Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

Programme

A 10-day conference will be dedicated to discussions on the condition of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the OSCE area. The conference will provide a platform to evaluate the implementation of the OSCE Human Dimension commitments, and offer meeting space for its participants to present their recent work and flag the issues that they feel need the urgent attention of the international community.

During plenary sessions, participants will have the opportunity to address the entirety of the OSCE human dimension commitments: Democratic Institutions, Rule of Law, Tolerance and Non-Discrimination, Fundamental Freedoms and Humanitarian Issues.

The Programme can be found below under the Resources section.

Participants

The conference is open to representatives of OSCE participating States, Partners for Co-operation, OSCE institutions and executive structures, representatives of inter-governmental organizations, representatives of civil society, and other stakeholders with relevant experience from the 57 participating States.

Registration

Online self-registration at https://meetings.odihr.pl is open until Thursday, 15 September at 13:00 CET.

Participants requiring a visa to enter Poland are informed that the Polish consular services will facilitate processing of visa requests received for the purpose of attending the conference, until Friday, 9 September.

User manuals in English and Russian on how to create a profile and register for the event can be found below under the Resources section.

Side events

Participants will have the possibility to organize side events over the course of the conference. Side events will provide the opportunity for organizers to focus on specific issues with the OSCE Human Dimension commitments they wish to flag. Topics of side events should be aligned with the topic of the respective plenary session held on the same day.

Online booking of side events will open at https://meetings.odihr.pl on Monday, 22 August at 13.00 CET.

For delegations of participating States the booking will open on Monday, 29 August at 13.00 CET

Modalities

The conference will start with the opening session, followed by eight plenary sessions and the closing session.

Participating States will be invited to deliver general statements during the opening session.

All participants will have the right to request the floor during thematic plenary sessions.

Interpretation will be provided in two languages: English and Russian.

The conference will be held in person.

Live streaming

Live streaming of the event will be provided on this webpage.

Contact

Please contact the organizers for any questions you may have about the conference at warsawhdc@osce.org.

Please consult this webpage regularly, as further information will be added closer to the event.