Between 2021 and 2026, the General Assembly (GA) is scheduled to consider the question of the status of the Human Rights Council (Council), i.e. whether it should remain a subsidiary body or become a main body of the United Nations (UN). Although the GA has not formally requested the Council to conduct a review of its work and functioning in advance of this 2021-2026 review, there is a growing sense among delegations in Geneva that the Council should provide a contribution.
URG organises dialogues and discussions involving Member States to consider how the Council, as the UN’s key political body responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights, might contribute to that review. It also invites States to reflect on the possible benefits of self-assessment as a key contribution to the GA’s deliberations.
