The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is pleased to announce that the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will take place from 14 – 17 April 2025.

Call for inputs

Deadline extended.
OHCHR invites Member States, civil society actors, non-governmental organizations, academics, experts on issues related to people of African descent, and all other relevant stakeholders to submit inputs on new topics to be considered for discussion during the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Written inputs should be sent in Word format to [email protected] by Tuesday 17 September 2024, 11:59 pm Geneva time. Please see the call for inputs. (English | Français | Español | Portuguese).

Application for financial support

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) invites civil society representatives to apply for financial support to participate in the fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Applicants will be selected on the basis of their work representing people of African descent or advocating to protect and promote the human rights of people of African descent. The selection committee will consider the potential of applicants to contribute to specific discussions on the agenda of the Permanent Forum. Due regard will also be made to considerations of geographic and gender diversity.

To apply for financial support, civil society representatives are requested to send the application form (English | Français | Español), completed and signed, together with all supporting documents, in a single e-mail to [email protected] by Wednesday 9^th October 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Geneva.