63rd regular session of the Human Rights Council: Full Schedule

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on youth and human rights

Friday September 11, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Philippines, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Tunisia and Uzbekistan

Friday September 11, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights implications of the use and testing of nuclear weapons

Friday September 11, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan

Friday September 11, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Biennial panel discussion on the right to development

Friday September 11, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

Webcast

List of speakers

Biennial panel discussion on the right to development

Concept note
Biographies of panelists

Speakers

H.E. Mr. Rodolfo Benitez Verson

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

H.E. Ms. Deike Potzel

Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva

Frans Viljoen

Expert of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, African Commission on Human and People’s Rights; member of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Juana María Ibáñez Rivas

Member of the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development

Awa Dabo

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

Friday September 11, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Panel

11:00 CEST

Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa

Friday September 11, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Brussels For Human Rights And Development

Friday September 11, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

12:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons (cont'd)

Friday September 11, 2026 12:00 - 12:40 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 60/11, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons for a period of three years and requested the Independent Expert to report regularly to the Council in accordance with its programme of work. The Council will consider the reports of the new mandate holder, Zvezdan...
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Speakers

Zvezdan Pirtošek

Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

Friday September 11, 2026 12:00 - 12:40 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Funding the UN Human Rights System

Friday September 11, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by World Muslim Congress

Friday September 11, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

12:40 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons

Friday September 11, 2026 12:40 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 60/25, the Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery until the entry into function of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons, whereafter the mandate of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery will conclude. The resolution requested the Special...
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Speakers

Katarina Schwarz

Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons

Friday September 11, 2026 12:40 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

13:00 CEST

Beyond Jurisdictional Gaps: State Responsibility, Technical Cooperation and International Partnership against Cyber Scam-Related Trafficking

Friday September 11, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Organiser: Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations in Geneva

Co-Sponsors: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, Kenya, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Friday September 11, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Freedom of the Media

Friday September 11, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by International Bar Association

Friday September 11, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on promoting accessibility for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all

Friday September 11, 2026 13:30 - 15:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of China, Cameroon, Pakistan and Türkiye

Friday September 11, 2026 13:30 - 15:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

14:00 CEST

Participatory development: Why it matters and how to achieve it

Friday September 11, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of India and the Special Rapporteur on the right to development

Friday September 11, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Women's Technological Leadership in Facilitating Just Transitions in the Climate Crisis

Friday September 11, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by WOMENVAI - Women and Men in Environment and Artificial Intelligence

Friday September 11, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Ending Female Genital Mutilation: Strengthening Public Awareness, Education and Community Engagement

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Alliance Globale contre les Mutilations Génitales Féminines

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons (cont'd)

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 CEST

Assembly hall

Speakers

Katarina Schwarz

Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on national human rights institutions

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia and Timor-Leste

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on strengthening international cooperation for promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls in the context of digital technologies

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Armenia

Friday September 11, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

16:00 CEST

Human Rights in India

Friday September 11, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Akshar Foundation

Friday September 11, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

16:15 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development

Friday September 11, 2026 16:15 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 60/7, the Human Rights Council decided to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to development. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Surya Deva during an interactive dialogueParticipation in development: taking the right to development seriously - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the...
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Speakers

Surya Deva

Special Rapporteur on the right to development

Friday September 11, 2026 16:15 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on promoting accessibility for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all

Friday September 11, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of China, Cameroon, Pakistan and Türkiye

Friday September 11, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Friday September 11, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Friday September 11, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

17:00 CEST

Human Rights in Somalia

Friday September 11, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association

Friday September 11, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Monday September 14, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Monday September 14, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Monday September 14, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Monday September 14, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development

Monday September 14, 2026 10:00 - 11:15 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 42/23, the Human Rights Council decided to establish a subsidiary expert mechanism to provide the Council with thematic expertise on the right to development in searching for, identifying and sharing best practices with Member States and to promote the implementation of the right to development worldwide. The Council will consider the annual report of the...
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Monday September 14, 2026 10:00 - 11:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enforced or involuntary disappearences

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of PM of Argentina, France, Morocco and Japan

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Chile, Poland, Republic of Korea and South Africa

Monday September 14, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

11:15 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes

Monday September 14, 2026 11:15 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 54/10, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes for a period of three years and invited the Special Rapporteur to report to the Council in accordance with its programme of work. The Council will...
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Speakers

Bethanie Carney Almroth

Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights

Monday September 14, 2026 11:15 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Water Scarcity and Human Rights

Monday September 14, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health

Monday September 14, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:00 CEST

Role of Science in Addressing Hazardous Substances and Human Rights

Monday September 14, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Earthjustice

Monday September 14, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Conscientious objection to military service

Monday September 14, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by OHCHR, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Friends World Committee for Consultation, War Resisters International, Conscience and Peace Tax International

Monday September 14, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in Egypt

Monday September 14, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Dignity - Danish Institute Against Torture

Monday September 14, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Corporate Influence in the Context of Environmental Protection: What Role for Human Rights?

