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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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Monday, June 16
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Monday June 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Rencontre Africaine pour la defense des droits de l'homme
Monday June 16, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Reform in the United Nations Human Rights System
Monday June 16, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Service for Human Rights
Monday June 16, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan
Monday June 16, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Afghanistan Democracy and Development Organization



Contact person:
Sayed Abdullah Ahmadi
ahmadi.cca@gmail.com
Monday June 16, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Japan
Monday June 16, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Universal Peace Federation
Monday June 16, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Artificial Intelligence, Gender and Human Rights
Monday June 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Soroptimist International
Monday June 16, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV

5:00pm CEST

Side event - Forced Labor in the Context of Human Rights
Monday June 16, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Citoyens en action pour la démocratie et le développement
Monday June 16, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Tuesday, June 17
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Side event organized by Action for Development (Suisse)



Contact person:
Hamid Formuli
 hamed.formuli@gmail.com
Tuesday June 17, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights and Migration
Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by  Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan
Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Madre, Inc.




Tuesday June 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Do not abandon Afghan women: Testimonies from Afghanistan to Geneva
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan





Contact person:
Mr. Mohib taib
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan
mohibtayib@gmail.com


Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV, Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Libya
Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies




Tuesday June 17, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Countering hate speech at the intersection of religion and gender: challenges and pathways forward
Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue
Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Eritrea
Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project




Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - The future of decolonization: the need to reaffirm multilateralism
Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Tanzania on behalf of the Geneva Support Group for Western Sahara (Algeria, Angola, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Cuba, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, South Africa, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of))
Tuesday June 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Azerbaijan
Tuesday June 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Institute for Human Rights




Tuesday June 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Impact of Funding Cuts on Gender Equality and LGBTQI+ Rights
Tuesday June 17, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Global Action for Trans* Equality Inc.




Tuesday June 17, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Wednesday, June 18
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Safety of Women Journalists
Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship, The




Wednesday June 18, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Integrating Interreligious Dialogue in the Human Rights Work
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by World Jewish Congress



Contact person:
Damon Biesold
 damon.biesold@wjc.org
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Promotion and Protection of the Right to Development
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of China
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - The family: foundation of society, driver of development and human rights
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kyrgyzstan
Cosponsors: Permanent Mission of Vanuatu, Order of Malta, MMM and Latter-day Saint Charities
Wednesday June 18, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Hazara Women: At the Intersection of Ethnic and Religious Persecution and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Finland
co-organizers: Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Society for Threatened Peoples




Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Women’s solidarity and justice
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Iceland
Wednesday June 18, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man



Contact person:
Al-Haq Law in the service of man
 info@alhaq.org
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event: Towards safe and inclusive workplaces: the Human Rights Council commitment to addressing sexual harassment and abuse
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and UN Women
Wednesday June 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Women and LGBTQ+ People Facing Capital Punishment
Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Reprieve




Wednesday June 18, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience




Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Thursday, June 19
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights and Nations' Right to Development
Thursday June 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Side event organized by Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association




Thursday June 19, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XXV

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Thursday June 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l'Homme




Thursday June 19, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Disinformation and Its Impact on Human Rights
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems International




Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Mobilizing against human trafficking in sport: presenting the global thematic report on sport trafficking
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone and Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations in Geneva, and Mission 89


Contact person:
Mr. Essate Weldemichael
Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone
e.weldemichael@slmge.ch


Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025: Addressing Abuse of Older Persons in Institutions
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of MontenegroSlovenia, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:15pm CEST

Side event - Connecting the Dots: Human Rights and Anti-Corruption in Practice
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Indonesia, UNCAC Coalition and Transparency International





Contact person:
Ms.Trinityas Asmara
Permanent Mission of Indonesia
trinityas.asmara@mission-indonesia.org


Thursday June 19, 2025 12:15pm - 1:30pm CEST
Room VII/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Contribution of international medical cooperation to the realization of the right to health
Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Cuba
Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Sri Lanka
Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Pax Romana (International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs and International Movement of Catholic Students)




Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event -The role of media in advancing human rights
Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of QatarAustria and Greece
Thursday June 19, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Attacks on education facilities, cultural and religious sites and their impact on self-determination for the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
Thursday June 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
Co-organizer : Al-Haq




