Partnering to Shape Your Work

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Contribute to UN Regional and Global Forums

To maximize your impact at the United Nations (UN) through strategic and targeted interventions, we help you take the next step—amplifying your work so it gains visibility and influence with decision-makers.

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Your Work Starts Online

To maximize your impact at international and regional forums addressing environmental and human rights issues, strategically planned and targeted interventions are essential. We support you with the tools and guidance you need to prepare strong inputs, build momentum, and engage effectively.

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The Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council is the principal United Nations body responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.

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Our Work

With well over a decade of experience in multiple roles within the United Nations, we bring a deep understanding of how NGOs and civil society operate.

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Human Rights Training

Human rights are universal, indivisible, and inalienable. They are inherent to every individual, cannot be lawfully taken away, and are mutually reinforcing—with each right carrying equal significance. Our training strengthens advocacy skills and helps participants engage safely and effectively in complex multilateral settings.

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Engage the Media

Media engagement is a powerful tool for advancing human rights. Sharing credible information and raising public awareness can play a vital role in protecting communities and prompting informed public action.

Global Stories

How to Obtain Your UN Accreditation

Consultative status with ECOSOC and association with the Department of Global Communications are the two routes into the UN for civil society. Here is what each unlocks, and how an organisation is accepted.

Global Challenges and Localized Solutions

NGOs design localized solutions for the world’s most pressing challenges. To maximize their impact, those solutions must reach global arenas such as the United Nations, where they can be shared, amplified and adapted.

What Drives Change?

Facts alone are rarely enough. Bridging community perspectives, scientific evidence and actionable solutions is what turns knowledge into lasting change, and creative ways of sharing it make those solutions tangible and memorable.

Navigating UN ECOSOC and Human Rights Advocacy

Engaging the United Nations means mastering its procedures, from ECOSOC to the Human Rights Council. A strategic roadmap for parliamentarians and NGOs seeking to maximize their impact on global policy.

The Roadmap to 2026: Accelerating SDG 6

The December 2026 UN Water Conference is a chance to turn global commitments into practical delivery on water and sanitation, and to accelerate progress on Sustainable Development Goal 6 before 2030.

Defending Human Rights in Practice: Geneva’s UPR and New York’s VNR

With 36 countries presenting VNRs at the High-Level Political Forum in 2026 and 42 undergoing UPR review in Geneva, here is what distinguishes the two mechanisms and why it matters for advocates.