Sessions of the Social Forum
Each year the Human Rights Council selects a different theme for the Social Forum. The topics are all related to global social issues. Browse materials for the former sessions below:
Year |
Session number |
Theme |
More information |
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2022 |
18th |
Water for human rights and sustainable development: good practices, lessons learned and challenges in the implementation of the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, 2018–2028, with a view to making a human rights contribution to the conference on the midterm review of the Decade, to be held in 2023. |
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2021 |
17th |
Good practices, success stories, lessons learned and challenges in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special focus on international cooperation and solidarity, and from a human rights perspective. |
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2020 |
16th |
Good practices, success stories, lessons learned and current challenges in combating poverty and inequalities |
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2019 |
15th |
The promotion and protection of the rights of children and youth through education |
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2018 |
14th |
The possibilities of using sport and the Olympic ideal to promote human rights for all and to strengthen universal respect for them |
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2017 |
13th |
The promotion and protection of human rights in the context of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic and other communicable diseases and epidemics |
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2016 |
12th |
Human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities |
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2015 |
11th |
Access to medicines in the context of the right to health |
View report Illustrated report: Access to Medicines in the context of the Right to Health |
2014 |
10th |
The rights of older persons |
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2012 |
9th |
People-centered development and globalization |
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2011 |
8th |
Promotion of the right to development |
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2010 |
7th |
Adverse effects of climate change on human rights |
View report Background reports A/HRC/SF/2010/2 |
2009 |
6th |
Impacts of economic and financial crises on efforts to combat poverty |
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2008 |
5th |
Eradication of poverty and social dimension of the globalization process |
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2006 |
4th |
The fight against poverty and the right to participation: the role of women |
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2005 |
3rd |
Poverty and economic growth: challenges to human rights |
View report E/CN.4/Sub.2/2005/21 |
2004 |
2nd |
The relationship between rural poverty and the rights of peasants and other rural communities |
View report E/CN.4/Sub.2/2004/26 |
2002 |
1st |
Globalization, the right to adequate food and poverty reduction |
View report E/CN.4/Sub.2/2002/18 |