1st Meeting, 37th session United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.


United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent 37th Session - 10-13 November 2025 - United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland - Conference room XII.

Item 1: Opening of the session
Opening remarks by Ms. Peggy Hicks, Director, OHCHR.
Statements by:
State Representatives
UN Entities and Specialized Agencies
Regional organizations
Civil society organisations 

 Closing of the Opening Segment

Item 2: Adoption of the agenda
Item 3: Organization of work
Item 4: Update and briefings by the Working Group

Item 5: Thematic discussion
Topic: Racialized migration control and governance
Moderator: Prof. Bina D'Costa, Chair of the Working Group

Panellists:
Prof. Eric Degila
Ms. Pia Oberoi
Prof. Toni Haastrup*

Location: Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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