Events | GEN Events
Current
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
Conference
Health and Chemicals Forum | GFC IC1
17 Nov 2026 | 13:00 – 18:00
CICG | Room A & Online | Zoom
Food Packaging Forum, CIEH, Health Care Without Harm, GEN
Conference
From Pledges to Prevention: Measuring Progress on AMR Commitments and Accountability | 2026 AMR Awareness Week
24 Nov 2026 | 10:30 – 12:00
Palais des Nations| Room S-29 & Online | Webex
Health Diplomacy Alliance, UNEP, GEN
Conference
2050Today Annual Event | From Commitments to Practice: Advancing Sustainable Workplaces in International Geneva
30 Nov 2026 | 16:00 – 18:30
Campus Biotech
2050Today, Mexico, GEN, Diplomatic Club of Geneva
Archive
Virtual
Pharmaceutical Residues in Wastewater: Addressing Challenges at the End-of-Pipe
08 Oct 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30
Online | Webex
UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch, GEN
Virtual
Briefing on Youth Engagement at UNEA-7 & Youth Environment Assembly 2025
07 Oct 2025 | 11:30 – 13:00
Online | Webex
UNEP, CYMG
Conference
Cooling and Building for Urban Resilience: Local Solutions, Global Impact | Global Forum of Mayors 2025
07 Oct 2025 | 08:30 – 09:45
Palais des Nations, Building H Auditorium
Global Cities Hub - Geneva, UNECE, UNEP
Conference
Briefing on the 6th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury
02 Oct 2025 | 13:00 – 14:30
International Environment House I | Room 3 & Online | Webex
Minamata Convention, GEN
Conference
Implementing the Climate Advisory Opinions in New York and Geneva – A Human Rights Approach | HRC60 Side Event
01 Oct 2025 | 14:30 – 15:30
Palais des Nations | Room VII
Vanuatu, Costa Rica, Republic of the Marshall Islands, OHCHR, CIEL
Conference
The Imperative of Defossilizing our Economies – A Conversation on transformative practices with the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
30 Sep 2025 | 18:00
International Environment House I | Room 3 & Online | Webex
UNU-CPR, Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Virtual
Global Framework on Chemicals Fund: Launch of the Second Round of Applications
30 Sep 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00
Online | Webex
GFC
Conference
Workshop on Regional Human Rights Organisations with a Focus on the Right to a Clean, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment
29 – 30 Sep 2025
Palais des Nations, Room XII
OHCHR
Conference
Geneva Panel: Environmental Rights and the ICJ Advisory Opinion in ASEAN: Global and Regional Developments
23 Sep 2025 | 18:30 – 20:15
Maison International des Associations
ARIEL, Earthjustice, CIEL, WYCJ, AYF, YUFE
Conference
Launch Event | Report on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of the Defence of Land, Natural Resources, and the Environment
22 Sep 2025 | 15:30 – 17:00
Palais des Nations, Room IX
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, Global Witness, Front Line Defenders, UC Berkeley Law Human Rights Clinic, Global Rights Advocacy
Conference
Environmental Rights and the ICJ Advisory Opinion: Southeast Asia in Focus
22 Sep 2025 | 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations | Room 307.1 & Online | Webex
ARIEL, WYCJ, AYF, YUFE, GEN
Conference
Just Transition and Human Rights: Key Issues for COP30 | HRC60 Side Event
18 Sep 2025 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 1
Franciscans International, LWF, Earthjustice, FES, GeCCco, GEN
Conference
COP30 and Human Rights: Call from Global South Catholic | Geneva Rights and Climate Talks
18 Sep 2025 | 11:00 – 12:00
Palais des Nations | Room H.307.1 & Online | Webex
Congregation of Our Lady of Good Shepherd, Franciscans International, Dominicans for Justice and Peace, VIVAT International, Swiss Catholic Lenten Campaign, Edmund Rice International, GEN
Conference
The Challenges to Implement the Right to be Free from Toxics | Geneva Toxic Free Talks 2025
17 Sep 2025 | 16:00 – 17:00
Palaist des Nations, Room H.378
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, GEN, Earthjustice
Conference
The Toxic Impact of Military Activities | HRC60 Side Event | Geneva Toxic Free Talks 2025
17 Sep 2025 | 14:00 – 15:00
Palais des Nations | Concordia 5
Earthjustice
Conference
Protecting Human Rights in the Face of Ocean Pollution: Access to Justice and a Toxic-Free Future | HRC60 Side Event
17 Sep 2025 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations, Room VII
Chile, France, Costa Rica, Samoa
Conference
Tackling Toxics on the Ground | Geneva Toxic Free Talks 2025
17 Sep 2025 | 11:30 – 12:30
Palais des Nations, Room H.378
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, GEN, Earthjustice
Conference
Special Rapporteur on Toxics: Overcoming Barriers to Justice in Toxics Cases | HRC60 Side Event
16 Sep 2025 | 13:00 – 14:00
Palais des Nations, Room VIII
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council
Conference
The Water-Energy Nexus and the Human Right to Water | HRC60 Side Event
16 Sep 2025 | 09:00 – 10:00
Palais des Nations | Room VIII
Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, Germany, Spain, GEN