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:45 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersIn its resolution 60/9, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for a period of three years and requested the Special Rapporteur to continue to report, on an annual basis, to the Council. The Council will consider the reports of the mandate holder, Pedro Arrojo Agudo, during an...
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Speakers

Pedro Arrojo-Agudo

Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Monday September 14, 2026 15:00 - 16:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights of migrants

Monday September 14, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Mexico

Monday September 14, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Monday September 14, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Spain

Monday September 14, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Monday September 14, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Monday September 14, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

16:45 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries

Monday September 14, 2026 16:45 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/5, the Human Rights Council decided to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination and requested the Working Group to report its findings to the Council in accordance with its programme of...
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Monday September 14, 2026 16:45 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence

Tuesday September 15, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Morocco and Switzerland

Tuesday September 15, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

High-level panel discussion on the fifteenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training: good practices, challenges and the way forward

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

High-level panel discussion on the fifteenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training: good practices, challenges and the way forward

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Panel

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia1/Hybrid

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Delegation of the European Union on behalf of all its member States

Contact person:
Ms Ivana Kozar Schenck ([email protected])

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia1/Hybrid

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on youth and human rights

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room III

Tuesday September 15, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

12:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances

Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

Webcast

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 54/14, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances for a period of three years. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group during an interactive dialogue.Enforced or involuntary disappearance - Report of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary...
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Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Civilians in Captivity: Ukraine’s Civilians Unlawfully Detained by the Russian Federation

Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Canada

Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

Horizon Scanning: a conversation with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes on the priorities for the mandate

Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room III

Side event organized by OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes

Tuesday September 15, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room III

Side event

13:00 CEST

Bringing Human Rights to Life through Theatre: A human rights education workshop

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Auditorium H-200

Side event organized by OHCHR Human Rights Education Unit

Concept note

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Auditorium H-200 Entrance to building H

Side event

13:00 CEST

From Resolution to Reality: Ending Harmful Health Care Practices Against Intersex Persons

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Finland

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Protecting the UN Charter through accountability: the special tribunal for the crime of aggression

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room III/Hybrid

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Council of Europe, International Bar Association and the Permanent Missions of Monaco, the Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Ukraine

Tuesday September 15, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room III/Hybrid

Side event

14:00 CEST

Ending Complicity and Ensuring Accountability

Tuesday September 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event hosted by The Hague Group and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of South Africa, Malaysia, and the State of Palestine

Tuesday September 15, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on cooperation with Georgia

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Georgia

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights of migrants

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Mexico

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

15:30 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on arbitrary detention

Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:30 - 17:15 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/8, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention for a period of three years. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group during an interactive dialogue.Arbitrary detention and transnational repression - Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary...
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Tuesday September 15, 2026 15:30 - 17:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:00 CEST

COP Process: Role of the Human Rights System in Advancing Accountability

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

16:00 CEST

Technology in the services, operations, and activities of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and PMSCs

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:00 - 17:15 CEST

online

PRESENTATION OF THE 2026 THEMATIC REPORT OF THE UN WORKING GROUP ON THE USE OF MERCENARIES

For further information, please contact the Secretariat of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries at [email protected].

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:00 - 17:15 CEST
online

Side event

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Chile, Poland, Republic of Korea and South Africa

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Tuesday September 15, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

17:00 CEST

Digital Rights of Neurodiverse Persons

Tuesday September 15, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Beijing Guangming Charity Foundation

Tuesday September 15, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

17:15 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence

Tuesday September 15, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 54/8, the Human Rights Council decided to extend, for a period of three years, the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence and requested the Special Rapporteur to continue to report annually to the Council. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Bernard...
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Speakers

Mr. Bernard Duhaime

Special Rapporteur on truth, justice and reparation

Tuesday September 15, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday September 16, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Wednesday September 16, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence (cont'd)

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 CEST

Assembly hall

Speakers

Mr. Bernard Duhaime

Special Rapporteur on truth, justice and reparation

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:00 - 10:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on strengthening international cooperation for promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls in the context of digital technologies

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Armenia

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:45 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the rights of peasants

Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:45 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 54/9, the Human Rights Council decided to establish, for a period of three years, a working group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas. In the same resolution, the Council also decided that the working group should submit an annual report to the Council according to its programme of work. The Council will consider the...
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Wednesday September 16, 2026 10:45 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General's report on actionable pathways in mobilizing sufficient climate financing

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 59/25, the Human Rights Council requested the Secretary-General, in consultation with diverse stakeholders, to prepare and submit to the Council at its sixty-third session a synthesis report, available in accessible formats, including in easy-to-read versions, on actionable pathways in mobilizing sufficient climate financing and associated challenges...
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Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

AI for a better future

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room III

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of China and Network for International Exchanges (CNIE)

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room III

Side event

12:00 CEST

Human rights education: 15 years after the UN Declaration – From commitment to implementation: What comes next?

