2 - 4 September, 2019
Ten years on from the adoption of the Kampala Convention on Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Africa and in the context of calls for a UN High Level Panel, this Wilton…
5 - 7 June, 2019
There is a prevailing view that the relationship between human rights defenders and companies is adversarial. Human rights activists and NGOs run campaigns targeted at affecting change in the behaviour of companies, for example: how…
20 - 22 May, 2019
Humanitarian organisations are collecting and sharing more data than ever before. This trend will continue as more systems, sensors and people come online in crisis settings. How the humanitarian community handles the data revolution to…
7 - 10 May, 2019
In 2015, all governments of the United Nations made an ambitious commitment to eliminate violence against women and girls by 2030 (SDG 5.2). With little over ten years left, the world remains vastly off-track. Global…
8 - 10 April, 2019
Against a backdrop of concerns over recent election processes and referenda and in the run up to the 2019 EU elections, this expert roundtable will provide an opportunity to explore the interface between technology and…
25 - 27 February, 2019
Challenges within the rules-based international system highlight the need to strengthen justice and accountability for conflict-related sexual violence, putting survivors at the centre – one of the objectives of the UK’s Preventing Sexual Violence In…
20 - 23 January, 2019
There is arguably no harder or more urgent global challenge in our world today than tackling youth unemployment. Current estimates are that governments need to create over a billion jobs in the next 12 years:…
14 - 16 January, 2019
The theme of the event, the 14th in the annual human rights series, was the over-arching concern of human rights under threat with a specific emphasis on narratives, language and discourse, including opportunities and threats…
5 - 7 December, 2018
Freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is a human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, in many parts of the world, religious minorities are persecuted, discriminated against or treated as second…
25 - 28 November, 2018
Violent extremist groups, armed with modern technologies, have changed the face of global conflicts. They are exploiting today’s global connectedness to move information, money, fighters and weapons across states, and into conflict areas. Their growth…
