May 2024

Date/Time Event
May 06 2024

All Day
Oslo+4 meeting of international development partners
British Residence, Brussels
By invitation only

Mar 2024

Date/Time Event
Mar 28 2024

12:00 - 13:00
Engaging the UN human rights system in driving progress towards a mine-free world: HRC55 side event
Room XXII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Mar 22 2024

14:00 - 15:00
Informal meeting between the delegates of the Trust Fund and the Contact Group on an inclusive and diverse HRC membership
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Mar 11 2024

8:30 - 9:45
Championing recognition, participation and protection of environmental defenders through high-level collaboration and coordination: The Leaders Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders Initiative
By invitation only
Mar 07 2024

8:15 - 9:45
Advancing the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment: Options and ways forward to advance the R2E, as well as broader rights-based approaches to environmental policy
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only
Mar 01 2024

9:00 - 14:00
Consultations for civil society and other stakeholders in Kenya to share good practices on leveraging State engagement with the UN human rights mechanisms to advance SRHR
Jacaranda Hotel, Nairobi
By invitation only

Feb 2024

Date/Time Event
Feb 15 2024

13:00 - 14:30
Policy dialogue: What role for the UN human rights system in securing an end to ‘the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines for all people for all time’?
By invitation only
Feb 09 2024

13:00 - 14:30
FX 21 - Combatting intolerance and discrimination based on religion or belief
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 01 2024

10:00 - 11:30
Meeting of the Contact Group on an inclusive and diverse HRC membership
Universal Rights Group, Geneve
By invitation only

Jan 2024

Date/Time Event
Jan 29 2024

9:30 - 12:30
UK-URG half-day retreat for new members of the HRC
Residence of the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Geneva
By invitation only

Dec 2023

Date/Time Event
Dec 05 2023

18:00 - 20:00
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2023
Norwegian Residence, Geneva
By invitation only

Nov 2023

Date/Time Event
Nov 17 2023

10:00 - 11:30
Policy Dialogue on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence and the Role of the Human Rights Council
By invitation only
Nov 08 2023

13:00 - 15:00
Towards a human rights-based approach to global plastic governance
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only

Oct 2023

Date/Time Event
Oct 05 2023

15:00 - 16:00
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2023 UN Human Rights Council Elections
By invitation only

Sep 2023

Date/Time Event
Sep 28 2023

13:00 - 15:00
Children’s rights: how to secure convergence at the Human Rights Council?
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only

Aug 2023

Date/Time Event
Aug 22 2023

9:00 - 19:45
2023 HRC training for new diplomats
Château de Bossey, Bogis-Bossey
By invitation only

Jul 2023

Date/Time Event
Jul 11 2023

13:00 - 14:00
Launch of UNFPA-URG report ‘Advancing Rights, Transforming Lives’
By invitation only
Jul 06 2023

9:00 - 10:00
Reinvigoration of the Human Rights Council’s work on capacity-building and technical assistance under its agenda item 10
By invitation only

Jun 2023

Date/Time Event
Jun 02 2023

13:00 - 14:30
FX 20 - Taking concrete steps to improve the efficiency – and thus inclusivity and effectiveness - of the Human Rights Council
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only

May 2023

Date/Time Event
May 25 2023

All Day
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2023 (Glion IX): Placing new and emerging technologies at the service of human rights and democracy: what role for the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms?
By invitation only

Feb 2023

Date/Time Event
Feb 17 2023

13:00 - 14:30
FX 19 - Taking concrete steps to reduce polarization at the Human Rights Council: locating common ground on racial discrimination and intolerance
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only

Nov 2022

Date/Time Event
Nov 25 2022

13:00 - 14:30
FX 18 - Gender, society, and human rights: a contemporary area of divergence at the Human Rights Council How to build mutual understanding and bridge differences?
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only

Sep 2022

Date/Time Event
Sep 28 2022

13:00 - 14:00
Glion VIII report launch and discussion: The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and for nature?
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Jun 2022

Date/Time Event
Jun 17 2022

13:00 - 15:00
FX 17 - Prospects, opportunities, and challenges for the Human Rights Council to contribute to the General Assembly’s 2021-2026 review of the Council’s status
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Jun 08 2022

All Day
Oslo+2 meeting on the contribution of human rights and development cooperation to prevention
By invitation only

May 2022

Date/Time Event
May 16 2022

0:00 - 23:59
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2022 (‘Glion VIII’): ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment - what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and for nature?’
By invitation only

Apr 2022

Date/Time Event
Apr 27 2022

9:30 - 13:00
Pre-Glion VIII policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and for nature?’
By invitation only
Apr 26 2022

8:30 - 12:00
Pre-Glion VIII policy dialogue with the Permanent Missions of Fiji and the Marshall Islands on ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and for nature?’
By invitation only
Apr 12 2022

14:30 - 18:00
Expert Seminar on the UN Recognition of the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
By invitation only

