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UN expert on international solidarity to visit Denmark and Greenland

05 April 2024

GENEVA (5 April 2024) – The UN Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity, Cecilia M Bailliet, will conduct an official visit to Denmark and Greenland from 8 to 18 April 2024.

During her visit, Bailliet will assess how Denmark’s international cooperation and solidarity activities contribute to the promotion of human rights in the country and internationally. She will focus on the inclusion and participation of youth, indigenous peoples, women, minorities and refugees in solidarity actions and expressions to address challenges such as climate change and global inequality. She will also discuss the revised draft Declaration on the right to international solidarity with academics and other relevant actors.

The expert will visit Copenhagen and Nuuk to meet with Government officials, civil society organisations, academics, members of the legislature, the judiciary, UN representatives, and diplomats.

Bailliet will hold a press conference at 13:00 on Thursday 18 April in UN City Copenhagen. Access will be strictly limited to accredited journalists. Please register in advance at: flemming.johannesen@undp.org

The expert will present her final report to the Human Rights Council in June 2025.

Ms. Cecilia M Bailliet was appointed by the Human Rights Council as the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity in October 2023. She is Professor Dr. jur, Director of the Masters Program in International Law at the University of Oslo in Norway. She has a combined J.D./M.A. (honours) degree from The George Washington University Law School and Elliott School of International Affairs (U.S.A). Ms. Bailliet received her Doctorate in law from the University of Oslo in Norway. She has published widely within the fields of international public law and human rights, including peace and solidarity. She has given guest lectures at universities around the world.

Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. Special Procedures, the largest body of independent experts in the UN Human Rights system, is the general name of the Council’s independent fact-finding and monitoring mechanisms that address either specific country situations or thematic issues in all parts of the world. Special Procedures experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent of any government or organisation and serve in their individual capacity.

For further information and media requests, please contact: Ms. Marta Franco (marta.francoparra1@un.org)and Ms. Gloria de Marino (gloria.demarino@un.org) or write at hrc-ie-solidarity@un.org

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