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Mongolia, NGO Working Group on Human Rights Education and Learning; Co-sponsored by the Platform of Member States on Human Rights Education and OHCHR

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in Egypt

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Baha'i International Community

Wednesday September 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Aula Abierta

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:00 CEST

Toxic wastes and human rights: challenges, responsibilities and ways of achieving solutions

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, RADDHO and EartJustice

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Where Are They? Ukrainian Prisoners of War, Missing Servicemen and Incommunicado Detention

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room III

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Ukraine

Wednesday September 16, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room III

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in Kuwait

Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Limited

Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Turning the Spotlight on the Right to Sanitation

Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia1/Hybrid

Side event organized by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions of Spain and Germany

Contact person: Ms. Mariya Stoyanova
OHCHR
[email protected]

Wednesday September 16, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia1/Hybrid

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General's report on actionable pathways in mobilizing sufficient climate financing (cont'd)

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 15:30 CEST

Assembly hall

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 15:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Spain

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on implications of the Artificial Intelligence for the promotion and protection of human rights

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Greece, Guyana and Nepal

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights of migrants

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Mexico

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

15:30 CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's analytical report on the human rights of women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations

Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:30 - 17:15 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/19, the Human Rights Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare an analytical report on best practices and main challenges in the promotion and protection of the human rights of women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations, with a focus on ending impunity and ensuring accountability for gross...
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Wednesday September 16, 2026 15:30 - 17:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building to address the human rights implications of the nuclear legacy in the Marshall Islands

Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands

Wednesday September 16, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

17:15 CEST

Item 3: Presentation of SG/HC thematic reports, Working Group reports, intergovernmental Working Groups as well as briefing by ECOSOC President, followed by General debate

Wednesday September 16, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Speakers

Peggy Hicks

Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division

Wednesday September 16, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on implications of the Artificial Intelligence for the promotion and protection of human rights

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Greece, Guyana and Nepal

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Thursday September 17, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

High-level panel discussion on the sixtieth anniversary of the International Covenants on Human Rights: universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Panel

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enforced or involuntary disappearences

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room XI

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of PM of Argentina, France, Morocco and Japan

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room XI

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on national human rights institutions

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia and Timor-Leste

Thursday September 17, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

12:00 CEST

Item 3: General debate (cont'd)

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in Serbia

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 4

Side event organized by Belgrade Centre for Human Rights

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 4

Side event

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in Tunisia

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Human Rights Watch

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

12:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the situation oof huma rights in Burundi

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the EU Delegation

Thursday September 17, 2026 12:00 - 13:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

13:00 CEST

Peasant-led Seed Systems and Human Rights Obligations

Thursday September 17, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by FIAN International e.V.

Thursday September 17, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

60th Anniversary of ICESCR and ICCPR

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Centre pour les Droits Civils et Politiques - Centre CCPR

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Family Resilience and Demographic Sustainability: Reaffirming the Universality and Interdependence of Human Rights in an Era of Demographic Transformation

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 5

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan and Global Helping to Advance Women and Children (DBA Family Watch International)

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 5

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Times of Armed Conflict

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 4/Hybrid

Side event organized by OHCHR, Germany, Spain, Lebanon, Slovenia, Bangladesh, and the Special Rapporteur on human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Contact person: Ms. Jana Alhassanieh
[email protected]

Thursday September 17, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 4/Hybrid

Side event

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Morocco and Switzerland

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Item 3: General debate (cont'd)

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday September 17, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas

Thursday September 17, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg and South Africa

Thursday September 17, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Morocco and Switzerland

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on implications of the Artificial Intelligence for the promotion and protection of human rights

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Room V

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Greece, Guyana and Nepal

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Room V

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Friday September 18, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Item 4: Item 4: Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the Group of Independent experts on Belarus

Friday September 18, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 61/26, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Group of Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus for a further period of one year and requested it to give an oral update to the Council at its sixty-third session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council will hear the oral update of the Group...
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Friday September 18, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on strengthening international cooperation for promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls in the context of digital technologies

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Armenia

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Room V

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Germany and Spain

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room V

Informal consultations

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Friday September 18, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

