IDLO and the UN

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.

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, on World Food Day

On World Food Day, IDLO joins the international community in its call to ensure and promote access to safe and nutritious food globally and for all.

Video Statement by the Director-General Jan Beagle, at the High-level Meeting on Accelerating Gender Equality 25 Years after the Beijing Conference

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle at the High-level Meeting on Accelerating Gender Equality 25 Years after the Beijing Conference

Excellencies,

I appreciate this opportunity to contribute to the discussions at this High-level Meeting on Accelerating Gender Equality 25 years after Beijing.

HRC 45 - Annual Discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective Throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council

Annual Discussion on the Integration of a Gender Perspective Throughout the Work of the Human Rights Council and that of its Mechanisms

Gender and Diversity: Strengthening the Intersectional Perspective in the Work of the Human Rights Council

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle at the Friends of the UN Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle at the Friends of the UN Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases: Working with Member States to Deliver the NCD-related SDG Targets during and beyond COVID-19

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, Annual Ministerial Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Landlocked Developing Countries

Your Excellency Mr. Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Global Chair of the Group of the Landlocked Developing Countries,

Mme. Under Secretary-General, Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States,

Distinguished delegates,

Statement to Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations by the Director-General of IDLO, Jan Beagle

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General,
Distinguished representatives of Member States and Observers,
Colleagues and Friends,

Statement by the Director-General of IDLO, Jan Beagle, on Democracy Day

COVID-19 is exposing existing fragilities to democracy, good governance and the rule of law. Citizens’ growing distrust of government has been exacerbated by the pandemic and has also limited swift and effective governance responses.

Statement by the Director-General of IDLO, Jan Beagle, at the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Culture of Peace

Mr. President,

Excellencies,

Statement by the Director-General, Jan Beagle, Ministerial Meeting for the Launch of the Online Platform on Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are the defining challenges of our time. While both are real and present dangers, climate change represents a far more massive existential threat to future generations than what the world has experienced so far with COVID-19.