Date and time: 9 August 2023 9.00 am GMT-4 or 9.00 am Santiago, 3.00 pm Geneva, 9.00 am New York, 10.00 pm Tokyo

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In 2020, under the leadership of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Hernán Santa Cruz Dialogue Series was launched to generate a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and practices on economic, social, cultural and environmental rights, the right to development, the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

In the context of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and inspired by the vision and mission of Hernán Santa Cruz, a Chilean lawyer who contributed significantly to the inclusion of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) in the Universal Declaration, it is proposed to develop the eighth Hernán Santa Cruz Dialogue in his country of origin, Chile.

The Dialogue in Chile is co-organized by the United Nations System in Chile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Undersecretary for Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Chile, with the technical leadership of UN Human Rights.

The central theme of the dialogue is the regulation of economic, social, cultural and environmental rights in national regulatory frameworks and fiscal policy with a rights-based approach.

Opening Remarks

• Mr. Alberto Van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile.
• Mr. Volker Türk, High Commissioner, OHCHR (video).
• Ms. María José Torres, Resident Coordinator, United Nations Country System, Chile.

Panelists:

• Mr. Pablo Jorquera Armijo, Head of Research, Budget Office, Ministry of Finance, Chile.
• Ms. Julieta Rossi, Member of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
• Mr. Sergio Chaparro, International Policy and Advocacy Lead, Tax Justice Network.

Moderator:

• Ms. Matilde Burgos, journalist.

Tribute to Hernán Santa Cruz and Closing Remarks

• Ms. Consuelo Contreras, Director of the National Human Rights Institute, Chile.
• Mr. Jan Jarab, Regional Representative for South America, UN Human Rights.
• Mr. Maximiliano Santa Cruz, representing Hernán Santa Cruz family.

Speeches and Videos

• Event Video (English | Español) 
• The speech of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 
  • Video in Spanish Mensaje de Volker Türk en Diálogo Hernán Santa Cruz en Chile - YouTube
  • Speech in Spanish Las economías ancladas en los derechos humanos pueden sanar las fracturas sociales, dice el Alto Comisionado | OHCHR
  • Speech in English Economies anchored in human rights can heal social fractures, says High Commissioner | OHCHR