11:30 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi

Friday September 18, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/15, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi for a further period of one year and requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a comprehensive report to the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Fortuné Gaetan...
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Speakers

Fortuné Gaetan Zongo

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi

Friday September 18, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in Libya

Friday September 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by International Commission of Jurists

Friday September 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

Supporting Mine Victims: Best Practices in Care, Rehabilitation and Socioeconomic Reintegration

Friday September 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room III

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan

Friday September 18, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room III

Side event

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in Brazil

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 4

Side event organized by Instituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 4

Side event

13:00 CEST

Protecting Civil Society Space: 10 Years of Best Practices and Challenges

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room III/Hybrid

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Ireland, OHCHR

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room III/Hybrid

Side event

13:00 CEST

Right to Development

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII

Friday September 18, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in Burundi

Friday September 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by International Federation of ACAT (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)

Friday September 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

The role of artificial intelligence in combating discrimination against women

Friday September 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room III

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Estonia

Friday September 18, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room III

Side event

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on human rights and transitional justice

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Morocco and Switzerland

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Yemen on behalf of the Arab Group

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 57/36, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela for a period of two years and requested it to submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Council at its sixty-third session, followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council will...
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Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on promoting accessibility for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST

Room V

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of China, Cameroon, Pakistan and Türkiye

Friday September 18, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Room V

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on implications of the Artificial Intelligence for the promotion and protection of human rights

Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Room III

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Kuwait, Greece, Guyana and Nepal

Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Room III

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

16:30 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua

Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn resolution 58/18, the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to strengthen monitoring and engagement, including by preparing comprehensive and gender-responsive reports on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua, building on previous reports of the High Commissioner and the reports and recommendations of Council mechanisms and...
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Friday September 18, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights

Monday September 21, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Chile, Poland, Republic of Korea and South Africa

Monday September 21, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Monday September 21, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/21, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation for a period of one year and requested the mandate holder to present a comprehensive report to the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will consider the report of the mandate holder, Mariana...
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Speakers

Mariana KATZAROVA

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Monday September 21, 2026 10:00 - 11:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan

Monday September 21, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway

Monday September 21, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

11:30 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

Monday September 21, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution S-39/1, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran for a further period of two years and requested it to conduct an urgent investigation into allegations of recent and ongoing serious human rights violations and abuses and crimes perpetrated in relation...
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Monday September 21, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Monday September 21, 2026 12:00 - 13:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Monday September 21, 2026 12:00 - 13:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Monday September 21, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 4

Side event organized by International Educational Development, Inc.

Monday September 21, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 4

Side event

13:00 CEST

Human Rights Situation on the Russian Federation

Monday September 21, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 5

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Luxembourg

Monday September 21, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 5

Side event

13:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Monday September 21, 2026 13:30 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Monday September 21, 2026 13:30 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on responding to the human rights and humanitarian crisis caused by the ongoing armed conflict in the Sudan

Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Room V

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Norway

Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Room V

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of anti-personnel mines on the full enjoyment of all human rights

Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Algeria, Mozambique, Peru, South Africa, Vanuatu and other States

Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

15:00 CEST

Item 4: Interactive dialogue with the International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (oral update)

Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 61/29, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine for a further period of one year and requested it to provide an oral update to the Council at its sixty-third session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council will hear the oral update of the Commission of...
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Monday September 21, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:30 CEST

Item 4: Oral update of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, followed by General debate

Monday September 21, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

In its resolution 58/18, the Human Rights Council decided to renew, for a period of two years, the mandate of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua and requested it to present an oral update to the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will hear the oral update of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua.

Monday September 21, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on enhancing equal access of children to adequate nutritious food

Monday September 21, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia

Monday September 21, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the drat resolution on human rights and Indigenous Peoples

Tuesday September 22, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Tuesday September 22, 2026 09:00 - 10:30 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Item 4: General debate (cont'd)

Tuesday September 22, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 22, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas

Tuesday September 22, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Cuba, Gambia, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg and South Africa

Tuesday September 22, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

13:00 CEST

Guidance on the right of Indigenous Peoples to free, prior and informed consent in the context of business activities

Tuesday September 22, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

H Building, Room H-207-208-209 (ground floor)

Presentation of the Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples' Rights International (IPRI), International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) and the Business and Human Rights Center (BHRC)

Contact: For any questions, please email [email protected]

Tuesday September 22, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
H Building, Room H-207-208-209 (ground floor)

Side event

13:00 CEST

Nuclear justice and transitional justice

Tuesday September 22, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 CEST

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands

Tuesday September 22, 2026 13:00 - 14:30 CEST
S4

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 4: General debate (cont'd)

Tuesday September 22, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 22, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

15:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation

Tuesday September 22, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST

Concordia1/Hybrid

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Delegation of the European Union on behalf of all its member States

Contact person:
Ms Ivana Kozar Schenck ([email protected])

Tuesday September 22, 2026 15:00 - 16:30 CEST
Concordia1/Hybrid

Informal consultations

16:00 CEST

Item 5: Complaint procedure (closed meeting)

Tuesday September 22, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 22, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Complaints

16:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights

Tuesday September 22, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia, Chile, Poland, Republic of Korea and South Africa

Tuesday September 22, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Informal consultations

10:00 CEST

Annual panel discussion on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Wednesday September 23, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Panel

12:00 CEST

Item 3&5: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/4, the Human Rights Council decided to renew the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples for a period of three years and requested the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the mandate to the Council in accordance with its annual programme of work. The Council will consider the report of the...
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Speakers

Albert Barume

Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday September 23, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in the Russian Federation

Wednesday September 23, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 4

Side event organized by Lawyers for Lawyers

Wednesday September 23, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 4

Side event

14:00 CEST

Artificial Intelligence for Good Governance: Opportunities and Risks. Insights from the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee's Study

Wednesday September 23, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 5

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Poland

Wednesday September 23, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 5

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 3&5: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples (cont'd)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 CEST

Assembly hall

Speakers

Albert Barume

Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples

Wednesday September 23, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:45 CEST

Items 3&5: Interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)

Wednesday September 23, 2026 15:45 - 17:15 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 33/25, the Human Rights Council decided that the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should report at least once a year to the Council on its work and keep the Council fully informed of developments on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Council will consider the annual report of the Expert Mechanism during an interactive...
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 15:45 - 17:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

17:15 CEST

Item 5: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General's report on cooperation with the United Nations

Wednesday September 23, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 12/2, the Human Rights Council invited the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council at its fourteenth session, and annually thereafter, containing a compilation and analysis of any available information, from all appropriate sources, on alleged reprisals against those who seek to cooperate or have cooperated with the United Nations, its...
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Wednesday September 23, 2026 17:15 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:00 CEST

Item 5: Interactive dialogue on the Secretary General's report on cooperation with the United Nations (cont'd)

Thursday September 24, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Assembly hall

Thursday September 24, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

11:00 CEST

Item 5: Interactive dialogue with the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Thursday September 24, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastPursuant to paragraph 80 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, paragraph 38 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 and Council decision 18/121, the annual report of the Advisory Committee, consisting of the reports on its thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth sessions, is to be considered by the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will have before...
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Thursday September 24, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

A celebration and stocktaking: Five years since the recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by OHCHR SR on Environment, UNEP, UNICEF.
Co-sponsoring: Permanent Missions of Maldives, Costa Rica, Morocco, Slovenia and Monaco

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

The role of faith-based organisations in the social reintegration of released detainees

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room VIII

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Costa Rica

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room VIII

Side event

12:30 CEST

Item 5: General debate

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday September 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

13:00 CEST

Advancing Indigenous Peoples' Rights - From Recognition to an Effective Roadmap

Thursday September 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Botswana

Thursday September 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Situation of Women Human Rights Defenders

Thursday September 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by International Service for Human Rights

Thursday September 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in Tajikistan

Thursday September 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation

Thursday September 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 5: General debate (cont'd)

Thursday September 24, 2026 15:00 - 17:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday September 24, 2026 15:00 - 17:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

16:00 CEST

53rd session of the UPR Working Group: Death Penalty in the States under Review

Thursday September 24, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Advocates for Human Rights

Thursday September 24, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

17:00 CEST

Item 6: UPR adpotions

Thursday September 24, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers

Belgium A/HRC/63/9, A/HRC/63/9/Add.1
Denmark A/HRC/63/10, A/HRC/63/10/Add.1
Estonia A/HRC/63/7, A/HRC/63/7/Add.1

Thursday September 24, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

UPR

10:00 CEST

Item 6: UPR adpotions (cont'd)

Friday September 25, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers

Latvia A/HRC/63/15, A/HRC/63/15/Add.1
Mozambique A/HRC/63/6, A/HRC/63/6/Add.1
Namibia A/HRC/63/4, A/HRC/63/4/Add.1

Friday September 25, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

UPR

12:00 CEST

Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Friday September 25, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Conselho Indigenista Missionário CIMI

Friday September 25, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:00 CEST

Enriching Cultural Heritage and Collective Memory through Disability Narratives: Cultural Diversity and Participation

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Iraq

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Right to Development and Gender Dimension

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Association for Women's Rights in Development

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

13:00 CEST

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights: Promoting human rights at the regional level

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room VIII

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of the Philippines

Friday September 25, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room VIII

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in Brazil

Friday September 25, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Conectas Direitos Humanos

Friday September 25, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Implementation of the rights of Indigenous Peoples: experiences and good practices on participation, consultation, and free, prior and informed consent

Friday September 25, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room VIII/Hybrid

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Guatemala and Mexico

Contact person: Mr. Rodrigo Pintado Collet
<[email protected]>

Friday September 25, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room VIII/Hybrid

Side event

15:00 CEST

Shrinking Civic Space and Human Rights Funding

Friday September 25, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by Frontline AIDS LTD.

