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Wednesday, June 24
 

09:00 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on child, early and forced marriage
Wednesday June 24, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Missions of Switzerland, Canada, Honduras, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Sierra Leone, Thailand and Uruguay
Wednesday June 24, 2026 09:00 - 12:00 CEST
Room IX

10:00 CEST

Annual discussion on women's rights - panel 1
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Webcast


Domestic violence against women and girls



List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all panel discussions, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.

Written communications from governments may be submitted to the Secretariat through Events.
Speakers
avatar for Awa Dabo

Awa Dabo

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Patsilí Toledo Vásquez

Patsilí Toledo Vásquez

Member of Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
avatar for Ivana Krstić

Ivana Krstić

Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
avatar for Zulfiya Baisakova

Zulfiya Baisakova

Chair of the Board of the Union of Crisis Centres, Kazakhstan
avatar for Hyshyama Hamin

Hyshyama Hamin

Campaign Manager of Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:00 - 12:00 CEST
Assembly hall

10:30 CEST

Informal consultations on the draft resolution on strengthening the voluntary funds for the universal periodic review mechanism of the Human Rights Council
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Informal consultations organized by the Permanent Mission of Argentina, Armenia, Fiji, Norway, Pakistan and South Africa
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:30 - 12:00 CEST
Room VIII

12:00 CEST

Item 3: Presentation of oral report on UN Disability Inclusion Strategy
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:15 CEST
Webcast

In its resolution 55/8, the Human Rights Council requested OHCHR to present an oral report to the Council on the implementation of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy across its programmes and operations at its sixty-second session, with international sign interpretation and captioning. The Council will hear the oral report of the Office.

List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:15 CEST
Assembly hall

12:00 CEST

Item 3: ID with WG on transnational corporations (cont'd)
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 CEST
Webcast

In its resolution 53/3, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, as set out by the Council in its resolution 17/4, for a period of three years. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group  during an interactive dialogue.

  • Agribusiness, food security and human rights - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprisesA/HRC/62/36
  • Guidance on the right of Indigenous Peoples to free, prior and informed consent in the context of business activities - Report of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprisesA/HRC/62/36/Add.2



List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Fernanda Hopenhaym

Fernanda Hopenhaym

Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
avatar for Lyra JAKULEVIČIENĖ

Lyra JAKULEVIČIENĖ

Member of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
avatar for Robert McCorcodale

Robert McCorcodale

Member of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
avatar for Damilola Olawuyi

Damilola Olawuyi

Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
avatar for Pichamon YEOPHANTONG

Pichamon YEOPHANTONG

Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 12:30 CEST
Assembly hall

12:00 CEST

Climate-Related Displacement and Human Rights
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by Caritas Internationalis (International Confederation of Catholic Charities)
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room IX

12:00 CEST

Gendered Impacts of Externalization: Safeguarding the Rights of Migrant Women and Persons with Diverse SOGIESC
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Co-organized by UN Women and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants






Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Concordia 1

12:00 CEST

Judicial Selection and Appointment Processes That Can Drive Success and Build Trust
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Side event organized by IDLO International Development Law Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and IBAHRI  







Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 CEST
Room VIII

12:30 CEST

Item 3: ID with WG on discrimination against women and girls
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Webcast

In its resolution 59/14, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, for a period of three years, and requested the Working Group to mainstream, across all its work, age and disability perspectives in the fulfilment of its mandate and to examine the specific forms of discrimination that girls faced. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group, during an interactive dialogue.

  • Women’s and girls’ rights and artificial intelligence and related digital technologies - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girlsA/HRC/62/48 


List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

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 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

Chair, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (Video message)
Wednesday June 24, 2026 12:30 - 13:00 CEST
Assembly hall

13:00 CEST

Human Rights in Tunisia
Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by International Commission of Jurists
Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room IX

13:00 CEST

Protecting Children from Emerging Forms of Harm in the Digital Era: Parental Rights, Prevention, and the Role of the Family, Communities, and National Institutions
Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Egypt and supported by the Permanent Missions of Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, and the United Arab Emirates, in addition to the Ministry of Family and Social Services of Türkiye, the Doha International Family Institute (DIFI), and the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the OIC.
The event is co- organised with Family watch International







Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room V

13:00 CEST

Sport in the Time of War
Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Monaco and the Permanent Delegation of the Council of Europe




Contact person:
Gilles REALINI
[email protected]







Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Concordia 1/Hybrid

13:00 CEST

The urgency of enhancing the protection and empowerment of young carers
Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Missions of Armenia, Morocco, Mexico, Iceland, Ireland, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the Ombudsman for Children Ireland, Plan International, Child Identity Protection, Institut international des droits de l’enfant, UNICEF and Young carers.







Wednesday June 24, 2026 13:00 - 14:00 CEST
Room VIII

14:00 CEST

Combatting Gender-based violence – best practices around the world
Wednesday June 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Germany




Contact person:
[email protected]







Wednesday June 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Room VIII/Hybrid

14:00 CEST

Presentation of the report: Unmasking the chilling effects of the digital surveillance ecosystem: the erosion of assembly and association rights
Wednesday June 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Side event organized by Permanent Mission of Czech Republic and OHCHR Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression



Contact person:
Štěpánka MAREČEK 

[email protected]





Wednesday June 24, 2026 14:00 - 15:00 CEST
Concordia 1/Hybrid

15:00 CEST

Item 3: ID with WG on discrimination against women and girls (cont’d)
Wednesday June 24, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Webcast

In its resolution 59/14, the Human Rights Council decided to extend the mandate of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls, for a period of three years, and requested the Working Group to mainstream, across all its work, age and disability perspectives in the fulfilment of its mandate and to examine the specific forms of discrimination that girls faced. The Council will consider the reports of the Working Group, during an interactive dialogue.

      • Women’s and girls’ rights and artificial intelligence and related digital technologies - Report of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls - A/HRC/62/48 


List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all interactive dialogues, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 June at 2 p.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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.
Written communications from governments for the session can now be submitted to the Secretariat through Events

Speakers
avatar for Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

Dorothy Estrada-Tanck

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 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

Chair, Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (Video message)
Wednesday June 24, 2026 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Assembly hall

16:00 CEST

Annual discussion on women's rights - panel 2
Wednesday June 24, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Webcast


Commemoration of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy focusing on women's right to work and representation in decision-making



List of speakers (not including NGOs and NHRIs)

For all panel discussions, the online inscription for the lists of speakers for States opens on Tuesday, 9 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. 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.

To receive important announcements by text participants are invited to submit their request through SMS alert.

Written communications from governments may be submitted to the Secretariat through Events.
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 Peggy Hicks

Peggy Hicks

Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division
avatar for Chidi King

Chidi King

Chief of the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch, International Labour Organization
avatar for Wafa Asri

Wafa Asri

Secretary-General at the Ministry of Employment, Morrocco
avatar for Zingiswa Losi

Zingiswa Losi

President of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) (video message)
avatar for H.E. Caroline Ziadeh

H.E. Caroline Ziadeh

Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Wednesday June 24, 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Assembly hall
 
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