Universal Periodic Review

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  • Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

26 October 2026

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

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  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

8 September 2026

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

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  • Explainers

7 September 2026

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

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  • Press releases & statements

15 July 2026

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"

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  • Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

15 July 2026

Good practices guide for follow-up on United Nations recommendations

This is ILGA World’s first publication to bring together follow-up practices across treaty bodies, UPR, Special Procedures and the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Practical guides & advocacy toolkits
  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

15 July 2026

SOGIESC UPR advocacy toolkit (2026)

With the SOGIESC UPR Advocacy Toolkit, ILGA World offers guidance to LGBTI human rights defenders engaging in the Universal Periodic Review

  • Webinars

10 July 2026

Making human rights recommendations work: A practical guide for civil society advocacy

Let's talk about making human rights recommendations more practical! Whether you engage with the Universal Periodic Review, treaty bodies, Special Procedures, or other human rights mechanisms, this session will offer useful practical insights and strategies to strengthen your advocacy and community engagement efforts

  • Members' meet-ups

10 July 2026

From UN recommendations to national advocacy: a members’ dialogue

We welcome our membership to the launch of the good practices guide for follow-up on UN recommendations, a practical resource designed to support our communities in turning recommendations from UN human rights mechanisms into effective tools for national advocacy, monitoring, and follow-up

  • United Nations & SOGIESC issues

15 June 2026

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