Human Rights Council 59 Session: Full Schedule

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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9:00am CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on the enhancement of technical cooperation and capacity-building in the field of human rights in Colombia to implement the recommendations of the Commission for the Clarification of Truth, Coexistence and No

Monday June 30, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST

Room XXVII

Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Colombia

Monday June 30, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am CEST
Room XXVII

Informal consultation

10:00am CEST

Annual panel on adverse impacts of climate change

Monday June 30, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CEST

Room XX

A/HRC/RES/50/9
A/HRC/RES/56/8

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.

Monday June 30, 2025 10:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XX

Panel discussion, 21st meeting

11:00am CEST

Side event - Protection of Women's Rights

Monday June 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST

Room XXV

Side event organized by The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR)

Monday June 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

Side event

12:00pm CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on climate change

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST

Room XX

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/57/31

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/42 The imperative of defossilizing our economies - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

A/HRC/59/42/Add.1 Visit to Vanuatu - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

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

Elisa Morgera

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XX

Interactive dialogue, 21st meeting

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing Women, Peace, and Security Across Africa: Overcoming Barriers and Fostering Regional Solidarity

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST

Room XXVII

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kenya

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

Side event

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Democratic Backsliding and Freedom of Expression

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST

Room XXV/Hybrid

Side event organized by INHR

Contact person:
Assel Alimbayeva
assel@inhr.org

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

Side event

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Threads That Cut Stone: Sahrawi Women and the Art of Resistance

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST

Room XXIV

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of South Africa, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), Rafto Foundation, Front Line Defenders, ISMUN and NomadsHRC

Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

Side event

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Greening the curriculum - a tool to address the climate crisis

Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST

Room XXIV

Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia and UNESCO

Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

Side event

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Burundi

Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST

Room XXV

Side event organized by International Federation of ACAT (Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture)

Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

Side event

2:00pm CEST

Side event - NMIRFs' role in advancing the human rights agenda of the International Conference on Population and Development

Monday June 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST

Room XXVII

Side event organized by UNFPA, OHCHR, Universal Rights Group and Permanent Mission of Portugal

Monday June 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

Side event

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in the Context of Nuclear Weapons

Monday June 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST

Room XXV

Side event organized by Human Rights Now

Monday June 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

Side event

3:00pm CEST

Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on climate change (cont'd)

Monday June 30, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm CEST

Room XX

Speakers

Elisa Morgera

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change

Monday June 30, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm CEST
Room XX

Interactive dialogue, 22nd meeting

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Egypt

Monday June 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST

Room XXV

Side event organized by The Arab Council for Supporting Fair Trial

Monday June 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

Side event

3:45pm CEST

Item 5: Presentation of report of the Forum on Business and Human Rights

Monday June 30, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm CEST

Room XX

Existing mandates

A/HRC/RES/53/3

Reports of the mandate holder

A/HRC/59/53 Artificial intelligence procurement and deployment: ensuring alignment with the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

A/HRC/59/53/Add.1 Visit to Colombia - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises

NGO written statements

Monday June 30, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XX

Presentation

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Combating Land Inequality

Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST

Room XXV

Side event organized by FIAN International e.V.

Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV

Side event

4:00pm CEST

Item 6: UPR adoptions

Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST

Room XX

Italy

El Salvador

Gambia

A/HRC/59/6/Add.1

Plurinational State of Bolivia

A/HRC/59/7

A/HRC/59/7/Add.1

Fiji

A/HRC/59/8

A/HRC/59/8/Add.1

San Marino

A/HRC/59/9

A/HRC/59/9/Add.1

Kazakhstan

A/HRC/59/10

A/HRC/59/10/Add.1

Angola

A/HRC/59/11

A/HRC/59/11/Add.1

Islamic Republic of Iran

A/HRC/59/12

A/HRC/59/12/Add.1

Madagascar

A/HRC/59/13

A/HRC/59/13/Add.1

Iraq

A/HRC/59/14

A/HRC/59/14/Add.1

Slovenia

A/HRC/59/15

A/HRC/59/15/Add.1

Egypt

A/HRC/59/16

A/HRC/59/16/Add.1

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A/HRC/59/17

A/HRC/59/17/Add.1

The online inscription to the list of speakers for UPR outcomes will be open from Monday, 16 June at 9 a.m. until Thursday, 19 June at 6 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 1-3 minutes. The time limit for statements during the plenary adoption of UPR outcomes is dependent on the total number of stakeholders inscribed on the list of speakers. The mentioned values are the upper time limit. Please refer to the list of speakers of each adoption to know the exact time limit. 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.

Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XX

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