14th Meeting - 59th Session of Human Rights Council.

59th regular session of the Human Rights Council (16 June - 09 July 2025).

- Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls.

SPEAKERS:Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
Ms. Haina Lu, Member of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls (Introduction)
Dominican Republic (Country concerned), Ms. Daris Sanchez
Thailand (Country concerned), Mr. Paisan Rupanichkij
Republic of Korea (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Seong Deok Yun
European Union, Mr. Thiseas Poullos
Belgium (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Christophe Payot
Ghana (on behalf of Group of African States), Ms. Akosua Okyere-Badoo
New Zealand (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Deborah Mary Geels
Lithuania (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Darius Staniulis
Sao Tome and Principe (on behalf of Community of Portuguese Language Countries - CPLP), Ms. Abigail Tiny Cosme
Ghana, Mr. Michael Asomani
Colombia, Ms. Juliana Bustamante
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal
UNFPA, Ms. Danae Roman Garcia
Benin, Ms. Huguette Bokpe Gnacadja
Mexico, Ms. Carmen Montserrat Rovalo Otero
Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq
Denmark, Ms. Petrine Louise Johannesen
Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk


- Annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women (Part 2)

SPEAKERS:

Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
Ms. Amrita Kapur, Secretary-General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Ms. Negina Yari, Executive Director of Window for Hope and human rights defender from Afghanistan
Ms. Genith Quitiaquez, Peacebuilder and Spokesperson of the National Coordination of Indigenous Women of Colombia (CONAMIC)
Mr. Itonde Kakoma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpeace
Ms. Baroness Harriet Harman, United Kingdom Special Envoy for Women and Girls
European Union, Ms. Ivana Kozar Schenck
Canada (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Krystyna Anna Wojnarowicz
China (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Li Xiaomei
Bahrain (on behalf of Group of Arab States), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
Kuwait (on behalf of GCC), Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
Denmark (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Ib Petersen
Mauritius (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Brian Joseph Neil Glover
Malaysia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Nurul Aishah Mohd Yunus
Kyrgyzstan (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Aidyn Seidkhmatov
UN Women, Ms. Adriana Quinones
Thailand, Mr. Paisan Rupanichkij
Guatemala, Ms. Sulmi Leticia Barrios Monzon
Qatar, Ms. Hessa Al-Khater
Equilibres & populations, Ms. Credo Addis Ahodi
International Committee for the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, Ms. Routh Bolomet
Alsalam Foundation, Ms. Chiara Dias Caronni
ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together, Ms. Joanna Lilja
Human Rights Research League, Ms. Milica Javdan
Stichting CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality (Joint statement), Ms. Poppy Stanbury
Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq
Spain, Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Slovenia, Ms. Katarina Salaj
Republic of Moldova, Mr. Vladimir Cuc
Viet Nam, Mr. Le Thanh Tung
Philippines, Ms. Kristine Leilani Salle
Albania, Ms. Silda Anagnosti Çepe
Paraguay, Ms. Carmen Parquet Sosa
Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy
Brazil, Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes
North Macedonia, Ms. Natasha Hroneska
Zambia, Ms. Mulina Lisimba
Morocco, Mr. Abdeslam El Ouazzani
Plan International, Inc., Ms. Batool Mahmoud Abedalaziz
Asociacion HazteOir.org, Ms. Anna Derbyshire
Réseau Unité pour le Développement de Mauritanie, Mr. Naji Moulay Lahsen
Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Poonam Sharma
Al Basher Foundation for Development, Ms. Aziza
Ms. Amrita Kapur, Secretary-General of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Final Remarks)
Ms. Negina Yari, Executive Director of Window for Hope and human rights defender from Afghanistan (Final Remarks)
Mr. Itonde Kakoma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpeace (Final Remarks)

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