6th Meeting - 63rd Session of Human Rights Council…

- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons  

SPEAKERS: 

• Mr. Sidharto Reza Suryidipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) 
• Mr. Zvezdan Pirtošek, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons 
• European Union, Ms. Friederike Tschampa 
• Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla 
• Slovenia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Božena Forštnarič Boroje 
• Iraq (on behalf of Group of Arab States), Ms. Nawras Alhelli 
• Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States), Ms. Kizzy Miguda 
• Slovenia, Ms. Božena Forštnarič Boroje 
• Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt 
• Uruguay, Ms. Alejandra de Bellis Bonilla 
• Djibouti, Mr. Houmed Gaba Maki 
• Holy See, Mr. Ettore Balestrero 
• Gabon, Ms. Nadège Moucketou Mvou 
• Ireland, Ms. Roisin Hinds 
• Cyprus, Ms. Maria Averkiou 
• Maldives, Ms. Aishath Rayahyn 
• Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi 
• Oman, Mr. Mujahid Al Siyabi 
• Malta, Mr. Randolph De Battista 
• Viet Nam, Ms. Huong Ngo 
• Jamaica, Ms. Tyesha Turner 
• United Arab Emirates, Ms. Shouq Hassan Alyammahi 
• Qatar, Mr. Abdulrahman Sultan Al-Marzouqi 
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Serge Ndaie Musenge 
• North Macedonia, Ms. Natasha Hroneska 
• Angola, Mr. Mario Vonhaff 
• Libya, Ms. Zeinab Shamash 
• China (Right of reply), Mr. Ding Li 

- Panel discussion on progress, challenges and opportunities in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities  

SPEAKERS: 

• Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) 
• Mr. Guide Jia, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland 
• Ms. Laura Chinchilla, President, Club de Madrid 
• Ms. Penelope Hawkins, Head of the Debt and Development Finance Branch, United Nations Trade and Development 
• Ms. Melissa Akhir, Commissioner, Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) 
• Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Einar Gunnarsson 
• European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel 
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Luis Damiani Pellegrini  
• New Zealand (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Deborah Mary Geels 
• Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Ms. Innas Al Atawi 
• Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti 
• Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa 
• Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes 
• Belarus, Ms. Ina Vasileuskaya 
• Thailand, Ms. Pratana Disyatat 
• Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt 
• Zambia, Ms. Musonda Ulaya 
• Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Parvege 
• UNICEF, Ms. Delaney Murphy 
• NHRI Mauritania, Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Dahi 
• Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Poonam Sharma 
• International Organization for the Right to Education and Freedom of Education, Ms. Josyane Zingg  
• Centre Europe - tiers monde, Mr. Melik Özden 
• Réseau international pour les droits de l'homme et l'état de droit, Ms. Durga Owen 
• Make Mothers Matter, Ms. Valerie Bichelmeier 
• Council of Europe, Mr. Miroslav Papa 
• Indonesia, Mr. Noviandri Wibowo 
• Azerbaijan, Mr. Anar Javadov 
• Gambia, Mr. Cherno Marenah 
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas 
• Viet Nam, Mr. Mai Phan Dung 
• Sudan, Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan 
• South Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe 
• Malawi, Ms. Angela Kaunda 
• Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael 
• Kenya, Ms. Kizzy Miguda 
• Cameroon, Mr. Paul Serges Ntamack Epoh 
• Tunisia, Ms. Basma Charfi 
• Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ms. Bounphady Insisienmay 
• China NGO Network for International Exchanges, Mr. Chen Li 
• International Federation on Ageing, Mr. Gregor Sneddon 
• Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei Cui 
• Americans for Democracy & Human Rights in Bahrain Inc (Joint statement), Mr. Yusuf Abdulla 
• Akshar Foundation, Mr. William McEwen-Benatar 
• Mr. Guide Jia, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland  
• Ms. Laura Chinchilla, President, Club de Madrid  
• Ms. Penelope Hawkins, Head of the Debt and Development Finance Branch, United Nations Trade and Development