Name: Annual debate on rights of persons with disabilities
Start: 2025-03-10T14:30:00+0100
End: 2025-03-10T16:30:00+0100

Welcome to the meeting calendar of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Please note that meeting details may be subject to change and are updated daily

Monday March 10, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET

Room XX

Video Stream

Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities

Theme: Rights of persons with disabilities: digital and assistive technologies, countering cyberbullying, and digital inclusion

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/7/9, A/HRC/RES/55/8, A/HRC/RES/57/6

Concept note

A/HRC/58/33 - Rights of persons with disabilities and digital technologies and devices, including assistive technologies - Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

NGO written statements

A/HRC/58/NGO/253 - Written statement submitted by Iran Autism Association, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/326 - Written statement submitted by Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status

National Human Rights Institutions written submissions

A/HRC/58/NI/1 - Written submission by the Human Rights Defender of Armenia
A/HRC/58/NI/4 - Written submission by the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

For panel discussions the online inscription for the lists of speakers opens on Monday, 17 February, at 4 p.m.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems. For additional information on modalities and deadlines: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ngo-nhri-info.

Speaking time is 1.5 minutes for all. Please also refer to announcements made in Room XX and through Sched and SMS alert.

The list of speakers for each panel discussion will be generated by the system based on the indicated priority and the time of inscription, thus allowing a broader representation of delegations participating in panel discussions over the course of the session. Please refer to the guidance note on the Extranet for further details.

The lists of speakers will be made available on the Extranet the day before the debate or dialogue is scheduled to start and will be updated live.

Speakers