Demonstrating the value of engagement and collaboration
With activities commencing in February 2022, our multi-year project seeks to demonstrate that human rights
issues can be more effectively addressed by combining the unique mandates of NHRIs and inter-governmental
mechanisms.
In collaboration with participating NHRIs and inter-governmental mechanisms, we will:
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Design and implement blended learning courses for NHRIs in South-East Asia and the Pacific on
environmental rights and climate change
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Establish online communities of practice for NHRIs in South-East Asia and the Pacific to discuss effective
approaches for engaging with their inter-governmental mechanism
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Establish a small grants program for selected NHRIs to support national research and stakeholder
consultations on environmental rights and climate change
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Support NHRIs to establish focal points for engaging with their inter-governmental mechanism
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Support roundtable dialogues in South-East Asia and the Pacific for NHRIs and inter-governmental
mechanisms, with a focus on environmental rights and climate change
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Support NHRIs and inter-governmental mechanisms to develop a joint outcomes paper on human rights
and climate change.
Our goal is to lay the foundation for an ongoing, formalised relationship between NHRIs and inter-governmental
mechanisms to address human rights issues in the Asia Pacific.
Funded by
the European Union
Established in 1996, the Asia Pacific Forum is a coalition
25 NHRIs from all corners of the region. We support the
establishment and strengthening of independent NHRIs,
recognising the powerful role they play to promote and
protect human rights across the Asia Pacific
This publication was produced with the financial
support of the European Union. Its contents are
the sole responsibility of the APF and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the European Union.
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