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Monday, February 24
 

4:00pm CET

Annual high-level mainstreaming panel
Monday February 24, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CET
Annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming
Theme: Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women

A/HRC/RES/16/21

Concept note


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
avatar for Sima Bahous

Sima Bahous

Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women)
avatar for Liu Yang

Liu Yang

China's first female astronaut in space, as a crew member on the space mission Shenzhou-9 and Shenzhou-14
avatar for Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
avatar for Sylvia Poll

Sylvia Poll

Senior Gender and Youth Advisor to the ITU Secretary General
avatar for Volker Türk

Volker Türk

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for HE Philemon Yang

HE Philemon Yang

President of the 79th session of the General Assembly
avatar for Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan

Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
avatar for Nahla Haidar

Nahla Haidar

Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Monday February 24, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CET
Room XX
 
Tuesday, February 25
 

10:00am CET

Biennial high-level panel on death penalty
Tuesday February 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CET
Biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty 
Theme: Contribution of the judiciary to the advancement of human rights and the question of the death penalty



A/HRC/58/NGO/214

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
avatar for Volker Türk

Volker Türk

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Virginia Mabiza

Virginia Mabiza

Attorney-General of Zimbabwe
HE

Hicham El Mellati

Director of Criminal Affairs, Pardons and Crime Detection at the Ministry of Justice of Morocco
avatar for Ramkarpal Singh

Ramkarpal Singh

Member of Parliament and former Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia
avatar for Dannel P. Malloy

Dannel P. Malloy

Commissioner of the International Commission against the Death Penalty, Chancellor of the University of Maine System and former Governor of Connecticut, United States of America
Tuesday February 25, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CET
Room XX
 
Wednesday, March 5
 

9:30am CET

Panel on early warning and genocide prevention
Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:30am - 11:30am CET
Panel discussion on early warning and genocide prevention
A/HRC/RES/55/13
Concept note


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
avatar for Virginia Gamba

Virginia Gamba

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict
avatar for Juan E. Méndez

Juan E. Méndez

Professor of Human Rights Law in Residence at the American University Washington College of Law, former Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide and former Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
avatar for Sean D. Murphy

Sean D. Murphy

Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law at the George Washington University Law School
avatar for Savita Pawnday

Savita Pawnday

Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Wednesday March 5, 2025 9:30am - 11:30am CET
Room XX
 
Thursday, March 6
 

2:30pm CET

Panel on HIV response and leaving no one behind
Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Panel discussion on the realization of human rights in sustaining and increasing the gains made in the HIV response and leaving no one behind


A/HRC/58/NGO/47
A/HRC/58/NGO/284
A/HRC/58/NGO/285

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
avatar for Nada Al-Nashif

Nada Al-Nashif

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Vuyiseka Dubula

Vuyiseka Dubula

Head of Community Rights and Gender Department at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
avatar for Florence Riako Anam

Florence Riako Anam

Co-Executive Director of the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+)
avatar for Christine Stegling

Christine Stegling

Deputy Executive Director of the Policy, Advocacy and Knowledge Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
avatar for Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Vice-Chair of the WHO Science Council and Member of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics
avatar for Erika Castellanos

Erika Castellanos

Executive Director of the Global Action for Trans Equality
Thursday March 6, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Room XX
 
Friday, March 7
 

9:30am CET

Panel on rights to work and on social security
Friday March 7, 2025 9:30am - 11:30am CET
Panel discussion on the realization of the rights to work and to social security in the informal economy



Concept note

NGO written statements

A/HRC/58/NGO/199
A/HRC/58/NGO/216

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
avatar for Tomoya Obokata

Tomoya Obokata

Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
avatar for Nada Al-Nashif

Nada Al-Nashif

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Mia Seppo

Mia Seppo

Assistant Director-General for the Jobs and Social Protection Cluster at the International Labour Organization
avatar for Allison Corkery

Allison Corkery

Director of the Law Programme at Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
Friday March 7, 2025 9:30am - 11:30am CET
Room XX
 
Monday, March 10
 

2:30pm CET

Annual debate on rights of persons with disabilities
Monday March 10, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
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/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
avatar for Heba Hagrass

Heba Hagrass

Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
avatar for Praveena Sukhraj-Ely

Praveena Sukhraj-Ely

Chief Director of Governance and Compliance at the Branch on Disability Rights in the National Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities of South Africa
avatar for Sanja Tarczay

Sanja Tarczay

President of the World Federation of the Deaf-Blind
avatar for Nikki Lilly

Nikki Lilly

Digital Creator and TV Presenter, with a focus on cyberbullying, disability rights and health
Monday March 10, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Room XX
 
Thursday, March 13
 

10:30am CET

Annual discussion on rights of the child
Thursday March 13, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm CET
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child 
Theme: Early childhood development 

A/HRC/RES/7/29
A/HRC/RES/55/29


NGO written statements

A/HRC/58/NGO/256 - Written statement submitted by Iran Autism Association, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/310 - Written statement submitted by Association for Protection of Refugee and Internal Displaced Women and Children, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/321 - Written statement submitted by International Rescue Committee, Inc., a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/329 - Exposé écrit présenté par International Catholic Child Bureau, organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial

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
avatar for Volker Türk

Volker Türk

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Regina De Dominicis

Regina De Dominicis

Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the United Nations Children’s Fund
avatar for Najat Maalla M’jid

Najat Maalla M’jid

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children
avatar for Philip Jaffé

Philip Jaffé

Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
V

Vlad

Child rights advocate from the Republic of Moldova (13yrs)
Thursday March 13, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm CET
Room XX

2:30pm CET

Annual discussion on rights of the child
Thursday March 13, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child 
Theme: Early childhood development


A/HRC/RES/7/29, A/HRC/RES/55/29


Concept note

NGO written statements

A/HRC/58/NGO/256 - Written statement submitted by Iran Autism Association, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/310 - Written statement submitted by Association for Protection of Refugee and Internal Displaced Women and Children, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/321 - Written statement submitted by International Rescue Committee, Inc., a non-governmental organization in special consultative status
A/HRC/58/NGO/329 - Exposé écrit présenté par International Catholic Child Bureau, organisation non gouvernementale dotée du statut consultatif spécial

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
avatar for Ilaria Paolazzi

Ilaria Paolazzi

Senior Advocacy and Policy Adviser at the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack
avatar for Nada Al-Nashif

Nada Al-Nashif

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Philip Jaffé

Philip Jaffé

Member of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
J

Joyce

Child rights advocate from the Syrian Arab Republic (9yrs)
avatar for Rima Salah

Rima Salah

Chair of the Early Childhood Peace Consortium
AS

Amina Shishany

Senior Project Manager at Plan International Jordan
Thursday March 13, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Room XX
 
Thursday, March 27
 

2:30pm CET

Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Thursday March 27, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Theme: Sixtieth anniversary of the adoption of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

A/RES/79/161


Concept note

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
avatar for Volker Türk

Volker Türk

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Michal Balcerzak

Michal Balcerzak

Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
avatar for Angeli Achrekar

Angeli Achrekar

Deputy Executive Director of the Programme Branch at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
avatar for Bernard Mogesa, Secretary of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Bernard Mogesa, Secretary of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights

Bernard Mogesa, Secretary of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
avatar for Joan Carling

Joan Carling

Executive Director of Indigenous Peoples Rights International
Thursday March 27, 2025 2:30pm - 4:30pm CET
Room XX
 
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