- When: March 19, 2025; 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST
- Format: Hybrid
- In-Person Venue: Amartya Sen Conf room, 10th floor, FF Building, 304 East 45th Street
- Join us online: Zoom link
About the Event
Join us for an informative briefing on Paraguay’s innovative System for Monitoring Recommendations (SIMORE Plus) and its Technical Cooperation Program. This event will showcase how Paraguay has developed an effective National Mechanism for Implementation, Reporting and Follow-up (NMIRF) to address human rights recommendations from international bodies.
SIMORE is an inter-institutional system that facilitates the systematization of international human rights recommendations made to Paraguay by the different special human rights bodies and procedures of the UN and the Organization of American States. The SIMORE Plus version further links the follow-up of international human rights recommendations to the SDGs and their goals, in addition to general observations. It includes improvements in functionality, strengthening the state monitoring and implementation mechanism, thus giving an innovative leap, in line with the priorities of the international community. SIMORE Plus has been recognized as an exemplary system at the UN Human Rights Council and has been successfully implemented in several Latin American countries including Uruguay, Chile, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Argentina, and Costa Rica.
Why Attend
Learn how Paraguay’s SIMORE Plus system helps governments efficiently track and implement human rights recommendations through:
- Coordination among multiple government institutions
- Online public access platforms
- Civil society participation
- Networks of trained focal points
This briefing is particularly relevant for government officials, human rights practitioners, and organizations interested in strengthening national human rights monitoring and reporting systems.
Agenda
- 10:00 – 10:05 AM: Welcome Remarks by Dima Al-Khatib, Director, UN Office for South-South Cooperation
- 10:06 – 10:10 AM: Introductory Remarks by H.E. Amb. Marcelo Scarppini Ricciardi, Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the UN
- 10:11 – 10:16 AM: Introductory Remarks on SIMORE by Mr. Raul Martinez, Director General of the Paraguay Human Rights Office
- 10:17 – 10:40 AM: Presentation on SIMORE concept and the Technical Cooperation Program by Mr. Ricardo Ortega Diaz, Expert
- 10:41 – 10:55 AM: Open Discussion
- 10:56 – 11:00 AM: Closing remarks and follow-up action