61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- Annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child - Panel II SPEAKERS: Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Sara, Child rights advocate from the Occupied Palestinian Territory Mr. Robert Doya Nanima, Special Rapporteur on Children in Conflict Situations of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Ms. Hazel De Wet, Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes of UNICEF Ms. Clara Sandoval, Director of Programmes at the Global Survivors Fund European Union, Mr. Michele Cervone D'Urso Croatia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Andrea Javor Ukraine, Mr. Andrii Pasternak United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Timothy Manley Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Ecuador, Ms. Katerine Benavides Republic of Korea, Mr. Jongjin Kim Malaysia, Mr. Rizar Azani Zainar Adzan Zimbabwe, Ms. Mirriam Mwareya UNFPA, Mr. Alfonso Barragues Afghanistan, Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha State of Palestine, Mr. Karam Khaldi Lebanon, Ms. Rana El Khoury Child Rights Connect, Sarah China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), Mr. Bin Wang Human Rights Research League, Ms. Viktoriia Tsymbaliuk Defence for Children International, Zain Institut International pour les Droits et le Développement, Mr. Ahmed Masood Lumos Foundation, Sofiia Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Somayyeh Karimdoost Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Ms. Cony Mendez Dominican Republic, Ms. Mavel Vegazo Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa China, Ms. Zhu Yuejiangnan Cuba, Ms. Aimé Triana Sevajanes Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa Malawi, Mr. Joseph Tukula Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei Cui Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Romana Majid Broad National Movement (BNM) Limited Ltd, Mr. Hisham Ahmed Universal Peace Federation, Ms. Kimberly Martins Ms. Hazel De Wet, Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes of UNICEF Ms. Clara Sandoval, Director of Programmes at the Global Survivors Fund (Final remarks) - ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children SPEAKERS: Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh, Special Rapporteur on the sale, sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children (Introduction) Germany (Country concerned), Ms. Antje Leendertse United Arab Emirates (Country concerned), Mr. Jamal Jama Al Musharakh Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Simone Van Der Post European Union, Ms. Nanna Andersen Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi 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 Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Singapore, Mr. Jaya Ratnam Gabon, Ms. Nadège Moucketou Mvou Holy See, Mr. Riyyan Chaves Mendoza Uruguay, Ms. Florencia Rizzo Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Serge Ndaie Musenge Togo, Ms. Hassana Titipkina Mauritius, Mr. David Lisette Russian Federation, Ms. Olga Zinchenko Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye Malaysia, Ms. Pushpamalar Govindaraju Philippines, Mr. Neil Brillantes Cameroon, Mr. Paul Serges Ntamack Epoh Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Halim Grabus Ecuador, Ms. Katerine Benavides UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean Costa Rica, Mr. Roberto Céspedes Burkina Faso, Mr. Marcel Zongo Kenya, Ms. Kizzy Miguda Council of Europe, Ms. Agnes Von Maravic Brazil, Ms. Daniele Luz Paraguay, Ms. Ana Rolon Candía United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Abdallah Saleh Possi Malawi, Mr. Joseph Tukula Rwanda (Right of reply), Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi
