Fourth session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
Date
14 - 17 April 2025
LOCATION
United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America
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.
Registration to participate in the Permanent Forum
All stakeholders advancing the rights of people of African descent are welcome to participate in the sessions of the Permanent Forum. Member States, United Nations specialized agencies and bodies, national human rights institutions, equality bodies, civil society representatives, and organizations of people of African descent are especially invited to attend and contribute to the discussions.
All interested participants are required to register by 11:59PM (Central European Time) on Friday 4 April 2025, through this link: https://indico.un.org/event/1015090/
Please be informed that the 4th session will be also broadcasted via UN Web TV to follow the discussions in real-time with interpretation. We encourage you to register through indico only if you plan to attend in person.
Please be advised that space for this event is limited. If your registration for the event is approved, you will receive an automated email stating that your registration “has been approved”. In the absence of this confirmation, you will not be able to enter the UN premises.
Please inform the Secretariat ([email protected]) if your registration has been approved but you are unable to attend the event.
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 9th October 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Geneva.