Mar 2022

Date/Time Event
Mar 11 2022

13:00 - 14:30
FX 16 - Mobilising the UN human rights system to tackle economic, political, and social inequality and leave no one behind
By invitation only

Feb 2022

Date/Time Event
Feb 24 2022

16:30 - 18:15
Placing human rights at the center - A shared path for the Call to Action and Our Common Agenda
By invitation only
Feb 17 2022

14:30 - 16:15
Pre-Glion VIII policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Mexico on ‘The right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment: what does it mean for States, for rights-holders and for nature?'
By invitation only

Jan 2022

Date/Time Event
Jan 18 2022

14:00 - 15:30
Building Forward Better: Reaffirming the Sustainable Recovery Pledge and taking stock of commitments
By invitation only

Dec 2021

Date/Time Event
Dec 15 2021

15:00 - 16:00
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2021
By invitation only
Dec 08 2021

All Day
Building capacities to help environmental human rights defenders in the Asia-Pacific region find and access support
By invitation only
Dec 06 2021

All Day
Building capacities to help environmental human rights defenders in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean find and access support
By invitation only

Oct 2021

Date/Time Event
Oct 12 2021

13:30 - 15:00
The Powers of the General Assembly to Prevent and Respond to Atrocity Crimes: Tools and Opportunities
By invitation only
Oct 07 2021

15:00 - 16:00
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2021 UN Human Rights Council Elections
By invitation only

Aug 2021

Date/Time Event
Aug 31 2021

15:00 - 16:30
Towards a new accountability? The role of UN-mandated investigative mechanisms in securing accountability for human rights violations at the national, regional and international level'
By invitation only

Jul 2021

Date/Time Event
Jul 29 2021

16:00
Increasing support for environmental, land and indigenous defenders: ‘The Phonebook;’ the ‘Microsite for Collective Protection Resources’ and the ‘Supporting our protectors’ report
Registrations are closed
Jul 05 2021

13:30 - 14:45
The human rights case for vaccine multilateralism
By invitation only
Jul 01 2021

16:00 - 17:30
Launch of a new URG policy report: 'Building a coherent Human Rights Council - Security Council relationship - The prevention of human rights crises, violent conflict and atrocity crimes'
By invitation only

Jun 2021

Date/Time Event
Jun 30 2021

13:30 - 14:30
Launch of the Sustainable Recovery Pledge: Building a better future for all, with human rights at its heart.
By invitation only
Jun 24 2021

16:00 - 17:30
Glion VII report launch and discussion
By invitation only
Jun 24 2021

13:00 - 14:15
Ensuring the Human Rights of Children Online: Examining the Role of the Private Sector
By invitation only

May 2021

Date/Time Event
May 19 2021

14:30 - 16:00
Virtual brainstorming session on the UN's Common Agenda
By invitation only

Apr 2021

Date/Time Event
Apr 13 2021

15:30 - 17:00
Digital Democracy Dialogue (3D)- Disinformation, digital technology and elections
By invitation only
Apr 13 2021

9:30 - 11:00
Digital Democracy Dialogues 3D - Disinformation, digital technology and elections
By invitation only

Mar 2021

Date/Time Event
Mar 25 2021

16:00 - 17:30
The role of social media companies in managing content that harms human rights
By invitation only
Mar 05 2021

10:00 - 11:00
Using the ‘Call to Action for Human Rights’ to build back better in 2021
By invitation only
Mar 04 2021

13:00 - 14:30
The spread of conspiracy myths online: what are the implications for human rights?
By invitation only

Feb 2021

Date/Time Event
Feb 23 2021

16:00 - 17:30
#TheTimeIsNow -The case for universal recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment
By invitation only

Dec 2020

Date/Time Event
Dec 09 2020

15:00 - 16:00
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2020
By invitation only
Dec 08 2020

15:00 - 17:00
Launch of a new URG-UNICEF policy report - ‘Realising Rights, Changing Lives’
By invitation only
Dec 03 2020

14:30 - 18:30
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2020 (‘Glion VII’): ‘Human rights in the digital age: making digital technology work for human rights’
By invitation only

Nov 2020

Date/Time Event
Nov 23 2020

14:00 - 16:00
Policy Dialogue on ‘The Human Rights Council-Security Council relationship: strengthening coherence as a key contribution to the UN prevention agenda'
By invitation only
Nov 03 2020

15:00 - 16:30
Pre-Glion VII policy dialogue with the Permanent Missions of Fiji and the Seychelles on 'Making digital technology work for civil and political rights, democracy and elections’
By invitation only

Oct 2020

Date/Time Event
Oct 30 2020

15:00 - 16:45
Pre-Glion VII policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on ‘Putting digital technology at the service of equality and non-discrimination, including in the area of economic, social and cultural rights'
By invitation only
Oct 21 2020

