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  • Council of Europe International Co-operation Group on Drugs and Addictions (Pompidou Group) - Thematic Seminar on Digital Environments: Risks, Harms and Opportunities for Children and Youth

  • IDAHOT+ Forum - Social Rights as a Living Practice for LGBTI Persons

  • 27th International Workshop on Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Landscape

  • 27th International Workshop on Implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Landscape

  • “Health Literacy: Strengthening the relationship between institutions and people” - side event to the High-Level Conference on Social Rights

  • Side event "Balancing Human Rights Considerations in Public Health and Safety" in the context of the 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs

  • 69th Session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)

  • High-Level Segment of the International Conference on Patients’ Rights

  • First Meeting of the Working Group on the Development of the National Strategy on Drugs and Addictions of the Republic of Moldova (2026-2032)

  • 3rd International Conference on Health Literacy and Human Rights - Listening and empowering people to build trust

  • Thematic Debate on Human Rights and Climate disinformation (in the framework of the 5th meeting of the Ad hoc Multidisciplinary Group on Environment (GME))

  • 19th Ministerial Conference of the Pompidou Group

  • 8th Plenary Meeting of the Steering Committee for human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)

  • 15th Meeting of the COE-FRA-ENNHRI-EQUINET Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights

  • Porto Social Forum 2025 - Panel III - Global Outlook: Employment and Social Policies in a Broader Context

  • 5th Plenary Meeting of the Cooperation Group ‘Developing comprehensive drug treatment systems in prison in South-East Europe’ (PRISEE)

  • Council of Europe – European Economic and Social Committee Joint Event “Social Rights: Building Social Justice and Democratic Stability”

  • 7th Plenary Meeting of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)

  • Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the European Diploma for Protected Areas, Diploma Award to the Regional Park of Gallipoli Cognato and Round Table of Managers of Diploma-Awarded Protected Areas

  • 150th Plenary Meeting of the Governmental Committee of the European Social Charter and the European Code of Social Security

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