Trygve Lie Symposium on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda [1]
Date: Thursday, 26 September, 2019
Time: 8 00 AM - 9 45 AM
Venue: Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development, International Peace Institute, 777 United Nations Plaza, 12th Floor
About the event:
The International Peace Institute and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite you to attend the twelfth annual Trygve Lie Symposium on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda. Leaving no one behind is a core principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which all member states committed to in 2015. One path to achieving this principle is through rule of law and strong and inclusive political institutions that respect the norms and values enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the subsequent human rights instruments developed by the international community.
This year’s Trygve Lie Symposium will bring together high-level government and UN officials, experts, and civil society representatives to discuss and address how the international community can promote and ensure the incorporation of human rights frameworks into the sustainable development agenda. Presentations will reflect on why having strong and inclusive political institutions that respect human rights is necessary for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enshrined in the 2030 Agenda.
Formal invitations will be issued in September.