Friday September 25, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 6: UPR adpotions (cont'd)

Friday September 25, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers

Nicaragua A/HRC/63/17, A/HRC/63/17/Add.1
Niger A/HRC/63/5, A/HRC/63/5/Add.1
Palau A/HRC/63/11, A/HRC/63/11/Add.1

Friday September 25, 2026 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

UPR

10:00 CEST

Item 6: UPR adpotions (cont'd)

Monday September 28, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers

Paraguay A/HRC/63/8, A/HRC/63/8/Add.1
Seychelles A/HRC/63/13, A/HRC/63/13/Add.1
Sierra Leone A/HRC/63/16, A/HRC/63/16/Add.1

Monday September 28, 2026 10:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

UPR

11:00 CEST

Rights of Minorities

Monday September 28, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples

Monday September 28, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

Advancing Human Rights in Digital Environments: From Evidence to Action

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room IX/Hybrid

Side event organized by UNESCO and co-sponsored by GANHRI

Contact person:
Ms. Phillips, Rachel <[email protected]>

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room IX/Hybrid

Side event

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in Colombia

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Maloca Internationale

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

The role of AI in advancing Human Rights and Multilateral diplomacy in a fractured world

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by the European Public Law Organization (EPLO)

Monday September 28, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

13:00 CEST

Accelerating progress towards preventing pregnancy among adolescent girls

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room IX/Hybrid

Side event organized by OHCHR
Co-sponsors : UNFPA, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH), Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), Plan International, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF).

Contact person: Ms. Masiha Ghafory <[email protected]>

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room IX/Hybrid

Side event

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in the State of Palestine

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH)

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Women, Girls and drug policies: Advancing a human rights approach

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room V/Hybrid

The event is organised by OHCHR in cooperation with Albania, Greece, Mexico, Portugal, Switzerland, International Drug Policy Consortium, International Network of Women Who Use Drugs

Monday September 28, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V/Hybrid

Side event

14:00 CEST

Children Rights Online

Monday September 28, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Plan International, Inc.

Monday September 28, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

National Human Rights Strategies in a Changing Global Landscape: Responding to Emerging Challenges and National Priorities. The Egyptian Experience

Monday September 28, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room IX

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Egypt

Monday September 28, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room IX

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 6: UPR adpotions (cont'd)

Monday September 28, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers

Singapore A/HRC/63/17, A/HRC/63/17/Add.1
Solomon Islands A/HRC/63/14, A/HRC/63/14/Add.1
Somalia A/HRC/63/12, A/HRC/63/12/Add.1

Monday September 28, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Assembly hall

UPR

16:00 CEST

Family Values: Colonial Legacy and Human Rights

Monday September 28, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by GIN SSOGIE NPC

Monday September 28, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

16:00 CEST

Item 6: General debate

Monday September 28, 2026 16:00 - 17:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Monday September 28, 2026 16:00 - 17:30 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

17:00 CEST

Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Monday September 28, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Women's Human Rights International Association

Monday September 28, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

17:30 CEST

Item 2 & 7: HC report on implementation of HRC res. 31/36 followed by General debate

Monday September 28, 2026 17:30 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 53/25, the Human Rights Council requested the Secretary-General to allocate the financial and human resources and expertise necessary to enhance the capacity of OHCHR to ensure that the mandate given by the Council in its resolution 31/36 was fully implemented. In the same resolution, the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for...
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Monday September 28, 2026 17:30 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

10:00 CEST

Human Rights in Azerbaijan

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Christian Solidarity International (CSI)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

10:00 CEST

Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 29, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Panel

12:00 CEST

Item 7: General debate (cont'd)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

12:00 CEST

Drug Control and Human Rights

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Harm Reduction International

Tuesday September 29, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Advancing Meaningful Youth Participation in the UN Human Rights Council: Operationalizing the Core Principles under the Pact for the Future

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room V/Hybrid

Side event organized by the UN Youth Office with OHCHR and UNFPA

Contact person: Ms. Romeral Ortiz Quintilla
UN Youth

[email protected]

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V/Hybrid

Side event

13:00 CEST

Des mines à la salle de classe : sortir les enfants du Cobalt par la reconversion économique des familles

