Agenda

📅UCLG Democracy and Human Rights Calendar of Events - 2026

• Oslo Consultation on Combating Religious Intolerance and Strengthening the Implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 16/18 — 13–14 January 2026, Oslo

• Academy and Conference "Local Governments and Human Rights-Based Budgeting: Pathways to Accountability" (Online) —  2-5 February 2026, https://www.humanrightsgolocal.org/academy-and-conference-2026/ 

• UCLG Annual Retreat — 23–27 February 2026, Barcelona, https://www.uclgmeets.org/conferences/AnnualRetreat2026 

• Final Seminar of the RIGHTCITIES Project “Bringing Fundamental Rights Home” — 16–17 March 2026, Gdańsk

• Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) — 9–16 March 2026, New York, https://www.unwomen.org/en/how-we-work/commission-on-the-status-of-women/csw70-2026 

• UCLG Executive Bureau — 8–10 April 2026, Mexico City

• ACT NOW Mayor’s Conference: “Reimagining Human Rights: Anchoring Democratic Values in the Digital Era” - 11-12 May, Cascais (European Capital of Democracy 2026) 

• World Human Rights Cities Forum 2026 — 13-15 May 2026, Gwangju

• World Urban Forum (WUF 13) — 17–22 May 2026, Baku, https://wuf.unhabitat.org/wuf13 

• UCLG World Congress — 22-25 June 2026, Tangier, https://uclg.org/uclg-world-congress/ 

• High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) — 6–15 July 2026, New York, https://hlpf.un.org/2026 

• 25th OIDP Conference — 21-23 September 2026, Kraków 

• Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy — 7–10 October 2026, Gaborone, https://www.democracy-international.org/events/2026-global-forum-modern-direct-democracy 

• Decidim Fest — 4–6 November 2026, Barcelona

• Barcelona Open Tech Week — 4–9 November 2026, Barcelona

• VIII Iberian Meeting on Participatory Budgeting — 10-11 November 2026, Santiago de Compostela

• 2026 United Nations Water Conference — 2-4 December 2026, Abu Dhabi,  http://sdgs.un.org/conferences/water2026