The 7th Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee “Human Rights Education in the School System” was held in Geneva to evaluate the 1st phase of the World Programme for Human Rights Education and to discuss possibilities for the 2nd phase, which will begin in 2010.

The recent referendum in Switzerland has re-ignited the controversial debate of religious freedom and tolerance in Europe. Following this development, a group of education and interfaith experts from Asia and Europe point to the urgent need to refocus public attention on our common values.

The International Human Rights Exchange (IHRE) is the world's only full-semester, multidisciplinary program in human rights for
undergraduate students. The program is housed at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Application Deadline: March 1, 2010

The theme and main aim of the 2009 Lisbon Forum have been to promote the creation of a culture of human rights, through “quadrilogue” action, i.e. governments, local and regional authorities and civil society. This year the Forum took place on 13-14 of November.

Council of Europe Secretary General, Thorbjørn Jagland has signed an agreement with the London-based MBI Al Jaber Foundation, in order to develop cooperation on Intercultural Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region.