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

13:00 CEST

Proactive Diversity Governance and Role of Human Rights

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Sikh Human Rights Group

Tuesday September 29, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in the State of Palestine

Tuesday September 29, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd

Tuesday September 29, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Promoting the right to health of older persons: towards a comprehensive framework for the enjoyment of human rights of older persons

Tuesday September 29, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XII/Hybrid

Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Viet Nam and the Philippines

Contact person: Hung Son Nguyen

Viet Nam Mission <[email protected]>

Tuesday September 29, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XII/Hybrid

Side event

15:00 CEST

Human Rights in the Marshall Islands

Tuesday September 29, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by United Church of Christ - Board for World Ministries

Tuesday September 29, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

16:00 CEST

Item 7: General debate (cont'd)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

16:00 CEST

Item 8: General debate (cont'd)

Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:00 - 16:30 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

16:30 CEST

Item 9: Enhanced Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner and International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement

Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolutions 47/21 and 56/13, the Human Rights Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement each to prepare, on an annual basis, a written report, and to present them jointly to the Council during an enhanced interactive dialogue...
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Tuesday September 29, 2026 16:30 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:00 CEST

Item 8: General debate (cont'd)

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Wednesday September 30, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

11:00 CEST

Item 9: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:00 - 12:45 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 54/26, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent for a further period of three years and requested the Working Group to submit an annual report to the Council on all activities relating to its mandate. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group during an...
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Wednesday September 30, 2026 11:00 - 12:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Human Rights in the State of Palestine

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Defence for Children International

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:00 CEST

Systemic racism and drug policy enforcement

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by OHCHR International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

12:45 CEST

Item 9: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:45 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 54/27, the Human Rights Council decided that the annual session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent would be held in a hybrid format and would be webcast to allow for remote participation. The Council will consider the report of the Permanent Forum on its fifth session during an interactive dialogue.Report of the Permanent Forum on...
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Wednesday September 30, 2026 12:45 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

13:00 CEST

Advancing the Rights of Older Persons: Sharing National Practices and Building an Inclusive Future

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 5

Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Malaysia

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 5

Side event

13:00 CEST

Countering Anti-Migrant Narratives: The Role of Local and Regional Governments

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room V/Hybrid

Side event organized by OHCHR Migration Unit

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V/Hybrid

Side event

13:00 CEST

Human Rights Violations and Role of Accountability

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Non c'è pace senza giustizia

Wednesday September 30, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Education for Peace: From Resolution to Action

Wednesday September 30, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Armenia and the University for Peace (UPEACE)

Wednesday September 30, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in the State of Palestine

Wednesday September 30, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Human Rights & Democratic Participation Center "SHAMS"

Wednesday September 30, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

15:00 CEST

Rights of Women Migrant Workers

Wednesday September 30, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by International Society for Human Rights

Wednesday September 30, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 9: Interactive dialogue on the report of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (cont'd)

Wednesday September 30, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 CEST

Assembly hall

Wednesday September 30, 2026 15:00 - 16:15 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:00 CEST

Human Rights in Estonia

Wednesday September 30, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Public Organization "Public Advocacy"

Wednesday September 30, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

16:15 CEST

Presentation of reports of Ad Hoc Committee and Group of Independent Eminent Experts on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and High Commissioner's report on education-related practices, followed by General debate

Wednesday September 30, 2026 16:15 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastPursuant to its resolution 60/16 and its decision 3/103, the Human Rights Council will have before it the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on its fifteenth session.Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Human Rights Council on the...
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Wednesday September 30, 2026 16:15 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

10:00 CEST

Item 9: General debate (cont'd)

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakers
Webcast

Thursday October 1, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate

11:00 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on the oral update on Haiti (with participation of human rights expert)

Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 61/38, the Human Rights Council decided to extend, for a period of one year, the mandate of the expert, appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in Haiti. In the same resolution, the Council requested the High Commissioner to provide the Council with an oral update on the situation of human...
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Thursday October 1, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:30 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic

Thursday October 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/34, the Human Rights Council decided to renew, for a period of one year, the mandate of Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic and requested the Independent Expert to submit a report to the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will consider the report of the new mandate holder, Aristide...
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Speakers

Aristide Nononsi

Independent Expert on the Central African Republic

Thursday October 1, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

13:00 CEST

International Day of Older persons: towards a legally binding instrument

Thursday October 1, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Argentina and co-sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia, IFA and INPEA

Thursday October 1, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

13:00 CEST

Right of Indigenous Peoples and Coca Leaf Policy

Thursday October 1, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by IDPC Consortium

Thursday October 1, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Organized Crime and Women's Rights

Thursday October 1, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Asociación Civil

Thursday October 1, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (cont'd)

