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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.
Rule of Law - essential component of climate solution
As world leaders attend a signing ceremony at the United Nations in New York to approve the historic ‘Paris Agreement’ on climate change, IDLO highlights the crucial role the rule of law and climate justice policy issues - such as legal certainty, trans
60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: General Debate
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
60TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
IWD2016: International Agencies commit to Gender Equality
ROME - Leaders of international organizations based in Rome today gathered to highlight the achievements and the real prospects for achieving gender equality. The speakers all agreed accelerating the empowerment of women everywhere is fundamental to achieving a zero hunger world and reaching the world’s new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IDLO Representative in Geneva presents credentials
(Geneva, February 1, 2016) Julian Fleet, the new Permanent Observer representing the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael
Europe: Refugee System is Broken
The refugee crisis has clearly shown that the European refugee system is broken and must be fixed urgently
GQUAL: The Case for Gender Parity
"Experience shows that there can be no gender equality unless women can access justice and dispense justice," IDLO Director of External Relations Judit Arenas has said at the launch of the GQUAL campaign for gender parity in international bodies.
A People-Centered Agenda
Alongside the University of Pennsylvania Law School, IDLO organized a panel discussion under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: The rule of law as a force for delivering an integrated people-centered development agenda' at the United Nations in New Yor
SDGs & the Rule of Law: From the 'What' to the 'How'
“The time is ripe to move from the ‘what’ – what we must do to realize sustainable development - to the how,’ IDLO Director-General Irene Khan said at an IDLO event on ‘
Geneva: Rule of Law & the SDGs
“What differentiates the rule of law from rule by law is human rights,” IDLO Director-General Irene Khan has said at a roundtable discussion in Geneva.
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Key Initiatives
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Under this new Programme, IDLO will provide support to LDC governments and businesses by enlisting experts to assist beneficiaries in preparing for and conducting negotiations and participating in arbitral proceedings or alternative dispute resolution methods. The Programme will also arrange complementary training and capacity building activities on demand.
