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OIDHACO co-organizes side event at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council

On September 9, within the framework of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, the side event “From Transition to Transformation: Ensuring ESCR for a Sustainable Peace in Colombia” will take place in Room Concordia 5 at the Palais des Nations (2:00 – 3:00 p.m.).

This dialogue space seeks to reflect on the challenges and opportunities Colombia faces in guaranteeing economic, social, cultural and environmental rights (ESCR) as an indispensable condition for the non-repetition of violence and the construction of a sustainable peace.

The event builds on the recommendations of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which in its review of Colombia stressed the importance of the comprehensive implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement, particularly regarding the effective participation of women, the Comprehensive Rural Reform, and the substitution of illicit crops. Nine years after the signing of the Agreement, progress remains limited, and rural and ethnic communities continue to face serious risks due to ongoing violence from multiple armed actors.

The event will feature panelists from Colombian civil society, academia, and the State, and will be held in a conversational format with English–Spanish interpretation.

OIDHACO, together with the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in Geneva, the Colombian Commission of Jurists, the Colombian Platform for Human Rights, Democracy and Development, and Peace Brigades International, is part of the coordinating team for the organization of this space. With this, we reaffirm our commitment to raising international awareness of Colombia’s human rights and peacebuilding challenges, fostering dialogue between civil society, the State, and the international community.

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