Activities

2024

COP29: States must recognise “loss and damage” as the third pillar of climate justice, 
Statement by UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Surya Deva
8 November 2024

Statement by Mr Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development
79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 25 October 2024

Climate justice: Addressing loss and damage
24 October 2024, 13:15-14:30 EDT, Conference room 8, UN HQ, New York

The Rights of Future Generations after the Future of the Summit, on-line side-event to the United Nations General Assembly
24 October 2024, 12:00-13:00 EST, 17:00-18:00 BST

Realising the rights to a healthy environment and development in the context of climate change: Opportunities for transformation
23 October 2023, 13:15-14:30 EDT, Conference room E, UN HQ, New York

HRC57 Side-Event: Children’s Right to Development: Action Pillars in Times of Crises
19 September 2024, 2-3 pm, Room XXIV PDN

Statement by Mr. Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Biennial panel discussion on the right to development at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council, 18 September 2024

Statement by Mr. Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, 57th Session of the Human Rights Council, Interactive Dialogue, 18 September 2024

Side event: The human rights of future generations and sustainable development Human Rights Council, 57th session
Monday, 16 September 2024, 2-3 PM, Room XXII, Palais des Nations

Statement by Mr Surya Deva,  United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, session on “SDG 16 and interlinkages with other SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions”, New York
11 July 2024

HLPF official side event: Ensuring that no one is left behind – the role of corporate action
10 July 2024

SR on R2D invited by the American Society of International Law to speak at a panel on “Corporate Responsibility for War Crimes” at a conference in Geneva
5-6 June 2024

25th Session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, Statement by Mr Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Panel Discussion on the interrelationship between the right to development and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
15 May 2024

25th Session of the Working Group on the Right to Development, Statement by Mr Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group
14 May 2024

Seminar: The State of Modern Slavery in Australia and how it impacts companies and investors
18 April 2024

Consultations for the 2024 reports of the Special Rapporteur
Option 1: 16 April 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (CEST) 
Option 2: 8 May 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (ICT) 
Option 3: 21 May 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (EDT)

Public lecture on “Right to development and climate change: The way forward”
18 January 2024

Blog on “Business, human rights & development: A case for course correction in 2024 & beyond”
1 January 2024

2023

COP28 side event “Enhancing climate action through building synergies with the international human rights framework”
2 December 2023

Consultation for the 2024 thematic reports
The consultation will take place on 28 November 2023 form 1:00 TO 2:00 pm at the Palais des Nations Room XXIII.
Registration link: Consultations with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development (28 November 2023): Registration · Indico.UN

Roundtable business models and sustainable development
The roundtable will take place on 28 November 2023 at the Palais des Nations.
Registration link: Roundtable discussion on Business models for inclusive and sustainable development (28 November 2023): Overview · Indico.UN

Seminar on “Business, human rights and development: A case for course correction”
3 November 2023

Promoting Business Respect for Human Rights in Myanmar: Lessons from Japan
26 October 2023

Statement by Mr. Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 October 2023

Inclusive and sustainable development: Role of business – In Person Event
12 October 2023 (1:15pm-2:30pm)
Conference Room E
UN Headquarters, New York

Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Rights in Asia Conference || UN Conference Center, Bangkok, 5 October 2023, 9:00-10:30 , ‘Climate Action: Trends and Challenges post-COP27’

UDHR75 and VDPA30: Implementing the right to development for Realizing human rights & the 2030 Agenda; Thursday, 21 September 2023, 1700 -1800 hrs CET, Room XXV, Palais des Nations

Statement by Mr Surya Deva, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to development, 54th Session of the Human Rights Council, Interactive Dialogue
20 September 2023

Statement, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2023
14 July 2023

Statement, interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the Right to Development, 24^th Session of the Working Group
15 May 2023

Will stronger due diligence laws address modern slavery? Panel discussion with UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Hosted online, Mon 8th May 2023, 10:00 am - 10:45 am AEST | Humanitix

Replies from the ICC Prosecutor regarding the Situation in the State of Palestine
26 April 2023 and 12 May 2023

32 UN experts issue a joint letter to the ICC Prosecutor regarding the Situation in the State of Palestine and Annex
23 March 2023

2021

7th Asia-Pacific Adaptation Forum (APAN) : Supporting Human Rights-based Inclusive Resilience for All, 9 March 2021

2020

Joint open letter on the Finance in Common Summit to be held in Paris from 10 to 12 November 2020 (also in Français), 25 September 2020