9:00 - 10:30
Collective protection of environmental and land defenders: Lessons from Latin America and Africa
Registrations are closed
Oct 20 2020

13:30 - 15:00
Pre-Glion VII policy dialogue with Mission of Iceland: ‘Putting digital technology at the service of equality and non-discrimination, including in the area of economic, social and cultural rights’
By invitation only
Oct 08 2020

15:00 - 16:00
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2020 UN Human Rights Council Elections
By invitation only
Oct 07 2020

13:00 - 14:00
Human Rights Roundtable: 'Risks to human rights and credible elections during an online infodemic'
By invitation only

Sep 2020

Date/Time Event
Sep 30 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightON - SDGs and Human Rights: leading the way to COVID-19 response and recovery
By invitation only
Sep 09 2020

16:00 - 17:15
Launch - Istanbul Process report and istanbulprocess1618.info website
By invitation only

Jul 2020

Date/Time Event
Jul 09 2020

8:00 - 9:00
The 2030 Agenda, Human Rights, and Building Back Better: What to Expect from the World’s Most Influential Companies
By invitation only
Jul 03 2020

9:00 - 10:00
Launch of the Pacific Principles for National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRFs)
By invitation only

Jun 2020

Date/Time Event
Jun 10 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightON - The economy, businesses, and livelihoods in a COVID-19 world
By invitation only
Jun 09 2020

16:00 - 17:30
Oslo+digital meeting on how a human rights based approach to development can ensure that we build back better
By invitation only
Jun 04 2020

16:00 - 17:00
RightOn - Access to information and the safety of journalists in times of crisis
By invitation only

May 2020

Date/Time Event
May 27 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – Protecting the rights of older persons during the COVID19 pandemic
By invitation only
May 20 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – How to prevent COVID-19 becoming a humanitarian disaster in the context of conflict situations, refugee and IDP populations?'
By invitation only
May 13 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – From crisis to opportunity: How to build back better?
By invitation only
May 06 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – Contact tracing and challenges to privacy
By invitation only

Apr 2020

Date/Time Event
Apr 29 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – COVID-19 and women: The gendered impact of the crisis
By invitation only
Apr 29 2020

All Day
POSTPONED - The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2020 (‘Glion VII’): 'Human rights in the digital age: making digital technology work for human rights'
Hotel Le Mirador, Chardonne
By invitation only
Apr 22 2020

15:00 - 16:15
RightOn – Democracy in crisis?
By invitation only
Apr 15 2020

15:00 - 16:00
RightOn – Inequality and discrimination during Covid-19
By invitation only
Apr 08 2020

15:00
RightOn - Fighting online hate speech and fake news in a global crisis
By invitation only

Mar 2020

Date/Time Event
Mar 26 2020

9:00 - 13:00
POSTPONED - Pre-Glion policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on 'Human rights in the digital age: making digital technology work for human rights'
Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneve 1202
By invitation only
Mar 02 2020

13:15 - 14:30
Human rights and the UN Secretary-General’s prevention agenda: Where are we now?
Jacob Blaustein Institute, New York City
By invitation only

Feb 2020

Date/Time Event
Feb 25 2020

12:00 - 13:00
Towards a more inclusive, representative and responsive Council
Room VII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Feb 11 2020

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Mexico on 'Human rights in the digital age: making technology work for rights'
Permanent Mission of Mexico, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 07 2020

9:00 - 13:00
Annual retreat for new Members of the Human Rights Council
Permanent Mission of the Netherlands, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 06 2020

13:00 - 14:30
Managing harmful content and combatting hate speech online
Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 06 2020

All Day
Is it time for universal recognition of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment?
Commonwealth Small States Office, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Dec 2019

Date/Time Event
Dec 13 2019

13:15 - 14:30
First expert-level dialogue on the creation of an HRC Membership Contact group in NYC
UK Mission to the UN, New York
By invitation only
Dec 12 2019

15:00 - 16:30
Glion VI report launch and discussion - Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
By invitation only
Dec 05 2019

18:30 - 20:30
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2019
Residence of Ambassador Hans Brattskar, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Nov 2019

Date/Time Event
Nov 28 2019

13:00 - 15:00
Between policy and aspiration: Has Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's flagship human rights policy been allowed to 'wither on the vine', or does it live on in another form?
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Nov 18 2019

All Day
7th meeting of the Istanbul Process - Combatting religious intolerance: Building inclusive and resilient societies, and pushing back against incitement to hatred and violence
The Fokker Terminal, The Hague
By invitation only

Oct 2019

Date/Time Event
Oct 29 2019

13:15 - 14:45
Launch and discussion of URG NYC's report on 'Current Status of the UN’s Human Rights up Front Initiative’
Jacob Blaustein Institute, New York City
By invitation only
Oct 23 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Safe climate and the right to a healthy environment
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
By invitation only
Oct 22 2019

