15th Meeting - 62nd Session of Human Rights Council.

62nd session of the Human Rights Council (15 June - 07 July 2026).

- ITEM 3: Annual discussion on the human rights of women.

SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)
Ms. Awa Dabo, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
Ms. Patsilí Toledo Vásquez, Member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Ms. Ivana Krstić, Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
Ms. Zulfiya Baisakova, Chair of the Board of the Union of Crisis Centres, Kazakhstan
Ms. Hyshyama Hamin, Campaign Manager of Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law
European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Kumar Yver
Estonia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States), Mr. James Ndirangu Waweru
Afghanistan (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha
Democratic Republic of the Congo (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Paul Empole Efambe
Kazakhstan (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Erzhan Kazykhan
Switzerland, Ms. Charlotte Day
Belgium, Mr. Benjamin Robinet
Spain, Ms. Ana Alonso
Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Ms. Marisela Del Valle Rojas Garmendia
UN Women, Ms. Adriana Quiñones
UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean
Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, Ms. Halima Ouahchi
State of Palestine: Independent Commission for Human Rights, Mr. Issam AbuAlhaj
Equilibres & Populations (Joint statement), Ms. Hadja M'Mahawa Camara
Equality Now, Ms. Naglaa Sarhan
Advocates for Human Rights, Ms. Gayle Appelbaum
Sambhali Trust, Ms. Lara Mailen Delutis
Australia, Mr. David Hamer
Canada, Ms. Patricia Lyn Mccullagh
Viet Nam, Mr. Mai Phan Dung
France, Mr. Julien Bouchez
Ireland, Ms. Ysabel Monks
Uruguay, Ms. Alejandra De Bellis Bonilla
China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
Senegal, Mr. El Hadji Doudou Mboup
Colombia, Mr. Manuel Alejandro Castanedo Medina
Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa
UNFPA, Ms. Amal El Idrissi
Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ms. Mahy Hassan Abdelatif
Zimbabwe, Ms. Vinbai Nyemba
Republic of Moldova, Ms. Nicoleta Ciobanu
National Human Rights Committee of Qatar, Ms. Ameera Ali
Musawah Global Vision Berhad, Ms. Ireeny Muzammel
Plan International, Inc., Ms. Diana Mensah
Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Ling Jin
United Nations Watch, Ms. Cochav Elkayim-Levy
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Dorine Llanta
Ms. Patsilí Toledo Vásquez, Member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Ms. Ivana Krstić, Vice-Chair of the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
Ms. Zulfiya Baisakova, Chair of the Board of the Union of Crisis Centres, Kazakhstan
Ms. Hyshyama Hamin, Campaign Manager of Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law (Final Remarks)


- ITEM 3: Presentation of oral report on UN Disability Inclusion Strategy

SPEAKERS: Ms. Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division



- ITEM 3: Interactive Dialogue with working group on transnational corporations (cont'd)

SPEAKERS: Minority Rights Group, Ms. Reina Patel
Conselho Indigenista Missionário CIMI, Mr. Paulo de Tarso Lugon Arantes
Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei Cui
FIAN International e.V., Ms. Hristina Vojvodić
Center for International Environmental Law, Mr. Ridvan Toktas
Just Atonement Inc., Ms. Tenley Roberson
Oidhaco, Bureau International des Droits Humains - Action Colombie, Mr. Fernando Martin Berdon
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales Asociación Civil, Ms. Lucía Verónica Galoppo
China Foundation for Human Rights Development, Ms. Shuang Xu
Centre du Commerce International pour le Développement, Ms. Chloé Masson
Mr. Damilola Olawuyi, Chair of the Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises (Final Remarks)



- ITEM 3: Interactive Dialogue with working group on discrimination against women and girls

SPEAKERS: 

Ms. Claudia Flores, Chair of the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls (Introduction)
Zimbabwe, Ms. Vinbai Nyemba

Australia (on behalf of a group of countries),  Ms. Clare Monica Walsh 

Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Einar Gunnarsson
European Union, Ms. Ivana Kozar Schenck

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