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The Centre as consulting partner for local governments
The UNESCO competency centre for human rights offers services for a human rights-based fulfillment of administrative tasks. The Centre offers relevant education and training and is happy to advise you on the development, elaboration, and negotiation of municipal Human Rights Action Plans.
Outcome Document and Explanatory Remarks of the 2023 Academy and Conference now online!
The Academy’s tangible output, the Outcome Document and Explanatory Remarks, are now online! The Outcome Document and Explanatory Remarks encourage local governments around the world to incorporate human rights objectives into their public management systems.
Human Rights Paper Session at WHRCF 2023 in Gwangju
The Centre is co-hosting a special session titled “Human Rights Paper Session” as a part of the 13th World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF), being held in Gwangju, South Korea from the 4th to the 7th of October, 2023.
Annual report 2022 now online!
The joint annual report 2022 of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Human Security and the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights at Local and Regional Levels is now available online, highlighting the many synergies between our institutions!

