63rd session of the Human Rights Council (07 September - 07 October 2026)
- Biennial panel discussion on the right to development SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ms. Awa Dabo, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benitez Verson European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Mr. Frans Viljoen, Expert of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, African Commission on Human and People's Rights Ms. Juana María Ibáñez Rivas, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Luis Damiani Pellegrini Uganda (on behalf of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries), Mr. Arthur Sewankambo Kafeero Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Luis Damiani Pellegrini Sri Lanka, Mr. Sumith Dassanayake Iraq, Mr. Salam Hamza Ali Yawer Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Hassan Fartousi Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema China, Mr. Mu Jianfeng Pakistan, Mr. Hassan Fartousi Malaysia, Mr. Mohamed Nazrein Mohamed Salleh India, Mr. Anuj Swarup Nigeria, Mr. Innocent Iwejuo Zimbabwe, Ms. Vinbai Nyemba Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Halim Grabus Sikh Human Rights Group, Mr. Albert Barseghyan Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Junqi Han Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Mr. Mahdi Mohebirad Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (Joint statement), Ms. Maria Teresa Passannante Medical Support Association for Underprivileged Iranian Patients, Ms. Maryam Erzi Jameh Ehyagaran Teb Sonnati Va Salamat Iranian, Mr. Sajjad Ghadamyari Uganda, Ms. Mary Kibere Namono Guatemala, Mr. Luis Zapeta United Arab Emirates, Ms. Ayesha Ghaffari Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Parvege Indonesia, Mr. Noviandri Wibowo Viet Nam, Mr. Mai Phan Dung Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Tunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati Azerbaijan, Mr. Toghrul Salmanzadeh University for Peace, Mr. Carl Wulf Qatar, Mr. Abdulrahman Fakhro Belarus, Ms. Larysa Belskaya NHRI Morocco, Mr. Taoufik Berdiji Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Ms. Meyssane Slimano Beijing Guangming Charity Foundation, Ms. Kuiyang Xue The Inclusivity Project, Inc., Mr. Naveen Gautam Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man (Joint statement), Ms. Doireann McCarthy Pars Non Trading Development Activists Co., Ms. Mona Rahmanilashgari Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benitez Verson European Union, H.E. Ms. Deike Potzel Mr. Frans Viljoen, Expert of the Working Group on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, African Commission on Human and People's Rights Ms. Juana María Ibáñez Rivas, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development (Final Remarks) - ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons (cont'd) SPEAKERS: Kuwait, Ms. Reem Alsalem Malawi, Ms. Angela Kaunda Ghana, Mr. Louis Dunu Colombia, Mr. Álvaro Ayala Benin, Ms. Diane Sotindjo Loko Australia, Mr. Daniel Kluger-Wynne Jordan, Ms. Salsabeel Mufleh Austria, Mr. Michael Pfeifer Chile, Ms. Maria Paz Florenzano Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda Cabo Verde, Mr. Pedro Graciano de Carvalho Lebanon, Ms. Rana El Khoury Togo, Ms. Hassana Titipkina Zimbabwe, Ms. Vinbai Nyemba Portugal, Mr. Miguel Luis GANHRI (Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions), Mr. Taoufik Berdiji Salvation Army, The, Mr. Markus Hofer International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Ms. Mary Beth Morrissey International Federation on Ageing, Mr. Gregor Sneddon Alliance Defending Freedom, Ms. Bettina Roska Global Action on Aging, Mr. Jan Lönn Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Senioren-Organisationen, Ms. Heidrun Mollenkopf Asociación HazteOir.org, Ms. Anne Brunette Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Hongyue Xie ILGA World, Mr. Jose Guillermo Ricalde Perez Center for Global Nonkilling, Mr. Christophe Barbey Ms. Katrina Schwarz, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons (Final Remarks) - ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons SPEAKERS: Ms. Katrina Schwarz, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery and trafficking in persons
