Pre-Glion VI policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Iceland on ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council’

Ahead of Glion VI, the Universal Rights Group (URG), with a number of supportive State delegations in Geneva and New York, will organise a series of informal policy dialogues, designed to allow early consideration and exchange on different aspects of ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council’.

On Thursday May 9th 2019 the Permanent Mission of Iceland and Universal Rights Group NYC will host a policy dialogue on ‘New York perspectives on the General Assembly’s 2021- 2026 review of the Human Rights Council’s status’. The event will bring together a number of representatives from Permanent Missions to the UN to exchange views on a number of issues, including previous reviews of the Council, and looking forward to the GA’s review of the Council’s status and possible useful Council contributions.

The agenda of the meeting can be consulted here.

The background paper of the policy dialogue can be found here.