On 30 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Surya Deva told the Third Committee that States and companies should move from funding war economies to investing in peace.

On 29 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Bethanie Carney Almroth presented a report reviewing thirty years of the toxics and human rights mandate.

On 26 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Mariana Katzarova presented her report on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation to the General Assembly's Third Committee.

On 22 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea presented her interim report on funeral rights in exceptional circumstances to the General Assembly's Third Committee.

On 20 October 2026, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and the Committee on Enforced Disappearances briefed the Third Committee, reporting the highest annual number of new cases in a decade and the first use of the Convention's article 34 procedure.

On 22 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Mariângela Simão presented a report to the General Assembly's Third Committee on the justiciability of the right to health, stating that effective remedies and accountability are what make the right enforceable.

On 23 October 2026, UN Special Rapporteur Heba Hagrass presented a report to the General Assembly's Third Committee on inclusive humanitarian assistance, warning that disability inclusion commitments may be weakened unless explicit safeguards are built into ongoing humanitarian reforms.