13:00 - 14:15
Supporting environmental and land rights defenders: Sharing initiatives and best practices
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
Registrations are closed
Oct 14 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Increasing parliaments engagement with human rights
Conference Room 11, United Nations Headquarters, New York City
By invitation only
Oct 14 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Increasing parliaments’ engagement with human rights
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
By invitation only
Oct 10 2019

8:30 - 9:45
Launch of the yourHRC.org 2019 Election Guide
UN Headquarters, Conference Room 6, New York
By invitation only

Sep 2019

Date/Time Event
Sep 23 2019

13:00 - 14:30
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2019 UN Human Rights Council Elections
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Sep 13 2019

8:30 - 10:00
Climate change and human rights: what's next to boost ambition?
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
By invitation only
Sep 04 2019

13:00 - 14:30
Glion VI report launch and discussion
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
Registrations are closed

Jul 2019

Date/Time Event
Jul 12 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda: leaving no one behind while accelerating SDG implementation
Conference Room 1, New York City
By invitation only
Jul 03 2019

12:30 - 14:00
Strengthening of Special Procedures mechanism and its on-the-ground impact
Registrations are closed

Jun 2019

Date/Time Event
Jun 17 2019

0:00
NGO Roundtable - Measuring global human rights trends and the impact of the global human rights system
Universal Rights Group, Geneve
By invitation only
Jun 10 2019

9:30 - 12:30
Reconciling the right to non-discrimination and freedom of religion
By invitation only
Jun 06 2019

12:00 - 13:00
Measuring what Matters: HRMI 2019 Global Human Rights Data Launch
Ford Foundation, New York NY
By invitation only

May 2019

Date/Time Event
May 30 2019

13:00 - 14:30
UN reforms and human rights: a civil society dialogue
CUNY Graduate Center, New York NY
By invitation only
May 27 2019

12:30 - 13:00
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2019 (‘Glion VI’): 'Towards 2026 - Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council'
Hotel Le Mirador, Chardonne
By invitation only
May 24 2019

13:00 - 15:00
Friday Exchange: The 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
Vieux Bois Genève, Genève
By invitation only
May 10 2019

All Day
Oslo+1 meeting on international support for the national implementation of international human rights obligations and recommendations
SIDA Offices, Stockholm
By invitation only
May 09 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Pre-Glion VI Policy Dialogue on ‘New York perspectives on the General Assembly’s 2021-2026 review of the Human Rights Council’s status’
DeGrezia, New York
By invitation only
May 09 2019

10:00 - 12:30
Pre-Glion VI policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Iceland on ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council'
United Nations Headquarters, New York
By invitation only
May 08 2019

9:00 - 12:30
Pre-Glion VI policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council'
Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneve 1202
By invitation only
May 02 2019

13:30 - 17:00
Pre-Glion VI policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Botswana on ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council'
Conference Centre of Varembé (CCV), Geneva
By invitation only

Apr 2019

Date/Time Event
Apr 11 2019

9:30 - 12:00
Pre-Glion VI policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Mexico on ‘Towards 2026: Perspectives on the future of the Human Rights Council'
Permanent Mission of Mexico, Genève 1201
By invitation only
Apr 11 2019

All Day
Building an international human rights implementation agenda: the emergence and evolution of National Mechanisms for Implementation Reporting and Follow-Up (NMIRFs)
Nadi, Nadi
By invitation only
Apr 08 2019

9:30 - 17:30
The Istanbul Process and the implementation of the UN’s action plan to combat religious intolerance: Taking stock after 8 years
Permanent Delegation of the European Union, Geneve
Registrations are closed
Apr 08 2019

9:30 - 17:30
The Istanbul Process and the implementation of the UN’s action plan to combat religious intolerance: Taking stock after 8 years
By invitation only
Apr 04 2019

13:15 - 14:30
Transitional Justice: Rising Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
European Union Delegation to the United Nations, New York City New York
By invitation only
Apr 04 2019

9:30 - 13:00
Exploring ways of easing the treaty body reporting burden on Small States
Commonwealth Small States Office, Geneva
By invitation only

Mar 2019

Date/Time Event
Mar 27 2019

13:00 - 14:30
UN reforms and human rights: A civil society policy dialogue
City University of New York, New York New York
By invitation only
Mar 27 2019

All Day
DEFENDER los derechos humanos y el medio ambiente
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, Mexico
By invitation only
Mar 14 2019

15:30 - 16:30
The Digital Society and Human Rights: Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Design, Development and Deployment of Artificial Intelligence
Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Mar 06 2019

13:00 - 14:45
Report Launch - Vision 2021: What is the General Assembly's 2021-2026 review, and how might the Human Rights Council usefully contribute?
Restaurant des délégués, Geneve
By invitation only

Feb 2019

Date/Time Event
Feb 05 2019

All Day
Ratification and implementation of the UN Convention against Torture in the Pacific: Supporting Pacific States with processes of legislative review and drafting anti-torture laws or amendments
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Natadola
By invitation only

