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 50 |
03 November 2025 - 14 November 2025 |
Troikas for UPR WG 50 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 51 (tba) |
19 January 2026 - 30 January 2026 |
Troikas for UPR WG 51 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 52 (tba) |
04 May 2026 - 15 May 2026 |
Troikas for UPR WG 52 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 53 (tba) |
02 November 2026 - 13 November 2026 |
Troikas for UPR WG 53 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 54 (tba) |
January 2027 - February 2027 (tbc) |
Troikas for UPR WG 54 |
| Timetable for UPR WG 55 (tba) |
November 2027 (tbc) |
Troikas for UPR WG 55 |
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 60th session (tbc) |
08 September 2025 - 03 October 2025 |
UPR WG 49: Armenia, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Spain, Sweden, Turkey. |
| Programme of Work for the 61th session (tbc) |
February - March 2026 |
UPR WG 50: Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Panama, United States. |
| Programme of Work for the 62th session (tbc) |
June - July 2026 |
UPR WG 51: Australia, Austria, Georgia, Lebanon, Mauritania, Micronesia (Federated States of), Nauru, Nepal, Oman, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe. |
| Programme of Work for the 63th session (tbc) |
September - October 2026 |
UPR WG 52: Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Palau, Paraguay, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia. |
| Programme of Work for the 64th session (tbc) |
February - March 2027 |
UPR WG 53: Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sudan, Suriname, Tajikistan, Tanzania (United Republic of), Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago. |
| Programme of Work for the 65th session (tbc) |
June - July 2027 |
UPR WG 54: Haiti, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, South Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Zimbabwe. |
| Programme of Work for the 66th session (tbc) |
September - October 2027 |
UPR WG 55: Algeria, Bahrain, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom. |