2 December 2020, 12:00-13:30
Event
NABIL MOUNZER/EPA-EFE
Webinar on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, co-organized by the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, the Geneva Human Rights Platform and the UK Permanent Mission in Geneva.
English, with interpretation to Arabic, French and Spanish.
This event will take place online on the platform Zoom and will be live streamed on our Youtube Channel.
To follow it, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
Online event
This event will take place online on the platform Zoom.
To follow it, register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event.
Aulia Erlangga/CIFOR
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