Jan 2019

Date/Time Event
Jan 31 2019

9:30 - 12:00
Lifting religion-based reservations as a means of strengthening women’s rights: The key role of women's rights movements in the MENA region
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Jan 22 2019

18:00 - 20:00
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2018
Residence of Ambassador Hans Brattskar, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Jan 15 2019

18:00 - 20:00
Reception on the occasion of the first intersessional meeting on human rights and 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only
Jan 09 2019

All Day
Regional workshop on ‘Lifting religion-based reservations as a means of strengthening women’s rights’
Carthage Thalasso Hotel, Gammarth
By invitation only

Nov 2018

Date/Time Event
Nov 26 2018

10:00 - 11:30
Working Smarter for Human Rights: Are Digital Tools the Way Forward?
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Nov 21 2018

11:00 - 13:00
The global human rights implementation agenda: the role of parliaments
Commonwealth Small States Office, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Sep 2018

Date/Time Event
Sep 24 2018

13:00 - 14:30
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2018 UN Human Rights Council Elections
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Sep 05 2018

13:00 - 14:30
Glion V report launch and discussion
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Jun 2018

Date/Time Event
Jun 28 2018

13:00 - 14:30
Increasing parliaments' engagement with human rights
Palais des Nations, Room XXVI, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Jun 20 2018

13:30 - 15:00
Strengthening the participation and representation of SIDS at the Human Rights Council
Registrations are closed
Jun 07 2018

13:00 - 15:00
'Friday Exchange' working lunch with the Permanent Mission of Denmark
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

May 2018

Date/Time Event
May 30 2018

All Day
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2018 ('Glion V'): The place of human rights in a reformed United Nations’
Hotel Le Mirador, Chardonne
By invitation only
May 22 2018

10:00 - 13:00
Launch of the policy brief: Corruption: a human rights impact assessment
Centre International de Conférences Genève (CICG), Geneva
Registrations are closed
May 18 2018

10:00 - 15:00
High-Level Conference on the HRC Investigative Mechanisms and Preventing Mass Atrocities
Maison de la Paix, Conference Room C1, 1202 Geneva
By invitation only
May 15 2018

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion V Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Senegal on 'the place of human rights in a reformed United Nations'
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
May 02 2018

9:00 - 16:30
Implementation of Human Rights Mechanisms Recommendations: The role of national mechanisms for reporting and follow-up (NMRF)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva
By invitation only
May 01 2018

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion V Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on 'the place of human rights in a reformed United Nations'
Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneve 1202
By invitation only

Apr 2018

Date/Time Event
Apr 24 2018

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion V Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Mexico on 'the place of human rights in a reformed United Nations'
Permanent Mission of Mexico, Geneva
By invitation only
Apr 20 2018

8:30 - 18:00
Meeting on the international support for the national implementation of international human rights obligations and recommendations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo
By invitation only

Mar 2018

Date/Time Event
Mar 06 2018

9:30 - 11:00
Launch on the UN Environmental Rights Initiative
Room XXII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Feb 2018

Date/Time Event
Feb 23 2018

13:00 - 14:00
The role of national human rights institutions in promoting, tracking and reporting on domestic compliance with international human rights norms
Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Feb 06 2018

15:00 - 18:00
Launch of the report: Reform of the UN human rights petition system
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Feb 02 2018

13:00 - 15:00
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark
Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Dec 2017

Date/Time Event
Dec 15 2017

12:00 - 14:30
Launch of the report: 'Human Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals - Pursuing Synergies'
InterContinental, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Dec 12 2017

18:00 - 20:00
Launch of yourHRC.org report: The Human Rights Council in 2017
Residence of Ambassador Hans Brattskar, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations in Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Dec 01 2017

8:30 - 16:15
Human Rights Council Strengthening Conference
Warwick Hotel, Geneva
By invitation only

Nov 2017

Date/Time Event
Nov 09 2017

13:00 - 15:00
‘Friday Exchange’ with Permanent Mission of Denmark in NYC: ‘How can the Third Committee have a positive impact on protecting civil society space and human rights defenders?’
New York City, New York
By invitation only
Nov 08 2017

9:00 - 17:00
Mapping and overcoming the risks, threats, and challenges faced by EHRDs in Latin America with a particular focus on indigenous and rural defenders
AECID. Oficina Técnica de Cooperación en Colombia Embajada de España en Colombia, Bogota
By invitation only
Nov 08 2017

0:00
Identificando y superando los riesgos y amenazas enfrentados por los defensores ambientales en América Latina, con un enfoque particular en los defensores indígenas y rurales
Oficina de Cooperación Española en Colombia, Bogota
By invitation only

Sep 2017

Date/Time Event
Sep 19 2017

13:00 - 14:00
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2017 UN Human Rights Council Elections
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Sep 05 2017

13:00 - 14:30
Glion IV report launch and discussion
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Aug 2017

