A/80/186 6. On 20 and 21 February, the Special Rapporteur attended the silver jubilee celebration of International Mother Language Day organized by UNESCO and participated in a high-level panel on the theme “How multilingual education is building inclusive societies and supporting lifelong learning ”. 7. On 7 March, the Special Rapporteur participated in the technical meeting of the United Nations network on racial discrimination and protection of minorities and presented the plan for the activities of his mandate in 2025. 8. On 9 and 10 April, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference entitled “From promise to action: advancing SDG16 for justice and reform ”, organized by the National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan in Islamabad. Speaking to the panel on the theme “Law enforcement reforms and equal protection”, the Special Rapporteur highlighted key human rights obligations that States must report on in relation to law enforcement practices, in particular with regard to minority protection and non-discrimination. In addition, he discussed how reporting processes could be used more effectively to push for accountability and reform in domestic contexts. He also discussed how international human rights instruments can be leveraged to strengthen protections for minorities in national law enforcement systems. The Special Rapporteur met with authorities, civil society organizations and the Chairperson of the National Commission for Human Rights to learn more about and to discuss minority issues in Pakistan. 9. On 23 April, the Special Rapporteur participated in a research seminar series at IE University in Madrid, where he presented his research on the law of diversity from the perspective of the protection of international human rights. He held a session with students, during which he shared his experience of serving as the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. 10. On 25 April, the Special Rapporteur delivered a keynote speech at the launch of the South Asia Collective report entitled “South Asia state of minorities report 2024: economic, political and social participation and representation of minorities ”. 11. On 10 and 11 May, the Special Rapporteur participated in a conference under theme “Re-imagine self-determination 2025” that was hosted by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization in Madeira, Portugal. At the conference, the Special Rapporteur chaired the session on the theme “Voices from peoples: resisting new forms of colonization.” 12. On 14 May, the Special Rapporteur presented the priorities of his mandate and his work as a special procedures mandate holder in an interactive dialogue with students at the University of Geneva. 13. On 20 May, the Special Rapporteur met with the subcommittee on human rights of the European Parliament in Geneva. 14. From 23 to 26 May, the Special Rapporteur participated in the Minority Rights Academy organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation in Istanbul, Türkiye. 15. From 24 to 27 June, the Special Rapporteur attended the twentieth International Conference on Minority Languages in Bogotá, at which he delivered a keynote speech on the theme “From large language models to minority languages: a vision for the international landscape of language rights”. 16. On 1 July, the Special Rapporteur spoke at a Human Rights Council side event organized by the Sikh Human Rights Group on the theme “A declaration on diversity for a world in transition”. 4/21 25-11708