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Call for Input, OHCHR (climate financing and human rights)
2026-01-16
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform a report on “actionable pathways in mobilizing sufficient climate financing and associated challenges and opportunities in the pursuit of the full realization of human rights for all people.” This report will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
2026-01-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence has issued a call for inputs to inform an upcoming thematic report on “the question of the challenges of denial, negationism and revisionism of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law in transitional justice contexts.” The call for input provides further detail on key questions and the type of information the rapporteur is seeking.

Call for Input, UN SR on the independence of judges and lawyers
2026-01-16
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report that will examine principles, standards, and practices governing the selection and appointment of judges.

Call for Input, UN SR on trafficking in persons, especially women and children
2026-01-23
The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming visit to Chad in February 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on the right to education
2026-01-25
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on that “intends to take stock of the implementation of international standards and guidelines, national legislation and policies, as well as promising practices, aimed to ensure that the substantive content of the right to education is conceived, designed and implemented with the view to guarantee the full enjoyment of the right to education for all.” The Special Rapporteur is inviting input from civil society organizations, academics, and educators, as well as from children and young people.

Deadline for Requesting Accreditation, UNPFII
2026-01-30
The 25th annual session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) will take place at UN Headquarters in New York starting April 20, 2026.
All who wish to participate in the forum must both obtain accreditation and register. The deadlines are as follows:

Accreditation must be requested via the UN’s iCSO system by January 30, 2026.
Accredited participants must register via the UN’s Indico system by February 27, 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on climate change
2026-01-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on “the actual and potential contributions of transforming food systems to climate change mitigation, adaptation, prevention and responses to loss and damage, and human rights protection.” The call for input includes detailed questions the rapporteur is seeking to examine. The deadline has been extended to January 30, 2026.
The report will be presented at the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Call for Input, UN SR on trafficking in persons, especially women and children
2026-01-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on the rights of migrant, refugee, asylum-seeking and stateless children who are victims of trafficking or at risk of trafficking in persons. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address.

Call for Input, UN SR on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
2026-01-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence has issued a call for inputs to inform his upcoming visit to Nepal in March, 2026.

Call for Input, UN WG on discrimination against women and girls
2026-01-30
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women and girls has issued a call for input to inform its upcoming visit to Armenia from March 16 to 25.

Call for Input, OHCHR (Marshall Islands and its nuclear legacy)
2026-01-31
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform 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. The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 31, 2026.

Call for Input, OHCHR (Cooperation with Georgia)
2026-01-31
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for input to inform a report pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 60/29 entitled “Cooperation with Georgia” and adopted on 8 October 2025.

Call for Input, Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) and Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID)
2026-01-31
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), together with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), has issued a call for input to inform a joint statement on enforced disappearances in the context of transnational repression.

Call for Input, UN EM on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP)
2026-01-31
The UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) has issued a call for inputs to inform an upcoming study on “the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations.”

Call for Input, UN IE on the rights of older persons
2026-01-31
The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons has issued a call for input to inform the Independent Expert’s thematic report on the rights of older persons in the context of business activities.

Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED), Civil Society Submissions Due
2026-01-31
In preparation for its 30th session, the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s assessment of State reports from Malawi and Samoa, as well as follow-up reports from Ecuador and Iraq.

Call for Input, OHCHR (about Permanent Forum on People of African Descent)
2026-01-31
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs and views, suggestions and concrete proposals on the modalities, including working methods and procedures, governing the work of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent. These submissions will inform a report evaluating the first four annual sessions of the Permanent Forum and, in light of experience gained, making recommendations on how the modalities of the Permanent Forum might look going forward.

Human Rights Committee (ICCPR), Civil Society Submissions Due
2026-02-02
In preparation for its 145th session, the Human Rights Committee is accepting written contributions from NGOs and other civil society actors to inform the Committee’s review of the following State reports: Andorra, Canada, Chad, Republic of Moldova and Slovakia.

