This two-week annual, comprehensive human rights and advocacy training course is the longest established human rights training program in the region, building the capacity of individuals, institutions and movements at this time of shrinking space for civil society. It builds knowledge of international human rights standards and the UN system. Similar to a summer school the program includes intensive sessions on human rights and development, advocacy and media skills.
Link to registration: https://dtp.org.au/training/2025-33rd-annual-program-timor-leste/
Other Events
ICANN81 Annual General Meeting, Istanbul, Türkiye
ICANN wants to hear from regional university students who are interested in the future of the Internet and participating in the ICANN81 Annual General Meeting. ICANN81 is scheduled to be held in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye, from 9 to 14 November 2024. If ICANN81 is held as a virtual meeting, all NextGen@ICANN program activities will be conducted online. If you are an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student between the ages of 18 to 30 and living and studying in the Asia Pacific region, you may be eligible for the NextGen@ICANN program. The NextGen@ICANN program application window will remain open until 31 May 2024. Successful candidates will be announced on 12 July 2024 on the ICANN website. For more information about the NextGen program, its eligibility requirements, selection criteria, and the application process with deadlines, please click here. Apply Click here to apply to the ICANN81 NextGen@ICANN program.
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption
The Conference of the States Parties (COSP) is the main policymaking body of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. It supports States parties and signatories in their implementation of the Convention, and gives policy guidance to UNODC to develop and implement anti-corruption activities. For further information: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/corruption/COSP/conference-of-the-states-parties.html
CDRI: Call for Abstracts for the Regional Symposium
CDRI is pleased to invite researchers working on the economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to submit abstracts for a regional symposium. The symposium will be held on 21-22 November 2023 and will focus on \"The Greater Mekong Subregion’s Economic Recovery: The Uncertainty of External Events and Inclusive Development.\" If you are interested, please submit your abstract here: https://tinyurl.com/24hsc986 > Deadline: 15 October 2023 Details of the conference can be found here. For further information, please reach out to Mr. Kosal Nith at kosal.nith@cdri.org.kh.