UPR Agenda
In this section, you will find all organisational documents on the UPR and the HRC sessions.
UPR cycle calendars
Under the UPR, the human rights situation of all UN Member States is reviewed every 4.5 years. Each 4.5-year period is called a UPR cycle. This means that it takes 4.5 years to review all UN Member States. Calendars also include tentative or final deadlines to submit national reports.
For tentative deadlines to submit other stakeholders reports, refer to your country page.
4th UPR cycle (2022-2027), 3rd UPR cycle (2017-2021), 2nd UPR cycle (2012-2016), 1st UPR cycle (2008 – 2011)
UPR session timetables
There are three UPR Working Group sessions per year: in January/February, in April/May and in October/November. During each session, fourteen countries are reviewed. A UPR WG session lasts two weeks.
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Timetable for UPR WG Sessions |
Dates |
Troika members |
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22 January- 3 February 2023 |
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1 May – 12 May 2023 |
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6 November – 17 November 2023 |
HRC session programmes
The Human Rights Council holds three regular sessions per year. They take place in March (4 weeks), June (3 weeks) and September (3 weeks). Item 6 of the HRC regular sessions is dedicated to the UPR. It is under this Item that the HRC proceeds to the Adoption of UPR outcomes related to countries which were previously under review. Item 6 also provides for a general debate on the UPR among States and other stakeholders.
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Programme of Work |
Dates of the HRC session |
UPR Adoptions |
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Programme of Work for the 52th session (tbc) |
27 February - 3 April 2023 |
UPR WG 41: Bahrain, Ecuador, Tunisia, Morocco, Indonesia, Finland, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Philippines, Algeria, Poland, Netherlands, South Africa |
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Programme of Work for the 53rd session (tbc) |
19 June - 14 July 2023 |
UPR WG 42: Czech Republic, Argentina, Gabon, Ghana, Peru, Guatemala, Benin, Republic of Korea, Switzerland, Pakistan, Zambia, Japan, Sri Lanka |
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Programme of Work for the 54th session (tbc) |
11 September - 6 October 2023 |
UPR WG 43: France, Tonga, Romania, Mali, Botswana, Bahamas, Burundi, Luxembourg, Barbados, Montenegro, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Liechtenstein, Serbia |