61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the environment SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ms. Astrid Puentes Riaño, Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment (Introduction) Singapore, Mr. Jaya Ratnam Latvia (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Ivars Pundurs European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Ms. Shatha Adel Alahmadi Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Ukraine (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk Mozambique (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Angelo Dramuce Singapore (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Jaya Ratnam Slovenia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Anita Pipan UNDP, Ms. Roqaya Ahmed Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Sri Lanka, Ms. Nishanthini Victor Gabon, Ms. Nadège Moucketou Mvou Monaco, Mr. Gilles Realini Madagascar, Ms. Andry Marie Ange Rakotoniaina Cambodia, Mr. Heangly Thong Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Ms. Anna Ricoy Nepal, Mr. Shree Krishna Silwal Maldives, Ms. Salma Rasheed Morocco, Ms. Miriam Ragala Marshall Islands, Ms. Doreen Debrum Mauritius, Mr. Brian Neil Joseph Glover Nauru, Ms. Sarah Lambert Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ms. Bounphady Insisienmay - Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities SPEAKERS: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Ms. Heba Hagrass, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Ms. Esther Nagetey, Youth Fellow at the International Disability Alliance Ms. Ana Vieitez, Head of Universal Accessibility at Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Ms. Natalia Ángel-Cabo, Justice of the Constitutional Court of Colombia European Union, Mr. Michele Cervone D'Urso Philippines (on behalf of Association of Southeast Asian Nations - ASEAN), Mr. Carlos D. Sorreta Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Mr. Mehtab Al Mukhalafi Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Lithuania (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Darius Staniulis Mexico (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar Dominican Republic (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Iván Emilio De Jesús Ogando Lora Sri Lanka (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Saritha Ranatunga UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar Guatemala, Mr. Luis Fernando Zapeta Vásquez United Arab Emirates, Mr. Rashed Alneyadi Chile, Ms. Solange Dufourcq Kuwait, Ms. Reem Alsalem Qatar: National Human Rights Committee, Mr. Abdullrahman Alhashmi Scotland: Scottish Human Rights Commission, Ms. Angela O'Hagan Edmund Rice International Limited, Ms. Naidi Mcdonnell Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Ms. Pratima Gurung Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Ms. Maria Mercedes Rossi ILGA World (Joint Statement), Ms. Shamim Juma Poland, Mr. Jan Ciesielski Lebanon, Ms. Rana El Khoury Gabon, Ms. Nadège Moucketou Mvou Zimbabwe, Ms. Mirriam Mwareya Armenia, Mr. Gor Hambardzumyan Ukraine, Ms. Ganna Zavalykut France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Christopher Davies Pakistan, Mr. Jawad Ali Bulgaria, Mr. Angel Bandjov India, Ms. Anupama Singh Maldives, Mr. Adam Hamid Brazil, Ms. Daniele Luz Philippines, Ms. Stacy Danika Garcia Sambhali Trust, Ms. Lara Mailen Delutis Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Neha Neha Promotion du Développement Economique et Social - PDES, Ms. Nadia Atia Akshar Foundation, Mr. Jan Huebel Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Ms. Nigar Iskandarova International Disability Alliance, Mr. Juan Ignacio Pérez Bello Ms. Heba Hagrass, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Ms. Esther Nagetey, Youth Fellow at the International Disability Alliance Ms. Heba Hagrass, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Ms. Ana Vieitez, Head of Universal Accessibility at Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Ms. Heba Hagrass, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities (Final remarks)
