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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 Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Reform in the United Nations Human Rights System Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan Room XXV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Japan Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Artificial Intelligence, Gender and Human Rights Room XXV

5:00pm CEST

Side event - Forced Labor in the Context of Human Rights Room XXV
 
Tuesday, June 17
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan Room XXV/Hybrid

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights and Migration Room XXIV Side event - Human Rights in Afghanistan Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Do not abandon Afghan women: Testimonies from Afghanistan to Geneva Room XXIV, Hybrid Side event - Human Rights in Libya Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Countering hate speech at the intersection of religion and gender: challenges and pathways forward Room XXVII Side event - Human Rights in Eritrea Room XXV Side event - The future of decolonization: the need to reaffirm multilateralism Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Azerbaijan Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Impact of Funding Cuts on Gender Equality and LGBTQI+ Rights Room XXV
 
Wednesday, June 18
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Safety of Women Journalists Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Integrating Interreligious Dialogue in the Human Rights Work Room XXV/Hybrid Side event - Promotion and Protection of the Right to Development Room XXVII Side event - The family: foundation of society, driver of development and human rights Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Hazara Women: At the Intersection of Ethnic and Religious Persecution and Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan Room XXVII Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan Room XXV Side event - Women’s solidarity and justice Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV/Hybrid Side event: Towards safe and inclusive workplaces: the Human Rights Council commitment to addressing sexual harassment and abuse Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Women and LGBTQ+ People Facing Capital Punishment Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Sudan Room XXV
 
Thursday, June 19
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights and Nations' Right to Development Room XXV

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of) Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Disinformation and Its Impact on Human Rights Room XXV Side event - Mobilizing against human trafficking in sport: presenting the global thematic report on sport trafficking Room XXIV/Hybrid Side event - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2025: Addressing Abuse of Older Persons in Institutions Room XXVII

12:15pm CEST

Side event - Connecting the Dots: Human Rights and Anti-Corruption in Practice Room VII/Hybrid

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Contribution of international medical cooperation to the realization of the right to health Room XXVII Side event - Human Rights in Sri Lanka Room XXV Side event -The role of media in advancing human rights 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 Room XXV/Hybrid Side event - United against femicide: action to end gender based murders of women and girls Room XXIV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Brazil Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic Room XXV
 
Friday, June 20
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Freedom of Speech Under Threat Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Accountability for Violations Against Aid Workers Room XXV Side event - Children’s Voices on Free Pre-Primary and Secondary Education Room XXIV Side event - Free and fair elections: why freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and right to association matter Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - A new international paradigm, cultural rights and persons with disabilities Room XXIV, Hybrid Side event - Human Rights in Iraq Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - "Digital Technologies, Elections & Human Rights" Room XXVII/Hybrid Side event - Advancing the implementation of the Model Protocol: uses of digital technologies in contexts of peaceful protest Room XXIV Side event - Protection from Domestic Violence Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Civic Space in Asia Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights Violations and Accountability Room XXV
 
Monday, June 23
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Fighting domestic violence Room XXIV Side event - Rights of Internally Displaced Persons Room XXV Side event - The Evolving Agenda of Health Rights: Challenges, Innovations, and the Role of the HRC Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - 80th Anniversary of the UN Charter Room XXIV Side event - Human Rights in China Room XXV Side event - The use of new technologies in migration and asylum: implications for fairness and human rights Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of People on the Move in the Americas Room XXV Side event - The UPR in the Regions Room XXIV, Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Corporate Accountability and Human Rights Room XXV
 
Tuesday, June 24
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Philippines Room XXV Side event - Implementing Academic Freedom Room XXII/Hybrid Side event - Lutte contre la traite des personnes en Mauritanie : acquis et perspective Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Celebration of 20 years of the mandate of the Independent Expert on International Solidarity Room XXVII Side event - Ensuring the right to health in conflict situations Room XXIV Side event - Key Achievements of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 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 Room XXIV, Hybrid Side event - Advancing Gender Equality in Times of Crisis Room XXV Side event - Situation of the women and girls in the Islamic Republic of Iran: latest breakthroughs Room XXII Side event - Tools and guidance for the implementation of the right to early childhood care and education Room XXVII/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights-Based Approach to Surrogacy Room XXV
 
Wednesday, June 25
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Bahrain Room XXV Side event - Legacies and contemporary forms of colonialism and imperialism, and their impact on migrant health and care workers Room XXVII

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Enhancing capacity-building for protecting children in cyberspace: a shared global responsibility Room XXIV/Hybrid Side event - Protection of the Rights of Sex Workers Room XXV Side event - Voices of resilience from the frontlines: advancing efforts to end violence against women and girls in the context of backlash Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Violences sexuelles basées sur le genre en contexte de conflit Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Violence Against Women Room XXV
 
