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2018 CCIG Training Activities: fostering advocacy capacity for civil society organizations
2018 Edition – CCIG and UNESCO Extea’s Training Course on the UN Human Rights Protection Mechanisms
CCIG Training for Journalists and Media Experts in the Basque Country
CCIG Initiatives for capacity building of Children’s Rights Defenders in Latin America
CCIG Training Session on UPR Lobbying
Focus on CCIG Training Activities: Strengthen the advocacy capacity of civil society organizations
2014 Edition – CCIG and UNESCO Etxea’s Training Program on the UN System for Human Rights
Organization of training courses and theoretical-practical seminars for NGO members as well as other attendees interested in receiving specified training on United Nations mechanisms for the protection and promotion of human rights.

CCIG delivers training on UN Treaty Bodies system
On Wednesday, June 28th, the CCIG delivered a training session on UN treaty bodies to Civil Society actors from around the world, including India, Peru, Ireland, the USA, and South Africa. The training took place on the Edmund Rice International premises in Geneva. Its aim was to give participants a

Training for PNG local NGOs on the follow-up of UPR recommendations
Upon request of local partners in Papua New Guinea, the CCIG organized an online capacity building initiative in relation to the follow-up of UPR recommendations. Therefore, in December 2021, a video training was recorded by CCIG’s trainer on the implementation of the outcomes of the review, in fact without adequate

CCIG and UPR Info conduct webinar on contextualizing Indicators for monitoring UPR Recommendations
On April 28, 2021, the CCIG in partnership with UPR Info facilitated a webinar on contextualizing Human Rights Indicators to specific country situations for Monitoring UPR Recommendations. The speaker, Ms. Nicoletta Zappile of UPR Info began by framing the session in relation to the previous training session, which focused on

Papua New Guinea’s civil society representatives trained to take part in the upcoming Universal Periodic Review
From 15th to 17th February 2021, the International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG), together with its partners Edmund Rice International (ERI), the Marist International Solidarity Foundation (FMSI) and the Dominicans for Justice and Peace, organised a three-day workshop in Port Moresby, ahead of the United Nations (UN) Universal Periodic Review

Virtual Human Rights Course to prepare for Papua New Guinea UPR
For the period of October 19-30, 2020, an online Human Rights Introductory Course was offered to human rights advocates and partners in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This course is part of a long-range project jointly organized by the International Catholic Centre of Geneva (CCIG) with its members Edmund Rice International

CCIG partners with UPR Info to conduct online Human Rights Training
Organized by the CCIG and UPR Info, a webinar entitled “Human Rights Indicators for Monitoring UPR Progress” was conducted on Oct 29, 2020. The training was facilitated by Nicoletta Zappile, a Programme Manager of the UPR Info. The training aimed to highlight the crucial role of Civil Society Organisations (CSO)

CCIG holds Online Training Session enhancing Civil Society participation in the UPR
On May 20, 2020, CCIG conducted its first online training session on “How to collect information from local actors/members in order to build up a UPR submission and how to draft the submission.” In fact, the submission to the United Nations of written reports by NGOs highlighting key human rights

Basque Country Educators undergo Training on UN Human Rights Mechanisms
True to its sustained collaborative efforts, the International Catholic Center of Geneva (CCIG) and UNESCO Etxea- UNESCO Basque Country Centre conducted recently a Training Session on United Human Rights Mechanisms from September 24-27, 2019. The participants for the said capacity building activity were twelve educators from the Basque Country. They