The fourth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law will be held on 24 and 25 November 2022. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 46/4, adopted on 23 March 2021 the theme of the fourth session of the Forum is “Strengthening democracies to build back better: challenges and opportunities”.

Nomination of the Chairperson

Pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 28/14, the President of the Council appoints for each session, on the basis of regional rotation, and in consultation with regional groups, a Chairperson of the Forum from candidates nominated by members and observers of the Council. The Chairperson, serving in his or her personal capacity, shall be responsible for the preparation of a summary of the discussions of the Forum, to be made available to all its participants.

Call for nominations for the Chairperson of the 4th session of the Forum is currently open until 2 September 2022.

Secretariat note verbale of 15 August 2022

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Participation in the 2022 Forum

Human Rights Council in its resolutions 28/14 and 34/41 decided that the Forum would be “open to the participation of States, United Nations mechanisms, bodies and specialized agencies, funds and programmes, intergovernmental organizations, regional organizations and mechanisms in the field of human rights, national human rights institutions and other relevant national bodies, academics and experts and non-governmental organization.” Resolution 46/4 upheld the previously adopted modalities of participation.

Inputs received

The submissions received in response to the call for inputs on the topics to be discussed during the fourth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law will be available shortly.