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Najat Maalla M'jid + Women's Day 2026

5 March 2026

In her capacity as Advocate for the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, Queen Mathilde received Dr. Najat Maalla M'jid, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children. They discussed her report on cyberbullying, which will be presented to the Human Rights Council next week.

Then, King Philippe & Queen Mathilde hosted a lunch for several women, a few days ahead of International Women's Day.

The invited guests were:
Dr Sofie Claerhout, forensic geneticist.
Michèle George, Paralympic rider.
Véronique Jacobs, Special Delegate of the World Bank Group to EU and NATO.
Caroline Lamarche, author.
Ellen Moons, Professor of Physics and Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, responsible for awarding the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and economics.
Christina Scheppelmann, intendant and artistic director of the Royal Theatre La Monnaie.
Tine Suykerbuyk, juvenile and family judge.
Kristel Verbeke, presenter and singer.

Caroline Lamarche and Berbel Baert, Secretary General of the House of His Majesty the King.

Recap: Seasonal Concerts

28 October 1999: Autumn concert

14 November 2000: Ballet & concert for the Festival de Wallonie and Festival van Vlaanderen

24 October 2002: Autumn concert

23 October 2003: Autumn Jazz concert with Philip Catherine

2004: Autumn concert

26 October 2011: Autumn concert

24 October 2012: Autumn concert

17 October 2013: Autumn concert

15 October 2014: Autumn concert

21 October 2015: Autumn concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2015/10/autumn-concert.html

19 October 2016: Autumn concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2016/10/autumn-concert-2016.html

19 October 2017: Autumn concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2017/10/autumn-concert-2017.html

9 November 2018: Autumn & Armistice concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2018/11/armistice-concert.html

28 February 2019: Springtime concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2019/03/spring-concert-2019.html

5 March 2020: Springtime concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2020/03/spring-concert-2020.html

30 March 2022: Springtime concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2022/03/visit-to-namur-spring-concert-2022.html

13 March 2025: Springtime concert

More: https://queenmathilde.blogspot.com/2025/03/springtime-concert-2025.html