The 13th World Human Rights Cities Fourm - Day 2 |
The second day of the 13th World Human Rights Cities Forum, filled with programs, has passed. Today, more thematic sessions were held than on the previous day, and the experience zone was also opened in the lobby on the second floor, which created even more bustling on-site. Read on and enjoy the view of today's venue!
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Plenary Session, holding discussions to tackle poverty and inequalities
The Plenary Session, which was divided into Panel 1 and Panel 2 and attended by a total of 12 speakers from Korea and abroad, gathered experts with various backgrounds of expertise to present practical policy measures in response to poverty and inequalities and share their meaningful insights
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Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, who participated as a keynote speaker, stressed that governance at various levels should be improved to realize economic, social, and cultural rights and that local governments at various levels should strive to promote the economy, society, and culture. Emphasizing that poverty should be understood not as an economic problem, but as an area of infringement of rights, he also suggested directions such as the national subsidy system and the tax system to solve this problem.
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In addition to the Plenary Session, a total of nine other sessions were held, including Children and Youth, Right to Housing, Ageism and the Poverty of Older Persons. Details and main agenda discussed at each session will be shared through the 13th WHRCF Final Report, expected to be published after the Forum.
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Starting the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Experience Zone!
The experience zone was opened in the lobby on the second floor, and was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is conducted in an entertaining way, and it was created by combining Korean traditional games (game of slap-match, straw shoe tossing game) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. While Korean participants reminiscenced on to the memories of their childhood innocence, overseas participants enjoyed traditional Korean games, and created a lively atmosphere. |
Today's interview with the speaker |
Arber Fetiu
Advisor in international relations, Montreal, Canada
Just like the day before, today's interviews with the speakers led by ‘Youth Reporters’ were held. The interviewee of the day is Mr. Arber Petiu, the advisor in international relations in Montreal, Canada. He also emphasized the importance of future generations recognizing the problems of poverty and inequalities, and taking action to tackle them. The full interview will be available on our official website shortly.
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The Human Rights Eco Policy Tour that can only be experienced in Gwangju |
The remaining two days of the Forum are filled with even more programs.
Please check out the programs to be held by clicking the link below and make sure to participate in the programs you are interested in. |
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