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United Nations EMRIP Seminar

Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 33/25, during its fifteenth session in 2022, the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) confirmed its decision to prepare a report on “Establishing monitoring mechanisms at the national and regional level for implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” This report will address efforts to implement the Declaration and monitoring mechanisms at the national and regional levels. This Expert Seminar is part of a larger request for contributions from Indigenous Peoples, States, National Human Rights Institutions, academics and other independent experts.

French-German Relations: an Anchor of Stability in Times of Fragmentation and Uncertainty? 60th anniversary of the Elysée-Treaty

The Élysée Treaty, signed by President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer on 22 January 1963 at the Elysée Palace in Paris, marked a watershed in European history. The conference will evaluate the relevance of the Treaty in times of political-economic turbulences and war.

Faculty Conversation Series: Paul Quirk & Matt Wright on US Politics

Topics might include: Why are American politics so polarized? What are the prospects for the 2024 presidential election? Florida’s book bans? Why is there so little action on gun control despite broad public desire? Canada – US ties and anything else you want to talk about.