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Welcome to the meeting calendar of the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council

Due to technical issues, the NGO calendar of side events for 16 and 17 June will be available on the dedicated HRC Extranet page

Please note that meeting details may be subject to change and are updated daily
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Tuesday, June 24
 

9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on empowering women and girls in and through sport
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Qatar
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Room XXI

9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of CzechiaChile, Indonesia, Iceland, Lithuania and Maldives
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Room XXVII

9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the impact of arms transfers on human rights
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Ecuador and Peru
Tuesday June 24, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

10:00am CEST

Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CEST
A/HRC/RES/6/30
A/HRC/RES/53/27
A/HRC/RES/58/15

For all panel discussions, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

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.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Nada Al-Nashif

Nada Al-Nashif

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Nahla Haidar

Nahla Haidar

Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
avatar for Grace Achan

Grace Achan

Co-founder of the Women's Advocacy Network Uganda
avatar for Clara Sandoval

Clara Sandoval

Director of Programmes at the Global Survivors Fund
avatar for Pramila Patten

Pramila Patten

Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XX

10:30am CEST

Informal consultation on the draft resolution on the international cooperation, technical assistance, and capacity-building for the protection of children in the digital environment
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

10:30am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the safety of journalists
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of  Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia
Tuesday June 24, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

12:00pm CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/50/18

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/45 Gendered dimensions of care and support systems - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

A/HRC/59/45/Add.1 Visit to the Dominican Republic - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

A/HRC/59/45/Add.2 Visit to Thailand - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). 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.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Chair, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Claudia Flores

Claudia Flores

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Ivana KRSTIĆ

Ivana KRSTIĆ

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Haina Lu

Haina Lu

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Laura Nyirinkindi

Laura Nyirinkindi

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (Video message)
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XX

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Philippines
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Committee to Protect Journalists, Inc.




Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Implementing Academic Freedom
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights SR on the right to education


Contact Person:
Ms. Maria Smirnova
Maria.smirnova@un.org


Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXII/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Lutte contre la traite des personnes en Mauritanie : acquis et perspective
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of  Mauritania and Commissaire aux Droits de l’Homme, à l’Action Humanitaire et aux Relations avec la Société Civile
Tuesday June 24, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Celebration of 20 years of the mandate of the Independent Expert on International Solidarity
Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Independent Expert on International Solidarity (OHCHR),  CIVICUS  
Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Ensuring the right to health in conflict situations
Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Thailand, Norway, Japan, Spain, Brazil, and Save the Children and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Key Achievements of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by ILGA World




Tuesday June 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Addressing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in security and humanitarian crises-affected settings: Sustaining hard won gains and finding multi-stakeholder synergies
Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of  Burkina Faso and Ghana, UN agencies: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, OHCHR, UN Women and UNHCR


Contact person:
Tilado Inoussa Silga
Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso
tilado.silga@missionburkinafaso-ch.org


Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV, Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing Gender Equality in Times of Crisis
Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Women Deliver, Inc.




Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Situation of the women and girls in the Islamic Republic of Iran: latest breakthroughs
Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Tools and guidance for the implementation of the right to early childhood care and education
Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by UNESCORight to Education Initiative, UNICEF and SR on Education


Contact person:
Rachel Phillips
r.phillips@unesco.org


Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (cont'd)
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/50/18

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/45  Gendered dimensions of care and support systems - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

A/HRC/59/45/Add.1 Visit to the Dominican Republic - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

A/HRC/59/45/Add.2 Visit to Thailand - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

NGO written statements

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

NHRIs and NGOS are also requested to inscribe online through their respective systems (https://ngoreg.ohchr.org for NGOS). 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.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Chair, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Haina Lu

Haina Lu

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Claudia Flores

Claudia Flores

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
avatar for Laura Nyirinkindi

Laura Nyirinkindi

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (Video message)
avatar for Ivana KRSTIĆ

Ivana KRSTIĆ

Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XX

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights-Based Approach to Surrogacy
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Center for Reproductive Rights, Inc., The




Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the civil society space
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of IrelandChile, Japan, Sierra Leone and Tunisia


Contact person:
Ms. Ellen Murphy
Permanent Mission of Ireland
ellen.murphy@dfa.ie


Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Room XXII/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the new and emerging digital technologies and human rights
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of the Republic of Korea, Austria, Brazil, Denmark, Morocco and Singapore
Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm CEST
Room XXIV

4:00pm CEST

Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
A/HRC/RES/6/30
A/HRC/RES/53/27
A/HRC/RES/58/15

For all panel discussions, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens Wednesday, 11 June at 10 a.m. and will close 2 hours before the meeting in which the respective debate is scheduled to start.

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.

Option to submit communications from governments for the session of the Human Rights Council available in Events.
Speakers
avatar for Nada Al-Nashif

Nada Al-Nashif

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for H.E. Ms. Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater,

H.E. Ms. Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al Khater,

Minister of Education and Higher Education of Qatar
avatar for Genith Quitiaquez

Genith Quitiaquez

Peacebuilder and Spokesperson of the National Coordination of Indigenous Women of Colombia (CONAMIC)
avatar for Amrita Kapur

Amrita Kapur

Secretary-General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
avatar for Itonde Kakoma

Itonde Kakoma

President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpeace
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XX

4:30pm CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the safety of journalists
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of  Austria, Brazil, France, Greece, Morocco, Qatar and Tunisia
Tuesday June 24, 2025 4:30pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XXIV
 
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