Events | GEN Events
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Conference
Human Rights at the 17th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity | HRC63 Side Event
02 Oct 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00
Palais des Nations, Room XI
Armenia, OHCHR, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the 2027 Meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
05 Oct 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30
International Environment House I | Room 3 & Online | Webex
BRS, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the 81st Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee | SC81
08 Oct 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30
International Environment House I & Online | Webex
CITES, GEN
Conference
How Well Are National Climate Plans Protecting Health? Launching the 2026 Healthy NDC Scorecards
14 Oct 2026 | 18:30 – 20:00
Maison de la Paix | Auditorium A2
IHEID, Geneva Global Health Platform, GCHA, GEN
Conference
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals | Investing for Impact for a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste
27 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
International Environment House I, Room 2 & Online | Webex
GFC, GEN
Conference
Briefing on the Montevideo Programme V: A Decade of Action on Environmental Law
03 Nov 2026 | 09:30 – 11:00
International Environment House 1 | Room 2 & Online | Webex
UNEP, GEN
Body Meeting
First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals
16 – 20 Nov 2026
CICG
GFC
Archive
Virtual
The Economics of Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment | Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Series
01 Oct 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Webex
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, GEN
Conference
Coastal Cities Towns & Settlements on the Front Line: Protecting People from Sea-Level Rise – A human rights agenda for liveable, inclusive and resilient cities | HRC63 Side Event
25 Sep 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 1
Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Ecuador, Maldives, Sovereign Order of Malta, OHCHR, UN-Habitat, Global Cities Hub - Geneva
Conference
Indigenous World Heritage in Danger: 50,000 years of cultural legacy to be erased in Murujuga? | Geneva Rights and Environment Talks 2026
25 Sep 2026 | 10:00 – 11:00
Palais des Nations | Room S-29 & Online | Webex
Earthjustice, GEN
Afterwork
Five Years Since the Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment | Reception
24 Sep 2026 | 17:30 – 19:00
Palais des Nations, Salle des Pas Perdus
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Conference
A Celebration and Stocktaking: Five years since the recognition of the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment | HRC63 Side Event
24 Sep 2026 | 12:00 – 13:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 1
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, Costa Rica, Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia, Monaco, France, OHCHR, UNEP, COE, LabJAC, International Commission of Jurists, International Indian Treaty Council, ISHR, FIAN International, Franciscans International, CIEL, GEN
Conference
Digital Innovation for MEAs: Knowledge Platforms and AI | Minamata Online
22 Sep 2026 | 11:00 – 12:00
International Environment House 1 | Room 2 & Online | Webex
Minamata Convention, GEN
Conference
Nature-Positive Infrastructure: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Across the Transportation Lifecycle
18 Sep 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30
Palais des Nations | Room S-29 & Online | Webex
UNEP, GEN
Conference
Human Rights to Water and Sanitation in Times of Armed Conflict | HRC63 Side Event
17 Sep 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 4 & Online
OHCHR, Germany, Spain, Lebanon, Slovenia, Bangladesh, Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Conference
Our Seeds, Our Rights, Our Future: Resisting the Criminalization of Peasant Seeds | HRC63 Side Event
17 Sep 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations | Room XI
FIAN International, CETIM, La Via Campesina, RAISE, Friends of UNDROP
Conference
Turning the Spotlight on the Right to Sanitation | HRC63 Side Event
16 Sep 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 1
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, Germany, Spain, International Dalit Solidarity Network, ONGAWA
Conference
Toxic Substances and Wastes and Human Rights: Challenges, Responsibilities and Ways of Achieving Solutions | HRC63 Side Event
16 Sep 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 1
Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, RADDHO, Earthjustice
Conference
Corporate Influence in the Context of Health and Environmental Protection — What role for human rights and accountability? | HRC63 Side Event
14 Sep 2026 | 15:00 – 16:00
Palais des Nations | Room XI
CIEL, FIAN International
Conference
Role of Science in Addressing Hazardous Substances and Human Rights | HRC63 Side Event
14 Sep 2026 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations | Room XI
Earthjustice
Conference
Climate Finance for Human Rights, Resilience and Justice | HRC63 Side Event
07 Sep 2026 | 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations, Room XI
Franciscans International, Geneva Interfaith Forum on Climate Change, Environment and Human Rights, ACT Alliance, QUNO, Dominicans for Justice and Peace, Soka Gakkai International, WCC, LWF, Christian Aid
Conference
From Principles to Practice | Finance at 15 Years of the UNGPs
03 Sep 2026 | 10:00 – 11:30
International Environment House I & Online | Webex
UNEP FI, GEN
Conference
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals | Accelerating Action for Safe and Sustainable Chemicals Management
01 Sep 2026 | 14:00 – 15:30
International Environment House I, Room 3 & Online | Webex
GFC, GEN
Conference
A Future We Choose | Advancing Science-Policy Dialogue for System Transformations Based on the GEO-7 Report
27 Aug 2026 | 09:00 – 12:30
Campus Biotech
UNEP, UNIGE, GSPI, GEN, CDE, Wyss Academy, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Conference
Human Rights and the Environment: Meeting on Activities Related to 63rd Session of the Human Rights Council
20 Aug 2026 | 10:00 – 11:00
International Environment House I, Room 2 & Online | Webex
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