Call for Input, UN SR on violence against women and girls
2026-02-06
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (SR VAWG) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report that examines “the forms and manifestations of violence experienced by women and girls because of their status as mothers, including where that status intersects with other grounds.” This report will be presented to the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Call for Input, OHCHR (genocide prevention)
2026-02-10
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect have issued a questionnaire to which they are seeking responses from civil society organizations to inform a report on genocide prevention to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council and General Assembly later this year.

IACHR, Registration Deadline for 195th Period of Sessions
2026-02-13
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has opened registration to take part in the regional ex officio public hearings that are set to take place in person during its 195th Period of Sessions (March 9–13) in Guatemala City, Guatemala. According to Press Release No. 21, “[a]ll private individuals and representatives of States and civil society organizations interested in taking part in any of these hearings will need to register online (in Spanish or English) by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2026.”
The hearings will cover the following themes:

Situation of judicial officers
Human rights of Roma peoples
Effects of practices aimed at changing sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
Impact of illegal mining on economic, social, cultural, and environmental rights

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Civil Society Submissions Due
2026-02-13
In preparation for its 117th session, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is accepting written submissions to inform its consideration of follow-up reports from: Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Qatar, and Turkmenistan. Please send submissions electronically to the CERD Secretariat. Deadline February 13.
Also in preparation for its 117th session, the Committee is accepting electronic submissions relating to Early Warning and Urgent Actions (EWUAP). Deadline February 13.
Finally, the Committee is accepting civil society reports that may inform its consideration of the regular periodic State reports of Burkina Faso, Cuba, Cyprus, Serbia, Slovenia, and Uzbekistan. Deadline March 23.

Call for Input, UN WG on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances
2026-02-15
The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report on enforced disappearances and memorialization. This report will be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2026 and to the General Assembly in October 2026.

Call for Input, UN IE on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI)
2026-02-15
The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IE SOGI) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. The call for input provides further detail on key questions the rapporteur seeks to address. This report will be presented at the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council.

Call for Input, OHCHR (UN human rights treaty body system)
2026-02-15
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform its upcoming biennial report to the UN General Assembly “on the status of the human rights treaty body system and the progress achieved by the human rights treaty bodies in realizing greater efficiency and effectiveness in their work, including the number of reports submitted and reviewed by the committees, the visits undertaken and the individual communications received and reviewed, where applicable, the state of the backlog, capacity-building efforts and the results achieved, as well as the situation in terms of ratifications, increased reporting and the allocation of meeting time and proposals on measures, including on the basis of information and observations from Member States, to enhance the engagement of all States parties in the dialogue with the treaty bodies.”
Please submit inputs to ohchr-tbs@un.org in digital or electronic formats accessible to persons with disabilities, for example, Word or text formats. The responses will be posted as received on the following OHCHR webpage http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRTD/Pages/TBStrengthening.aspx.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (right to seeds)
2026-02-19
The UN Working group on peasants is seeking input to inform a thematic report on the right to seeds, which will be presented to the Human Rights Council later this year.

Call for Input, WG on peasants (Peasant Territorialities)
2026-02-19
The UN Working group on peasants is calling for input to inform a thematic report on Peasant Territorialities of Sea and Land, which will be delivered to the UN General Assembly later this year.

Deadline to Apply for Financial Support for PFPAD
2026-02-20
The 5th session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (PFPAD) will take place in Geneva, Switzerland starting April 14, 2026. Members of civil society who wish to apply for financial support to participate must do so by February 20.

Call for Input, UN WG on Business and Human Rights
2026-02-20
The UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights has issued a call for input to inform an upcoming thematic report considering how the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) “has been and should be applied in relation to corporate governance, through consideration of States duties to prevent human rights abuses, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and access to effective remedies.” The “particular focus [of the report] will be on director’s duties and the responsibilities of senior executive governance of large businesses (as these impact significantly on small and medium sized businesses).”

Call for Input, OHCHR (mental health of young people)
2026-02-20
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has issued a call for inputs to inform a study on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people.
