Human Rights Council
- Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
UN human rights mechanisms: Essential guides & resources
Start here: essential guides, calendars and factsheets on the UN Human Rights Council, UPR, Special Procedures, Treaty Bodies and CSW, then go deeper
- Advocacy weeks
- UN side events
HRC 63 | From resolution to reality: Ending harmful health care practices against intersex persons
Join us on 15 September for a Human Rights Council (HRC63) side event to discuss how to move from commitments on paper to changes that intersex people can experience in their lives
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
HRC 63 session – ILGA World’s engagement (September – October 2026)
Learn more about how ILGA World engaged in the Human Rights Council (HRC) session 63 for our LGBTI communities globally
- Explainers
With our LGBTI communities worldwide at the 63rd UN Human Rights Council
The 63rd United Nations Human Rights Council begins today, and ILGA World will be with and for our LGBTI communities worldwide! Learn more about what will happen during the coming weeks
- Stories
Centring LBQ women: Shaping a new global agenda for gender justice
Together with its LBQ women's advocacy week partners, ILGA World worked strategically to create a dedicated and visible space for lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans women and gender diverse people within multilateral human rights environment.
- Explainers
7 key takeaways from the UN’s first report on lesbian, bisexual and queer women
Explore the key findings of the historic publication presented by the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, addressing the violence and discrimination affecting lesbian, bisexual, and queer women
- Press releases & statements
ILGA World further strengthens support to LGBTI activists turning UN recommendations into real change
Access new, practical, hands-on tools for engaging the United Nations human rights system: the fully revised 2026 edition of the "SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit" and the brand-new "Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations"
- United Nations & SOGIESC issues
HRC 62 session – ILGA World’s engagement (June – July 2026)
Learn more about how ILGA World engaged in the Human Rights Council (HRC) session 62 for our LGBTI communities globally
- Explainers
With our global LGBTI communities at the 62nd UN Human Rights Council (HRC62)
The 62nd session of the UN Nations Human Rights Council begins in Geneva, and ILGA World will be there for our global LGBTI communities. Find out more about what we will focus on