A/78/207 participated in an event organized by the Baha’i International Community and the European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the execution of 10 Baha’i women in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. She also participated in an event organized by the Platform, entitled “Celebrating 10 years of the European Union guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief”, held on 26 June. 132. Virtual engagements allowed the Special Rapporteur to broaden the scope of her participation and engagement activities and benefit from interaction with a wide range of actors. Some of those activities are outlined below. 133. From 30 January to 1 February, the Special Rapporteur participated in the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit, which brought together, in Washington, D.C., a broad coalition of stakeholders from around the globe working on freedom of religion or belief. 134. The Special Rapporteur participated in the virtual meetings of the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, held on 3 February and 9 June, at which freedom of religion or belief priorities and cases of concern were discussed. 135. On 10 March, she participated by video in the special high -level event to commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia convened by the President of the General Assembly and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, in his capacity as Chair of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. 136. On 15 March, the Special Rapporteur joined the Breakfast Show broadcast on The Voice of Islam Radio Station, where she was interviewed on the occasion of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia regarding anti-Muslim hatred and hate speech. 137. The mandate holder is exploring possible avenues for collaboration with the regional and international human rights systems to contribute to better protection of freedom of religion or belief through improved awareness, harmonization and crosspollination. To that end, the Special Rapporteur and her team held initial online discussions with representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and planned engagements with the African Court on Human and Pe oples’ Rights. Online consultations were held with representatives of the United Nations Development Programme and relevant civil society organizations to advance freedom of religion or belief in development, with a view to improving the integration of freedom of religion or belief in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and beyond. She also held meetings on priorities and opportunities with the Commission on International Religious Freedom of the United States of America. 138. The Special Rapporteur participated in several meetings, training sessions and other events with civil society organizations around the world, including events organized by Bauchi State University in Nigeria, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the University of Toronto, the World Jewish Congress, the Ralph Bunche Institute, the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, the American University of Paris, the European Evangelical Alliance and Brigham Young University. 24/24 23-14116

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