and the empowerment of women.
As the international community in Geneva marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, IDLO’s Director-General Irene Khan has called for increased recognition of the “rule of law as a pathway to making human rights real”.
HIGH LEVEL SIDE EVENT Legal Frameworks for the Empowerment of Rural Women: Case Studies From Across the SDGs
HIGH LEVEL SIDE EVENT Closing the Gender Gap: Achieving Gender Parity in UN Human Rights Bodies
SIDE EVENT Creating a Culture of Gender Justice: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
IDLO organized the first interregional meeting of justice chain actors across its four program locations in Mali from February 27 – 28 in Bamako, continuing its efforts to strengthen the criminal justice chain in the country.
37th Session of the Human Rights Council: High level segment
February 28, 2018
Room XX, Palais des Nations
Geneva
Delivered by Irene Khan, Director-General, IDLO
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
Panel Discussion on Arbitration, Legal Services of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals
The Relationship between Law and Development
November 1st, 2017
UN Headquarters - Conference Room 11
New York
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