Upcoming accreditation sessions
SCA 48th Session: 9-20 November 2026
Reaccreditation: Azerbaijan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Palestine, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Serbia, Uruguay
Deferral: France, Oman
Alteration of accreditation: India, Venezuela
SCA 49th Session: 19-30 April 2027
Accreditation: Lebanon, Switzerland
Reaccreditation: Austria, Bahrain, Benin, Burundi, Ecuador, Honduras, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Thailand, The Gambia
Deferral: Uganda
Alteration of accreditation: Democratic Republic of the Congo
SCA 50th Session: 8-19 November 2027
Reaccreditation: Albania, Colombia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Great Britain, Indonesia, Norway, Peru, Samoa, Sierra Leone
Attention NGOs/CSOs
The Sub Committee on Accreditation (SCA) welcomes report from reliable local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) with regard to the functioning of NHRIs under review and/or with regard to any developments, which may initiate a special review by the SCA.
Reports received from NGOs and CSOs are shared with the concerned NHRIs for their information and comments prior to the SCA session. Submissions must not exceed five pages including endnotes/footnotes and annexes and must comply with the requirements and procedures set out in these guidelines: Arabic – English – French – Spanish. All submissions which do not comply with these guidelines will not be processed.
Deadlines for submission of reports by NGOs/CSOs:
- for the 48th SCA session: 1 October 2026.
- for the 49th SCA session: 1 March 2027.
- for the 50th SCA session: 1 October 2027.
All submissions should be sent to ohchr-scasecretariat@un.org within the specified deadline.