Date/Time Event
Aug 01 2017

18:00 - 20:00
Derechos humanos y paz: Una responsabilidad de todos
Club El Nogal, Bogotá D.C.
By invitation only

Jun 2017

Date/Time Event
Jun 29 2017

9:00 - 17:00
Human rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: The opportunities and challenges of convergence
Château des Bois, Satigny
By invitation only
Jun 20 2017

12:45 - 15:00
Side event on the margins of HRC35 - Contribution of parliaments to the domestic implementation of international human rights obligations and commitments
Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva 10
By invitation only

May 2017

Date/Time Event
May 24 2017

13:00 - 15:00
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark - Corruption as a human rights concern
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
May 18 2017

All Day
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2017 (‘Glion IV’)
Hotel Victoria, 1823 Glion-sur-Montreux
By invitation only
May 09 2017

1:00 - 2:30
The UPR: An implementation reality check
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Genève 10
By invitation only
May 02 2017

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion IV Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Mexico
Permanent Mission of Mexico, Genève 1201
By invitation only

Apr 2017

Date/Time Event
Apr 26 2017

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion IV Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Morocco on the role of prevention and the implementation of para. 5f of GA res. 60/251
Centre des Conférences Varembé (CCV), Salle Genève, Geneva
By invitation only
Apr 05 2017

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion IV Policy Dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand on the role of prevention and the implementation of para. 5f of GA res. 60/251
Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneve 1202
By invitation only

Mar 2017

Date/Time Event
Mar 06 2017

12:00 - 14:00
Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Responding to a Global Crisis
Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Mar 03 2017

13:00 - 15:00
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark - Combatting religious discrimination, intolerance, and stigmatisation: where does addressing hate speech fit in?
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Feb 2017

Date/Time Event
Feb 16 2017

All Day
Consultation on early Special Procedures mandates on Chile, Argentina (through the lens of the WGEID), Guatemala and El Salvador
Residence of H.E. Mr. Ian Duddy, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Montevideo
By invitation only
Feb 14 2017

10:00 - 12:00
Panel discussion on the 16/18 action plan and the Istanbul Process: implementation and progress
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Feb 10 2017

13:00 - 15:00
Working lunch with the Permanent Mission of Denmark: Human Rights and the SDGs
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Dec 2016

Date/Time Event
Dec 12 2016

12:15 - 14:00
yourHRC.org ‘The Human Rights Council in 2016’ report launch
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only

Nov 2016

Date/Time Event
Nov 22 2016

12:30 - 18:45
The Human Rights Council: revitalising the UN’s ‘forgotten pillar’
The Council Room, Strand Campus, King’s College, London
By invitation only
Nov 21 2016

10:00 - 14:30
Policy Dialogue: 'Corruption as a human rights Issue'
The Army and Navy Club, London
By invitation only
Nov 04 2016

13:00 - 14:40
New York launch of Glion III report: panel discussion on 'Turning international norms into local reality: Implementation, support and prevention'
Conference Room CR.6, United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York
Registrations are closed

Oct 2016

Date/Time Event
Oct 31 2016

11:00 - 13:00
Environmental Human Rights Defenders in Europe: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities
International Environmental House II, Geneva
By invitation only
Oct 27 2016

All Day
Pacific regional workshop on the benefits of, and challenges to, the ratification and implementation of UNCAT
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa, Natadola
By invitation only
Oct 17 2016

9:30 - 12:30
Glion III report launch and panel discussion - Turning international norms into local reality: Are we seeing a new human rights ‘implementation agenda’?
InterContinental Geneva, 1209 Genève
Registrations are closed
Oct 07 2016

13:15 - 14:45
‘Friday Exchange’ with Permanent Mission of Denmark in NYC: 'The Human Rights Council and the Third Committee – overcoming obstacles'
Aretsky’s Patroon, New York City New York
By invitation only
Oct 04 2016

13:15 - 14:30
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2016 UN Human Rights Council Elections in New York
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
By invitation only

Sep 2016

Date/Time Event
Sep 26 2016

13:00 - 14:30
Launch of the yourHRC Guide to the 2016 UN Human Rights Council Elections
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Sep 26 2016

9:00 - 18:00
Third URG Human Rights Council programme for journalists (33rd session)
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Sep 16 2016

8:15 - 10:00
‘Friday Exchange’ working breakfast with Permanent Mission of Denmark: The right to development
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
By invitation only
Sep 09 2016

9:00 - 10:00
Human Rights Council press breakfast, with ACANU (open to all members of the Geneva press corps)
Press Room 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva 10
By invitation only

Jul 2016

Date/Time Event
Jul 04 2016

13:00 - 16:30
Lessons learnt from the first ten years of the UPR, and possible improvements, if any, ahead of the Third Cycle
Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva
By invitation only

Jun 2016

Date/Time Event
Jun 27 2016

9:00 - 18:00
Second URG Human Rights Council programme for journalists (32nd session)
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Jun 16 2016

