Panel Discussion 3 - ICERD at 60 - A Living Instrument: Building on progresss, Shaping the future.

 

16:25 – 17:40 | Panel 3: “ICERD at 60 – A Living Instrument: Building on Progress, Shaping the Future” This discussion segment will provide an opportunity to reflect on how lessons drawn from past achievements and shortcomings can inform responses to persistent and emerging challenges in the fight against racial discrimination. It will underscore the character of ICERD as a living instrument, whose continued relevance is reaffirmed through the evolving work of the CERD, including its early warning and urgent action procedure, Inter-state and individual communications procedure, as well as its General Recommendations. Looking ahead, the discussion will serve as a platform to articulate a forward-looking vision aimed at strengthening the implementation of the Convention, its Committee and its procedures, particularly in the context of resource constraints and instances of State disengagement from human rights obligations and mechanisms. 

16:25 – 17:05 | Introduction of the discussion by moderator and presentations by panellists.

17:05 – 17:20 | Questions and oral interventions section.

17:20 – 17:40 | Final remarks of panellists and closing remarks by moderator.

17:40 – 17:45 | Short Break.