Thursday October 1, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 CEST

Assembly hall

Speakers

Aristide Nononsi

Independent Expert on the Central African Republic

Thursday October 1, 2026 15:00 - 15:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:00 CEST

Fight against Terrorism and Human Rights

Thursday October 1, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Interfaith International

Thursday October 1, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

15:45 CEST

Item 10: Enhanced Interactive dialogue on the OHCHR report on challenges and barriers to the full realization of human rights of people of the Marshall Islands, stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy

Thursday October 1, 2026 15:45 - 17:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 57/26, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to prepare a report on addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization and enjoyment of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands, stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy, and to submit it to the Council at its sixty-third session, to be followed by an enhanced interactive...
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Thursday October 1, 2026 15:45 - 17:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

16:00 CEST

Human Rights in France

Thursday October 1, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by European Centre for Law and Justice, The / Centre Europeen pour le droit, les Justice et les droits de l'homme

Thursday October 1, 2026 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

17:00 CEST

Human Rights in the United States of America

Thursday October 1, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association

Thursday October 1, 2026 17:00 - 18:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

17:30 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue on the OHCHR report on technical assistance to Somalia

Thursday October 1, 2026 17:30 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/28, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to present a report to the Council at its sixty-third session on the implementation of that resolution, to be followed by an interactive dialogue. The Council will consider the report of OHCHR during an interactive dialogue.Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights - Report of the Office of the...
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Thursday October 1, 2026 17:30 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:00 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue on the OHCHR report on technical assistance to Somalia (cont'd)

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Assembly hall

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

10:00 CEST

Human Rights in Pakistan

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by International Support For Human Rights

Friday October 2, 2026 10:00 - 11:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

11:00 CEST

Celebration of the International Day of Non-Violence

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by the Permanent Observer of the United Nations University for Peace and co-sponsored by Interfaith International

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

11:00 CEST

Human Rights in Iraq

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Al-Basher Foundation for Development

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

11:00 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/33, the Human Rights Council decided to extend, for a period of two years, the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and requested the Special Rapporteur to report on the implementation of the mandate to the Council at its sixty-third session. The Council will consider the report of the new mandate holder,...
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Speakers

Thomas Andrews

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

Friday October 2, 2026 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

12:00 CEST

Biodiversity and human rights

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by OHCHR, Permanent Mission of Armenia and Geneva Environment Network

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

12:00 CEST

Transnational Repression

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Institute for Human Rights

Friday October 2, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

12:30 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on the oral update on Ukraine

Friday October 2, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST

Assembly hall

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Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 59/22, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will present an oral update on the findings in the report of OHCHR on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, to be followed by an interactive dialogue.

Friday October 2, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

13:00 CEST

Human Rights and the Crisis in the Humanitarian Sector

Friday October 2, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together

Friday October 2, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

13:00 CEST

Sport Trafficking and Mega Sporting Events: Lessons from the FIFA World Cup 2026

Friday October 2, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone in partnership with the Permanent Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta, and Mission 89

Friday October 2, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

14:00 CEST

Digital Technologies in Electoral Processes: New Human Rights Guidance

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room V

Side event organized by OHCHR, Privacy international and the Carter Center

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room V

Side event

14:00 CEST

Human Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities)

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

14:00 CEST

Somalia at a Turning Point: Sustaining Human Rights through Transition and Partnership

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST

Room XI

Side event organized by the Federal Government of Somalia and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Friday October 2, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room XI

Side event

15:00 CEST

Item 10: Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on the oral update on Ukraine (cont'd)

Friday October 2, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Assembly hall

Friday October 2, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

15:00 CEST

Human Rights in the Central African Republic

Friday October 2, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST

Concordia 1

Side event organized by Centre d'études juridiques africaines (CEJA)

Friday October 2, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Concordia 1

Side event

16:00 CEST

Item 3: Enhanced ID on the High Commissioner's report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Friday October 2, 2026 16:00 - 17:45 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/35, the Human Rights Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a comprehensive report on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to submit it to the Council, in the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its sixty-third session. The Council will consider the...
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Friday October 2, 2026 16:00 - 17:45 CEST
Assembly hall

Interactive dialogue

17:45 CEST

Item 10: Presentation of HC/SG country reports (Cambodia, Yemen), followed by General debate

Friday October 2, 2026 17:45 - 18:00 CEST

Assembly hall

List of speakersWebcastIn its resolution 60/33, the Council requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council at its sixty-third session on the role and achievements of OHCHR in assisting the Government and the people of Cambodia in the promotion and protection of human rights. The Council will have before it the report of the Secretary-General.In its resolution 60/31,...
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Friday October 2, 2026 17:45 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall

General debate