Contact person:
coi-opteji@un.org


Thursday June 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - United against femicide: action to end gender based murders of women and girls
Thursday June 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Croatia
Thursday June 19, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Brazil
Thursday June 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Conectas Direitos Humanos




Thursday June 19, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
Thursday June 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples




Thursday June 19, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Friday, June 20
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Freedom of Speech Under Threat
Friday June 20, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety




Friday June 20, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Accountability for Violations Against Aid Workers
Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Legal Action Worldwide




Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Children’s Voices on Free Pre-Primary and Secondary Education
Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg
Co-sponsors: Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic and of Republic of Sierra Leone
Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Free and fair elections: why freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and right to association matter
Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Special Rapporteur on freedom of peaceful assembly and association and Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression
Co-sponsoring States: Permanent Missions of Czech Republic, EU, Netherlands, Canada
Co-sponsoring civil society organizations: CIVICUS, Human Rights House Foundation, ICNL, ECNL, Forum Asia, Gulf Center for Human Rights, Article 19

Friday June 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - A new international paradigm, cultural rights and persons with disabilities
Friday June 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Cyprus, Italy and Iraq



Contact person:
Ms. Athina Kantifeli
Permanent Mission of Cyprus
akantifeli@mfa.gov.cy
pm.geneva@mfa.gov.cy


Friday June 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV, Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iraq
Friday June 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) Limited




Friday June 20, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - "Digital Technologies, Elections & Human Rights"
Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by OHCHR Rule of Law and Democracy Section, Privacy International and the Carter Center






Contact person:
Mr.Bikramjeet Batra
bikramjeet.batra@un.org





Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing the implementation of the Model Protocol: uses of digital technologies in contexts of peaceful protest
Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Costa Rica and Switzerland and the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
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Co-sponsors: Permanent Missions of Austria, Chile, Colombia, Estonia, Finland, Japan, Lithuania, Malawi, Norway, Panama, Republic of Korea


Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection from Domestic Violence
Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Women's Federation for World Peace International




Friday June 20, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Civic Space in Asia
Friday June 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development



Friday June 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights Violations and Accountability
Friday June 20, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Non c'è pace senza giustizia




Friday June 20, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Monday, June 23
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Fighting domestic violence
Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Uzbekistan
co-sponsor: Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan
Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Rights of Internally Displaced Persons
Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights




Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - The Evolving Agenda of Health Rights: Challenges, Innovations, and the Role of the HRC
Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Southcentre
Monday June 23, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - 80th Anniversary of the UN Charter
Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on behalf of the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter
Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in China
Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Human Rights Watch




Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - The use of new technologies in migration and asylum: implications for fairness and human rights
Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Migration Unit
Monday June 23, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of People on the Move in the Americas
Monday June 23, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Franciscans International




Monday June 23, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - The UPR in the Regions
Monday June 23, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Norway and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights



Contact person:
Ms. Berith Anne Høivaag Larsen
Permanent Mission of Norway
berith.anne.hoyvaag.larsen@mfa.no


Monday June 23, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV, Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Corporate Accountability and Human Rights
Monday June 23, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Centre Europe - tiers monde




Monday June 23, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Tuesday, June 24
 

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

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
 
Wednesday, June 25
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Bahrain
Wednesday June 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Bahrain Center for Human Rights




Wednesday June 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Legacies and contemporary forms of colonialism and imperialism, and their impact on migrant health and care workers
Wednesday June 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Wednesday June 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Enhancing capacity-building for protecting children in cyberspace: a shared global responsibility
Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia




Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of the Rights of Sex Workers
Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Action Canada for Population and Development




Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Voices of resilience from the frontlines: advancing efforts to end violence against women and girls in the context of backlash
Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by UN Women, OHCHR and UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
Wednesday June 25, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Violences sexuelles basées sur le genre en contexte de conflit
Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Federation for Human Rights Leagues




Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Violence Against Women
Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Stichting Mama Cash




Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Thursday, June 26
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Facial Recognition Technologies in Educational Context and Their Impact on Human Rights
Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Privacy International




Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Humanitarian Assistance Access and Personnel Protection: A Pillar in Promoting Human Rights in Conflict
Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kuwait




