A/HRC/55/47 66. From 11 to 20 October 2023, the Special Rapporteur undertook a visit to Sweden, at the invitation of the Government. The report on the visit will be presented at the fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council, along with the report on her visit to Tajikistan undertaken in April 2023. 67. The Special Rapporteur presented her report on freedom of religion or belief, from the grass-roots level to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session in October 2023. In the interactive dialogue that ensued, many States welcomed the report and expressed their support for the work of the mandate. States referred both to their own domestic experiences as well as to situations where freedom of religion or belief was challenged abroad. 68. In the context of her presentation to the General Assembly in New York, the Special Rapporteur held bilateral meetings from 25 to 27 October 2023 with both State representatives and members of civil society organizations. She also spoke at side events and at a meeting of the Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief. 69. On 31 October, the Special Rapporteur participated as a panellist in an intersessional workshop on conscientious objection to military service, mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 51/6. 70. She has also strengthened her cooperation with various treaty bodies by providing input in relation to country reviews in relation to freedom of religion or belief. 71. From 1 July to 31 December 2023, the Special Rapporteur initiated or joined 20 communications addressed to Governments in relation to a range of violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief.109 B. Conferences, seminars and media engagement 72. The Special Rapporteur has attended numerous in-person conferences since June 2023, including in Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United Republic of Tanzania and the United States of America. Information on a few of those activities is provided below. 73. On 6 August 2023, the Special Rapporteur delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 World Humanist Congress in Copenhagen, alongside the Chair of International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief. 74. The Special Rapporteur also continued to explore avenues for collaboration with regional and international human rights systems to contribute to protecting freedom of religion or belief through improved awareness, harmonization and cross-pollination. To that end, she presented at a workshop with the sitting bench of judges at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania, in September 2023. 75. In December 2023, she attended a series of discussions in the context of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, at the invitation of Globethics. The discussions, organized within the “Faith Pavilion”, were aimed at strengthening the commitment of religious and ethical leaders to the environment and to encourage collaboration on that goal with other stakeholders. 76. Virtual engagements allowed the Special Rapporteur to broaden the scope of her participation and engagement activities and to benefit from interaction with a wide range of actors. Some of those activities are outlined below. 77. In the context of the efforts to explore avenues for collaboration with the regional and international human rights systems, the Special Rapporteur and her team held online discussions with representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Online consultations were held with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and relevant civil society organizations to advance freedom of religion 109 GE.23-25950 See https://spcommreports.ohchr.org. 19