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SUMMARY:14th session [IN-PERSON]
DTSTART:20261026T090000Z
DTEND:20261028T170000Z
DTSTAMP:20261018T002000Z
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CONTACT:ohchr-emrtd@un.org
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Juana María IBÁÑEZ RIVAS (EMRTD Chair)\n\nThe fou
 rteenth session of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development will t
 ake place from 26 to 28 October 2026 in the Council Chamber (Building C)\,
  Palais des Nations\, Geneva. The session will mark the fortieth anniversa
 ry of the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development\, adopted
  by the General Assembly in its resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986.\nThe
  session will feature a general debate\, a coordination meeting with other
  United Nations mechanisms on the right to development\, the consideration
  of two thematic studies\, and three focused thematic discussions.\nMonday
 \, 26 October10:00–13:00  Opening of the session\; adoption of the agen
 da and programme of work\; general debate\; coordination meeting with othe
 r United Nations mechanisms on the right to development*15:00–16:30  Pe
 ace and security and the right to development (updated thematic study)\, p
 resented by Ms. Ibáñez Rivas\nTuesday\, 27 October10:00–11:30  Role o
 f businesses in realizing the right to development in the age of mandatory
  human rights due diligence\, presented by Mr. Liang11:30–13:00  Access
  to food\, food security\, inequalities and the right to development\, pre
 sented by Ms. Biholar15:00–17:00  Illicit financial flows and the right
  to development (draft study)\, presented by Mr. Djoyou Kamga\nWednesday\,
  28 October10:00–11:30  Indigenous peoples and the right to development
 \, presented by Mr. Keane15:45–16:30  Conclusion of the session: adopti
 on of conclusions and recommendations\n* If time does not allow on Monday\
 , the coordination meeting will be held on Wednesday\, 28 October\, from 1
 5:00 to 15:45.\nAll times are Central European Time (CET). Public meetings
  will be webcast live on UN Web TV\, with interpretation in the six offici
 al languages of the United Nations. All participants are kindly requested 
 to register through Indico. Registration is required to obtain an access b
 adge for participants who do not hold a valid UN grounds pass.\nThe Expert
  Mechanism on the Right to Development is a subsidiary body of the Human R
 ights Council composed of five independent experts. It provides the Counci
 l with thematic expertise on the right to development and promotes its imp
 lementation worldwide.\n\nhttps://indico.un.org/event/1015209/
LOCATION:Room CC (Palais des Nations)
URL:https://indico.un.org/event/1015209/
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