Events
21 June, 2014
What are the challenges and opportunities for using laws for biodiversity? Traditional concepts of “laws for biodiversity” have tended to focus on law as a tool for enforcement, limiting pollution and protecting wildlife, plants and parks. But laws can achieve more, providing a tool for enabling action to address the underlying drivers of biodiversity loss, enhancing benefits and fostering...
17 June, 2014
DOING JUSTICE TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATING THE RULE OF LAW INTO THE POST-2015 AGENDA
Presentation by experts to explore the contribution of the rule of law to the three pillars of sustainable development as conceived at Rio +20
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Conference Room 5, North Lawn Building United Nations Headquarters, New York
Live webcast: http://webtv.un.org/
The Outcome...
2 June, 2014
Usando el derecho y las políticas legislativas para una respuesta efectiva al VIH/SIDA (2 a 27 de junio de 2014)
La plataforma virtual de formación de IDLO, personalizada y fácil de utilizar, combina los mejores elementos de metodologías de aprendizaje con tecnologías de formación en línea. La combinación de textos, ejercicios y foros interactivos provee a nuestros...
18 March, 2014
Roundtable: Justice for Women by Women - Challenges and Opportunities for Women’s Professional Participation in the Justice Sector
March 18, 2014, 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Commission on the Status of Women
Conference room 6, NLB (North Lawn Building)
United Nations Headquarters, New York
The present roundtable – organized as a side event during the 58th Session of the Commission...
27 February, 2014
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
THE RULE OF LAW, PEACE AND SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT
February 27, 2014
New York
Remarks by Irene Khan, Director-General, IDLO
Check against delivery
Mr. Deputy Secretary General,
Excellencies, distinguished delegates,
Ladies and gentlemen,
As the head of the only inter-governmental organization...
25 February, 2014
IDLO and the ABS Capacity Development Initiative hosted an Expert Consultation on February 25, 2014 during the 3rd Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP 3) in Pyeongchang, Korea, to seek expert feedback on a draft Toolkit on Legal Preparedness for Achieving Aichi Target 16 on the Nagoya Protocol. Aichi Target 16 calls on countries to ratify the Nagoya...
20 December, 2013
THE HAGUE – Lilianne Ploumen, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands and Irene Khan, Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), signed the Seat Agreement for the establishment of a Branch Office of IDLO in The Hague.
“This agreement cements a strategic alliance between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and IDLO and recognizes the...
17 October, 2013
During the 17th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), IDLO hosted an official Side Event on October 17, 2013 to discuss the latest findings by global researchers on promising country experiences with biodiversity laws. These findings were compiled and released for comment in four draft Scoping...
13 October, 2012
At the 11th Conference of the Parties of the CBD held in Hyderabad, India, IDLO and the CBD Secretariat hosted a workshop and roundtable discussion event titled “Building a Global Partnership for Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets” on Saturday October 13, 2012. Attended by over 70 COP delegates, the event featured an expert panel discussion on biodiversity law and presentation of new legal...