13:00 - 15:00
Side-event: Sharing experiences on national plans of action on human rights
Room XXIV, Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only

May 2016

Date/Time Event
May 20 2016

13:00 - 15:00
‘Friday Exchange’ working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark: Women's rights – how to depoliticize and strengthen the Council’s response?
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
May 03 2016

9:00 - 12:30
The Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2016 ('Glion III')
By invitation only

Apr 2016

Date/Time Event
Apr 27 2016

0:30 - 15:00
Human rights and corruption: what role can the Human Rights Council play in contributing to the global fight against corruption and to the realisation of SDG16
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Apr 15 2016

10:15 - 13:15
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: 'The experience of States with implementation: identifying and replicating domestic good practice on implementation, coordination and reporting'
By invitation only
Apr 12 2016

9:00 - 12:30
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: 'Effective prevention by the Human Rights Council: what is it, does the Council possess the tools to do the job, and how to make it work in practice?'
By invitation only

Mar 2016

Date/Time Event
Mar 21 2016

All Day
URG Human Rights Council programme for journalists
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only

Feb 2016

Date/Time Event
Feb 29 2016

18:00 - 19:30
Launch of new open source HRC information tool
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 29 2016

11:00 - 12:30
High-level panel in the framework of the high-level segment of the 31st session of the Human Rights Council
Room XXIV, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Feb 26 2016

9:00 - 10:00
Human Rights Council press breakfast, with EU Delegation and ACANU (open to all members of the Geneva press corps)
Press Room 1, Geneva 1211
By invitation only
Feb 25 2016

12:15 - 13:45
UPR Third Cycle: strengthening implementation, follow-up, reporting and measurement
By invitation only
Feb 23 2016

9:00 - 13:00
Consultation on the early history and future of UN Commissions of Inquiry
World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Building, 1211 Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 17 2016

9:00 - 14:30
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue with the Permanent Mission of Thailand: How the international community strengthen and support implementation/compliance
By invitation only
Feb 12 2016

13:00 - 15:00
'Friday Exchange' working lunch with Permanent Mission of Denmark
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 09 2016

9:30 - 13:30
Combatting religious intolerance: How to make the best use of existing frameworks?
EU Delegation, Geneva 1211
By invitation only

Jan 2016

Date/Time Event
Jan 14 2016

All Day
UK-URG annual retreat for new members of the Human Rights Council
UK Ambassador’s Residence, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Dec 2015

Date/Time Event
Dec 15 2015

12:15 - 13:45
yourHRC.org 'The Human Rights Council in 2015' report launch
Press Information Area, E building (3rd Floor), 1211 Geneva
Registrations are closed
Dec 03 2015

9:00 - 14:00
Preventing and countering violent extremism: National experiences and best practices
By invitation only

Oct 2015

Date/Time Event
Oct 26 2015

12:00 - 14:00
Climate change, cross-border displacement and human rights: is there a protection gap and will COP21 help close it?
Room 3, International Environment House I, Geneva
Registrations are closed
Oct 12 2015

13:15 - 14:15
yourHRC.org Launch, New York
Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN, New York
Registrations are closed
Oct 07 2015

11:00 - 12:30
HRC at 10: Assessing the implementation of GA resolutions 60/1 and 60/251 through a 5Cs approach (Capacity, Competence, Coherence, Communication and Coordination)
Conference Room 6, New York
By invitation only
Oct 05 2015

16:00 - 18:00
yourHRC.org Launch
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
Registrations are closed

Sep 2015

Date/Time Event
Sep 16 2015

9:00 - 10:15
5th URG-ACANU Pre-Council Press breakfast, with selected ambassadors and members of the Geneva press corps
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Sep 08 2015

9:30 - 12:30
The Human Rights Council at 10: Improving relevance, strengthening impact
InterContinental Geneva, 1209 Genève
Registrations are closed

Jun 2015

Date/Time Event
Jun 30 2015

All Day
Asian launch of URG-EIU report on business and human rights
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
By invitation only
Jun 19 2015

12:15 - 14:00
Post 2015 Development Agenda and Human Rights: Stocktaking of the Current Intergovernmental Negotiations
Permanent Mission of Canada, Geneva
By invitation only
Jun 12 2015

1:15 - 2:45
Policy Dialogue: Improving the accessibility, responsiveness and effectiveness of the United Nations human rights communications system
By invitation only
Jun 10 2015

13:00 - 14:30
Looking ahead to the Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21): what would heightened ambition mean for global human rights?
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

May 2015

Date/Time Event
May 28 2015

9:00 - 17:00
Human Rights Council inter-sessional retreat
By invitation only
May 08 2015

12:00 - 15:00
Universal Periodic Review - “Sharing National Experiences”
By invitation only
May 05 2015

9:30 - 13:30
Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2015
By invitation only

