Visit to Guinea-Bissau, UN SR on water and sanitation
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-19 | Guinea Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation will visit Guinea-Bissau. He will present his full report to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.

Visit to Hungary, UN SR on the right to education
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-21 | Hungary, Hungary
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education will visit Hungary. She will present her full report to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.

Elimination of Race Discrimination
2025-03-21
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is commemorated on March 21 each year.

Call for Input, UN SR on extreme poverty and human rights
2025-03-21
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has issued a call for submissions to inform the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report focused on the various forms of monitoring and control that people in poverty are subjected to. This report will be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Call for Input, UN WG on rights of peasants
2025-03-21
The UN Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas has issued a call for input to inform two thematic reports. The first report will be presented to the Human Rights Council in September 2025 and will focus on global trends and challenges affecting peasants. The second report will be presented to the UN General Assembly in October 2025 and will focus on the right of peasants to participate in public affairs, including a safe and enabling environment conducive to the exercise by peasants of their right to equal participation.

World Water Day
2025-03-22
World Water Day is commemorated on March 22.

Right to Truth Day
2025-03-24
International Day for the Right to Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is commemorated on March 24.

Slavery Victim Remembrance Day
2025-03-25
International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on March 25.

Call for Input, UN IE on rights of older persons
2025-03-28
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 older persons in armed conflict and peacebuilding to be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Call for Input, UN SR on unilateral coercive measures
2025-03-28
The UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights has issued a call for input to inform her upcoming thematic reports on “The Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on Economic, Labor, and Social Rights,” to be presented at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025, and on “The Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Right to Education and Other Academic Rights,” to be presented at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2025.

Call for Input, UN SR on extreme poverty and human rights
2025-03-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights has issued a call for submissions to inform the Special Rapporteur’s report titled “Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth,” which will be included in a larger report to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on slavery
2025-03-31
The Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery has issued a call for input to inform the Independent Expert’s thematic report on “the worst forms of child labour” as identified in article 3 of the ILO Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (1999). He will present this report to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.

Visit to Zambia, UN SR on freedom of religion or belief
2025-03-31 - 2025-04-11 | Zambia, Zambia
The UN Special Rapporteur on on freedom of religion or belief will visit Zambia. She will present her full report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Mine Awareness Day
2025-04-04
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4.

World Health Day
2025-04-07
The World Health Organization’s World Health Day is observed on April 7.

Rwandan Genocide Remembrance
2025-04-07
Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Rwanda Genocide is observed on April 7.

Call for Input, UN SR on toxics and human rights
2025-04-11
The UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on access to justice and effective remedies in the context of toxics, to be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.

Call for Input, UN SR on Cambodia
2025-04-14
The UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia has issued a call for contributions to inform his upcoming report on the human rights situation in Cambodia, to be presented at the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.

Visit to UAE, UN SR on the sale, and sexual exploitation and abuse of children
2025-04-14 - 2025-04-25 | UAE, United Arab Emirates
The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children will visit United Arab Emirates. She will present her full report to the UN Human Rights Council in March 2026.

Call for Input, UN SR on slavery
2025-04-15
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery has issued a call for input to inform the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report on “the role of financial sector in preventing and addressing contemporary forms of slavery,” which will be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Visit to Malaysia, UN IE on the rights of older persons
2025-04-20 - 2025-04-30 | Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia
The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons will visit Saudi Arabia. She will present her full report to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.

International Mother Earth Day
2025-04-22
International Mother Earth Day is observed on April 22.

Call for Input, UN IE on sexual orientation and gender identity
2025-04-27
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 his thematic report on the human right to education and the protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), which will be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

World Day for Work Safety
2025-04-28
World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on April 28.

Chemical Warfare Victims' Day
2025-04-29
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare is observed on April 29.

Call for Input, UN SR on minority issues
2025-04-30
The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues has issued a call for input to inform the Special Rapporteur’s thematic report on the issue of the contribution by the United Nations (UN) to the realization of the objectives of the 1992 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, to be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Call for Input, UN SR on violence against women and girls
2025-05-02
The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (SR VAWG) has issued a call for input to inform a thematic report on surrogacy and violence against women and girls that she will present to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

WWII Victim Remembrance
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War is observed on May 8 and 9.

Call for Input, UN SR on torture
2025-05-09
The UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment has issued a call for input to inform an overview of global trends and developments in respect of the absolute prohibition on torture and other ill-treatment that she will present to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

Visit to Dominican Republic, UN SR on toxics and human rights
2025-05-13 - 2025-05-22 | Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic
The UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights will visit the Dominican Republic. He will present a full report of his findings to the UN Human Rights Council in September 2025.
