A/HRC/50/31 8. On 18 October 2021, the Special Rapporteur presented his report on the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the human rights of migrants5 to the General Assembly. On 27 October, he spoke at the inauguration of the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Human Rights Moot Court Competition organized by the University of Gambia. On 28 October, he delivered a presentation at a Conference on access to justice for migrants convened by the Inter-American Association of Public Defenders and the Regional Programme for social cohesion in Latin America (EUROsociAL). 9. On 10 November 2021, the Special Rapporteur attended a virtual consultation on human rights issues facing migrant women held by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development. On 11 November, he was the keynote speaker at a webinar organized by Instituto de Defensa Legal (Peru) about the pandemic and the human rights of migrants. On 15 November, he participated in a consultation organized by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) on protecting and promoting the rights of migrant women human rights defenders and attended a high-level panel event on “Closing data gaps on children on the move: a shared responsibility”, convened by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). 10. On 17 November 2021, the Special Rapporteur attended the second international forum on judicial innovation, held by Friedrich Naumann Foundation and México Evalúa, on access to justice for migrants. On 19 November, he participated in a Facebook Live event connected with the award for judicial decisions on migration in the Americas, organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mexico office and Sin Fronteras. 11. On 24 November 2021, at the invitation of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Special Rapporteur exchanged views with members of the Committee on illegal measures of migration management with regard to pushbacks on land and sea. On the same day, he delivered a keynote speech on the topic of “Migration and the Criminal System: Specialized Legal Defence in Northern Chile” at a conference organized by the Public Criminal Defender Service of Chile. 12. On 2 December 2021, the Special Rapporteur was the keynote speaker at a conference on COVID-19 and migration held by the Polish and the Norwegian institutes of international affairs. On 8 December, he delivered a presentation on the protection of the rights of smuggled migrants, particularly women and children, and those of unaccompanied migrant children, at a panel discussion of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). On 9 December, he attended the annual meeting of the United Nations Network on Migration. On 10 December, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, he delivered a presentation about the pandemic and the human rights of migrants held by the University of Poznan (Poland) and another one on migration and human rights organized by the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) Guatemala. On 14 December, he attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the United Nations multi-partner trust fund to support the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. On 21 December, he participated in a virtual consultation on return, reintegration and socioeconomic inclusion held in Thailand by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women. 13. On 11 January 2022, the Special Rapporteur had an exchange with the Director of the Fundamental Rights Office of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and his staff. On 26 January, he participated in a webinar on saving lives, managing borders, alternatives to detention, dignified return and reintegration and other objectives of the Global Compact for Migration in preparation for the International Migration Review Forum. 14. On 17 February 2022, the Special Rapporteur participated in a webinar on the New Pact on Immigration and Asylum, organized by the non-profit alliance, Red Acoge, at the Congress of Deputies of Spain. On 21 February, he delivered a presentation at an intersessional panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations convened by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 15. On 22 February 2022, at the invitation of the Chamber of Representatives of the federal Government of Belgium, the Special Rapporteur gave a presentation on a draft 5 A/76/257. 3