Thursday, June 26
 

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Facial Recognition Technologies in Educational Context and Their Impact on Human Rights Room XXV Side event - Humanitarian Assistance Access and Personnel Protection: A Pillar in Promoting Human Rights in Conflict Room XXVII/Hybrid Side event - Protection of Internally Displaced Persons in the Context of Organized Criminal Activity 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. Room XXVI Side event - Human Rights in Guatemala Room XXV Side event - Strenghthening youth participation at the Human Rights Council Room XXVII Side event - Toward safe and dignified aging: GCC approaches to protecting the elderly in light of demographic and social shifts Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Girls' Participation in the Context of the United Nations Room XXV Side event - Global Solutions to Prevent and Redress Femicide Room XXI Side event - Migrant domestic workers and trafficking in persons: prevention, rights protection and access to justice Room XXVII/Hybrid Side event - The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference – Voices from Civil Society Room XXIV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Gendered Dimensions of Labour Room XXV
 
Friday, June 27
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in China Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in India Room XXV Side event - Promotion of women in the judiciary in Africa: the Algerian experience Room XXVII Side event - Universality and indivisibility of human rights for all: States practices Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer Room XXV Side event - Drug policy and human rights Room XXVII

2:00pm CEST

Side event - From policy to action – preventing and resolving cases of missing migrants in and from Africa Room XXIV Side event - Independence of the Judiciary Room XXV/Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Detention of Migrants in the Americas Room XXV
 
Monday, June 30
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Protection of Women's Rights Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Advancing Women, Peace, and Security Across Africa: Overcoming Barriers and Fostering Regional Solidarity Room XXVII Side event - Democratic Backsliding and Freedom of Expression Room XXV/Hybrid Side event - Threads That Cut Stone: Sahrawi Women and the Art of Resistance Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Greening the curriculum - a tool to address the climate crisis Room XXIV Side event - Human Rights in Burundi Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - NMIRFs' role in advancing the human rights agenda of the International Conference on Population and Development Room XXVII Side event - Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in the Context of Nuclear Weapons Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Egypt Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Combating Land Inequality Room XXV
 
Tuesday, July 1
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic Room XXV/Hybrid

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Armed Conflict Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Attacks on education in the occupied Palestinian territories Room XXVII Side event - UPR and Rights of Older Persons Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Breaking the Silence: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Detention Room XXVII/Hybrid Side event - Just Transition and Human Rights Room XXV Side event - Mobilizing human rights-centered multistakeholder action to combat hate Room XXIV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Climate Induced Sea-Level Rise: Safeguarding Human Rights Room XXIV Side event - Human Rights in the United States of America Room XXV

2:30pm CEST

Side event - Economic Responsibility of Third States in light of the ICJ Advisory Opinion and the Genocide Prevention Convention Room XXI/ Hybrid

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Protection of Diversity in the Context of Global Transition Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Arab Region Room XXV
 
Wednesday, July 2
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human rights in Africa Room XXV

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in The Gambia Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Environmental Rights Protection in the Context of Climate Change Room XXV Side event - Sudan, at the breaking point - Voices from the rubble, a call for global action Room XXVII Side event - The human rights imperative of phasing out fossil fuels: International cooperation for defossilisation Room XXIV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Egypt Room XXV

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Fossil Fuel-Based Economy and Human Rights Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iran (Islamic Republic of) Room XXV Side event - Question of national survival in the era of political repressions and the erosion of fundamental freedoms and human rights Room XXVII

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Minority Rights in the Middle East and North Africa Room XXV
 
Thursday, July 3
 

11:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Right to Development and Social Justice Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV Side event - Panel discussion on food system transformation for climate change adaptation and ensuring the right to food: sharing experiences and best practices Room XXVII

1:30pm CEST

Side event - Echange sur le prochain Congrès mondial contre la peine de mort Room XXI

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in Iraq Room XXV Side event - Victim-centered accountability in transitional justice processes Room XXVII

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV

4:00pm CEST

Side event - Impact of Misinformation on Freedom of Expression and Opinion Room XXV

5:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV
 
Friday, July 4
 

10:00am CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV

12:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the State of Palestine Room XXV

1:00pm CEST

Side event - Gender Discriminatory Laws and Practices and Impacts on Women’s Economic Participation in Iran Room XXVII/Hybrid Side event - Human Rights in Brazil Room XXV Side event - Special tribunal for the crime of aggression: delivering justice and protecting human rights in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine Room XXIV Side event - upholding child rights in Malaysia: progress, partnership and participation Room XXIV/Hybrid

2:00pm CEST

Side event - Access to medicines, vaccines and other health products Room XXIV Side event - Results of the FFD4 regarding the incorporation of a gender perspective into the agenda of the global financial architecture reform Room XXVII Side event - Rights of the Child in the Context of Arbitrary Detention Room XXV

3:00pm CEST

Side event - Human Rights in the Context of Armed Conflict Room XXV
 
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