1st meeting - Expert meeting on enhancing capacity…

10:00 – 10:20 CET

Opening session

· H.E. Mr. Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council (video) · H.E. Mr. Seong deok Yun, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations     Office at Geneva    · Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

10:20 – 12.00 CET

Session 1: Human rights cities – Enhancing capacity-building for local and regional                              governments

• Mr. Etornam James Flolu, District Chief Executive (Mayor), Afadzato South District, Ghana
• Ms. Ivonne González, High Counselor for Peace, Victims' Rights and Reconciliation of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá, Colombia
• Mr. Carlos Garolla, Director, Human Rights Division of the Government of Canelones, Uruguay
• Mr. Morten Kjaerum, Director, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
• Mr. Gyonggu Shin, Executive Director, International Human Rights Training Center of Gwangju Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea

 

Moderator: Ms. Wan-hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, OHCHR