Apr 2015

Date/Time Event
Apr 24 2015

12:30 - 14:45
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: The Human Rights Council’s relationship with the wider UN system, including addressing the mandate-resource gap
Morocco Room, Palais des Nations, Geneva 1211
By invitation only
Apr 20 2015

12:30 - 15:00
Ensuring relevance, driving impact: The evolution and future of the United Nations Human Rights resolution system
United Nations Headquarters New York, New York
By invitation only

Mar 2015

Date/Time Event
Mar 12 2015

13:00 - 14:30
Religion-based reservations to the core human rights conventions and what they tell us about human rights, universality, religion and belief in the 21st Century
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
By invitation only
Mar 10 2015

16:30 - 18:00
Protecting Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Religion or Belief for All: Enhancing Efforts to Consolidate and Implement HRC Resolution 16/18
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Genève 10
Registrations are closed
Mar 06 2015

13:00 - 15:00
Climate Change and Human Rights: the way forward in the Human Rights Council
Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Feb 2015

Date/Time Event
Feb 27 2015

9:00 - 10:15
4th URG-ACANU Pre-Council Press breakfast, with selected ambassadors and members of the Geneva press corps
Palais des Nations, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 19 2015

9:00 - 13:15
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: Strengthening the Human Rights Council’s relevance and impact on-the-ground
Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneve 1202
By invitation only
Feb 18 2015

9:00 - 18:00
URG Policy Platform: From Religious Dialogue to Human Rights, Particularly Women and Children’s Rights
Global Ethic Institute, University of Tübingen, Tübingen
By invitation only
Feb 12 2015

14:45 - 17:30
High-Level Panel Discussion on Combatting Global Religious Intolerance and Discrimination
Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Geneva
By invitation only
Feb 09 2015

9:00 - 13:00
Pre-Glion III policy dialogue: The operation of the Human Rights Council – how to better deliver on its mandate
Permanent Mission of Mexico, Genève 1201
By invitation only

Sep 2014

Date/Time Event
Sep 18 2014

0:00 - 14:00
Midterm Progress Reports and National Mechanisms for the Follow-up of UPR Recommendations
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Genève 10
By invitation only
Sep 04 2014

15:00 - 18:30
Reflections on the future of the UN’s human rights pillar
Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Jun 2014

Date/Time Event
Jun 13 2014

13:00 - 15:00
Side Event: Last 4 Presidents of the Human Rights Council discuss the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva 10
By invitation only
Jun 05 2014

8:30 - 10:00
Press Breakfast: 26th Session of the Human Rights Council
Press Room 1, Palais des Nations, Geneva 10
By invitation only

May 2014

Date/Time Event
May 13 2014

9:00 - 13:00
Glion Human Rights Dialogue 2014
Glion, Montreux
By invitation only
May 09 2014

9:30 - 13:00
The outcome of the treaty body strengthening process: Lessons learnt, implications and implementation
Room XXVII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Geneva
By invitation only

Apr 2014

Date/Time Event
Apr 01 2014

18:00 - 20:00
Joint UK launch of URG and Routledge Handbook of International Human Rights Law
New Zealand High Commission, London, London
By invitation only

Mar 2014

Date/Time Event
Mar 20 2014

13:00 - 15:00
Human Rights Implications of Displacement in the Context of Disasters
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Genève 10
By invitation only
Mar 19 2014

13:00 - 15:00
Methods of Work and Mechanisms: Understanding and strengthening the output of the Human Rights Council
Restaurant des Délégués, Geneva
By invitation only
Mar 12 2014

9:00 - 17:00
Regional Consultation with Environmental Human Rights Defenders
International Environment House, Vernier
By invitation only
Mar 10 2014

8:50 - 10:50
"Africa and the Right to Development: Towards the Post-2015 Agenda" Side Event
Room XXIII, Palais des Nations, Genève 10
By invitation only

Feb 2014

Date/Time Event
Feb 26 2014

8:30 - 10:00
Press breakfast ahead of the 25th session of the Human Rights Council
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only

Jan 2014

Date/Time Event
Jan 20 2014

13:00 - 15:00
URG Official Launch Event
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only
Jan 17 2014

13:00 - 15:00
Policy Dialogue on the evolution and future sustainability of the Special Procedure system
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only
Jan 14 2014

13:00 - 15:00
Policy dialogue on the growth, impact and effectiveness of Human Rights Council Resolutions
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only

Nov 2013

Date/Time Event
Nov 25 2013

13:00 - 23:30
Policy Dialogue on combatting religious intolerance: implementation of resolution 16/18
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only
Nov 07 2013

13:00 - 15:00
Policy Dialogue on religion-based reservations to the main human rights conventions
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only

Oct 2013

Date/Time Event
Oct 30 2013

13:00 - 15:00
Policy Dialogue on the growth, effectiveness and impact of Human Rights Council resolutions
Hotel Intercontinental, Genève
By invitation only