A/HRC/53/39 I. Activities 1. The present report covers the main activities of the Working Group from the time of submission of its previous report1 up until March 2023, and includes a thematic analysis on the gendered inequalities of poverty. A. Sessions 2. At its thirty-fourth session, held in New York from 9 to 13 May 2022, the Working Group held meetings with civil society organizations, discussed future position papers and focused on the present thematic analysis. It also met with representatives of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, the Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth, and representatives of Member States. 3. At its thirty-fifth session, held in Geneva from 10 to 14 October 2022, the Working Group met with representatives of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Gender and Women’s Rights and Sustainable Development Goals Sections. The experts also met with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education. The Working Group held virtual consultations with activists and academics from various regions to benefit from their experiences and expertise on the issue of women and girls in poverty. 4. At its thirty-sixth session, held in Geneva from 16 to 20 January 2023, the Working Group held virtual consultations with activists from various regions, including girl and young women activists, and with representatives from regional human rights mechanisms focusing on women and girls in poverty. It met with representatives from the Human Security Unit, with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development gender focal points, and with representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. It benefited from discussions with the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Task Force on Afghanistan and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, in view of the joint report mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 51/20. It also met with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Finally, the Working Group met with the Deputy United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and with representatives of Member States. B. Country visits 5. The Working Group visited Kyrgyzstan from 4 to 15 April 2022 and Maldives from 11 to 22 September 2022 and thanks both Governments for their cooperation. The Working Group encourages States to respond positively to its requests for visits. C. Communications and press releases 6. The Working Group addressed several communications to Governments and other stakeholders, individually or jointly with other mandate holders. The communications concerned a wide range of subjects, including discriminatory legislation and practices, 1 GE.23-06173 A/HRC/50/25. 3