Contact person:
Luma KALAJI
Permanent Mission of Kuwait
luma@kuwaitmission.ch


Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in the Context of Organized Criminal Activity
Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Austria



Contact person:
Barbara ABOUTAHIR
Permanent Mission of Austria
Barbara.ABOUTAHIR@bmeia.gv.at



Thursday June 26, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda through Capacity Building for Conflict Prevention and Human Rights Protection.
Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Malawi
Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVI

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Guatemala
Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Center for Justice and International Law




Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Strenghthening youth participation at the Human Rights Council
Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by United Nations Youth Office, UNFPA and OHCHR







Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Toward safe and dignified aging: GCC approaches to protecting the elderly in light of demographic and social shifts
Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Councilthe Executive Bureau of the Council of Ministers of Labor and of Social Affairs in the Arab States of the Gulf






Thursday June 26, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Girls' Participation in the Context of the United Nations
Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Plan International, Inc.



Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Global Solutions to Prevent and Redress Femicide
Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of the Dominican Republic, Panama, Belgium, Cyprus, OHCHR and UN Women
Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXI

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Migrant domestic workers and trafficking in persons: prevention, rights protection and access to justice
Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children




Contact person:
Clara Pascual de Vargas
clara.pascualdevargas@un.org


Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference – Voices from Civil Society
Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of  Germany and Spain


Contact person:
Ms. Carolin Echt
Permanent Mission of Germany
Pol-4-io@genf.diplo.de




Thursday June 26, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Gendered Dimensions of Labour
Thursday June 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Association for Women's Rights in Development




Thursday June 26, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Friday, June 27
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in China
Friday June 27, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights




Friday June 27, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in India
Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Redress Trust




Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Promotion of women in the judiciary in Africa: the Algerian experience
Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Algeria
Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Universality and indivisibility of human rights for all: States practices
Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of the Russian Federation and  Belarus
Friday June 27, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer
Friday June 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Bar Association




Friday June 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Drug policy and human rights
Friday June 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of ColombiaSwitzerland and Mexico
Friday June 27, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - From policy to action – preventing and resolving cases of missing migrants in and from Africa
Friday June 27, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of GambiaSwitzerland and ICRC
Friday June 27, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Independence of the Judiciary
Friday June 27, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Commission of Jurists



Contact person:
Sandra Epal-Ratjen
 un@icj.org




Friday June 27, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Detention of Migrants in the Americas
Friday June 27, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Center for Constitutional Rights Inc.




Friday June 27, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Monday, June 30
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Protection of Women's Rights
Monday June 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR)




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

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
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Kenya
Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Democratic Backsliding and Freedom of Expression
Monday June 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by INHR


Contact person:
Assel Alimbayeva
 assel@inhr.org




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

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
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

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Greening the curriculum - a tool to address the climate crisis
Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Slovenia and UNESCO
Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Burundi
Monday June 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
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

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
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

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
Side event organized by Human Rights Now







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

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Egypt
Monday June 30, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Arab Council for Supporting Fair Trial







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

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Combating Land Inequality
Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by FIAN International e.V.







Monday June 30, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Tuesday, July 1
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
Tuesday July 1, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Side event organized by Christian Solidarity International (CSI)




Contact person:
Abi McDougal
 abi.mcdougal@csi-int.org





Tuesday July 1, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XXV/Hybrid

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Armed Conflict
Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Arab Organization for Human Rights









Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Attacks on education in the occupied Palestinian territories
Tuesday July 1, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by UNICEF and Save the Children








Tuesday July 1, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - UPR and Rights of Older Persons
Tuesday July 1, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by UPR Info









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

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Breaking the Silence: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Detention
Tuesday July 1, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the OHCHR (Women’s Human Rights and Gender section),  Association for the Prevention of Torture and the Permanent Mission of Canada






Contact person:
Alienor Bejannin
Alienor.bejannin@un.org



Tuesday July 1, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Just Transition and Human Rights
Tuesday July 1, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Earthjustice









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

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Mobilizing human rights-centered multistakeholder action to combat hate
Tuesday July 1, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Albania and Université d'Essex









Tuesday July 1, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Climate Induced Sea-Level Rise: Safeguarding Human Rights
Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Republic of Malta









Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the United States of America
Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by American Civil Liberties Union









Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:30pm CEST

Side event - Economic Responsibility of Third States in light of the ICJ Advisory Opinion and the Genocide Prevention Convention
Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CEST
Side event organized by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights
















Tuesday July 1, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm CEST
Room XXI/ Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of Diversity in the Context of Global Transition
Tuesday July 1, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Sikh Human Rights Group









Tuesday July 1, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Arab Region
Tuesday July 1, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights









Tuesday July 1, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Wednesday, July 2
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human rights in Africa
Wednesday July 2, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Side event organized by Elizka Relief Foundation









Wednesday July 2, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XXV

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in The Gambia
Wednesday July 2, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Inclusivity Project, Inc.









Wednesday July 2, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Environmental Rights Protection in the Context of Climate Change
Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by China Foundation for Human Rights Development








Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Sudan, at the breaking point - Voices from the rubble, a call for global action
Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Delegation of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO)









Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

12:00pm CEST

Side event - The human rights imperative of phasing out fossil fuels: International cooperation for defossilisation
Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Special Rapporteur on climate change
Co sponsor: EU Delegation









Wednesday July 2, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Egypt
Wednesday July 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Committee for Justice








Wednesday July 2, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Fossil Fuel-Based Economy and Human Rights
Wednesday July 2, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)








Wednesday July 2, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Wednesday July 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Front Line, The International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders








Wednesday July 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Question of national survival in the era of political repressions and the erosion of fundamental freedoms and human rights
Wednesday July 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Latvia and Lithuania

Wednesday July 2, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Minority Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
Wednesday July 2, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Next Century Foundation








Wednesday July 2, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Thursday, July 3
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic
Thursday July 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health








Thursday July 3, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Right to Development and Social Justice
Thursday July 3, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Global Action on Aging








Thursday July 3, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Thursday July 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Palestinian Centre for Human Rights








Thursday July 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Panel discussion on food system transformation for climate change adaptation and ensuring the right to food: sharing experiences and best practices
Thursday July 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Viet Nam

Thursday July 3, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

1:30pm CEST

Side event - Echange sur le prochain Congrès mondial contre la peine de mort
Thursday July 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of France and Ensemble contre la peine de mort

Thursday July 3, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm CEST
Room XXI

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iraq
Thursday July 3, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by International Yazidis Foundation for the Prevention of Genocide








Thursday July 3, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Victim-centered accountability in transitional justice processes
Thursday July 3, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Gambia and Colombia

Thursday July 3, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Thursday July 3, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights








Thursday July 3, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Impact of Misinformation on Freedom of Expression and Opinion
Thursday July 3, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Partners For Transparency








Thursday July 3, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CEST
Room XXV

5:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Thursday July 3, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Side event organized by 7amleh - The Arab Centre for the Advancement of Social Media







Thursday July 3, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
Friday, July 4
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Side event organized by Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults







Friday July 4, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CEST
Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine
Friday July 4, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Side event organized by The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd







Friday July 4, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Gender Discriminatory Laws and Practices and Impacts on Women’s Economic Participation in Iran
Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Ireland
Co-sponsors: Femena, Permanent Missions of Belgium, and Costa Rica



Contact person:
Emilie Oudart
Permanent Mission of Ireland
emilie.oudart@dfa.ie


Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXVII/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Brazil
Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Instituto Brasileiro de Direitos Humanos






Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Special tribunal for the crime of aggression: delivering justice and protecting human rights in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine
Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Missions of Ukraine and Latvia

Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - upholding child rights in Malaysia: progress, partnership and participation
Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Malaysia



Contact person:
Mr. Muhammad Hanif Derus
Permanent Mission of Malaysia
mdhanif@kln.gov.my

Friday July 4, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CEST
Room XXIV/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Access to medicines, vaccines and other health products
Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Brazil

Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Results of the FFD4 regarding the incorporation of a gender perspective into the agenda of the global financial architecture reform
Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by the Permanent Mission of Spain and UN Women

Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Rights of the Child in the Context of Arbitrary Detention
Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Side event organized by Defence for Children International






Friday July 4, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CEST
Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Context of Armed Conflict
Friday July 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Side event organized by World Muslim Congress






Friday July 4, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CEST
Room XXV
 
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