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 the OHCHR page here
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.
| Timetable for UPR WG Sessions | Dates | Troika members |
| Timetable for UPR WG 45 |
22 January 2024 - 02 February 2024 |
Troikas for UPR WG 45 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 46 |
29 April 2024 - 10 May 2024 |
Troikas for UPR WG 46 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 47 | 04 November 2024 - 15 November 2024 | Troikas for UPR WG 47 |
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.
| Programme of Work | Dates of the HRC session | UPR Adoptions |
| Programme of Work for the 55th session (tbc) |
26 February 2024 to 05 April 2024 |
UPR WG 44: Turkmenistan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Tuvalu, Germany, Djibouti, Canada, Bangladesh, the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan, Cameroon and Cuba. |
| Programme of Work for the 56rd session (tbc) | 18 June 2024 to 12 July 2024 | UPR WG 45: Saudi Arabia, Senegal, China, Nigeria, Mauritius, Mexico, Jordan, Malaysia, Central African Republic, Monaco, Belize, Chad, Republic of the Congo and Malta. |
| Programme of Work for the 57th session (tbc) |
09 September 2024 to 09 October 2024 |
UPR WG 46: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chile, Comoros, (the) Cyprus, Dominica, Eritrea, Republic of North Macedonia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Uruguay, Vanuatu and Yemen. |