A/HRC/43/64/Add.1 Mandate Description of events organized by mandate holders On 17 October, the Special Rapporteur convened an expert group meeting on new information technologies and effects on racial equality at University of California, Los Angeles. The meeting discussed the most pressing forms and mechanisms of structural racial discrimination and inequality associated with new information technologies, including algorithmic discrimination and bias, and automated and interactive machine decision-making. On 30 October, the Special Rapporteur organised a side-event on “Reparations and Human Rights Obligations to Ensure Racial Justice” in the margins of the 74 th session of the General Assembly. Special Rapporteur on freedom From 29 April to 1 May 2019, the Special Rapporteur in cooperation with OHCHR of religion or belief Bangkok office and the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section organised a subregional workshop in Bangkok on the role of youth as agents of change in building societies based on respect for the rights to freedom of religion or belief, and freedom of expression. From 28 to 30 May 2019, the Special Rapporteur organized a series of consultations on “antisemitism and its impact on the right to freedom of religion or belief” in Paris, Vienna and Budapest. The consultation in Paris was organized in partnership with UNESCO while the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) hosted the consultation in Vienna. These consultations aimed to identify trends of antisemitism in Europe, to assess the impact of antisemitism on the rights of Jews and freedom of religion or belief and to learn about the good practices by the Government and other stakeholders in addressing antisemitism and religious intolerance. The information gathered from the consultations contributed to the report presented at the 74th General Assembly in 2019. On 27 June 2019, the Special Rapporteur held a consultation on antisemitism and its impact on freedom of religion or belief in London. The roundtable was hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism with the participation of different activists, academics and practitioners on the issue. On 13 September 2019, the Special Rapporteur hosted a workshop on “Freedom of religion or belief and Gender Equality” at the Ecumenical Centre of the World Council of Churches. The workshop discussed about the strategies to advance the human rights of women and LGBTIQ+ while protecting the right to freedom of religion or belief. Participants shared their perspectives on the use of religion and culture to discriminate against women and people based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. Furthermore, they exchanged on experiences in overcoming the stereotypes and promoting their rights through wide engagement with different stakeholders. On 18 October 2019, the Special Rapporteur co-organized a side event on “Addressing and Preventing Antisemitism through Education" at the General Assembly with the United Nations Department of Global Communications, and UNESCO. The panel focused on how education, especially human rights and global citizenship education, can build learners’ resilience to prejudice and violent extremism, sharpen their critical thinking skills and foster constructive engagement online and off-line. On 16-17 December, the Special Rapporteur and the Office’s Anti-Racial Discrimination Section co-organized - jointly with UNESCO, the OSCE-ODIHR and the World Jewish Congress – an international workshop for policymakers on “the role of education in addressing anti-Semitism”. The training was based on a guideline for policy makers on addressing antisemitism through education published by UNESCO and OSCE ODIHR. Experts shared practical examples that could be adapted in different national frameworks. On 16 December evening, there was also a public panel discussion on “Promoting human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination: role of education” at the Graduate Institute featuring the Deputy High Commissioner, Kate Gilmore, President of Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and WJC Vice President, Herbert Winter, and the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. 78