1st, 2nd, 3rd Meetings - 61st Session of Human Rights Council
Summary
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
Description
09:00 - 12:00 CET- ITEM 1: - Opening of session- High-level segment (HLS)SPEAKERS:Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)H.E. Mr. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-GeneralMr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsH.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock, President of the General AssemblyH.E. Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councilor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland (Host Country)H.E. Mr. José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-LesteH.E. Ms. Hilda C. Heine, President of Marshall Islands H.E. Ms. Sushila Karki, Prime Minister of NepalH.E. Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of SomaliaH.E. Ms. Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of LiechtensteinH.E. Mr. Ervin Ibrahimović, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Minister of Foreign Affairs of MontenegroH.E. Mr. Sugiono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of IndonesiaH.E. Mr. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of ChinaMs. Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Vice-President of the Human Rights CouncilH.E. Ms. Liisa-Ly Pakosta, Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs of EstoniaH.E. Mr. Fuad Mohammed Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq H.E. Mr. Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Minister of Foreign Affairs of CubaH.E. Mr. Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia H.E. Mr. Ronald Ozzy Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Co-operation of South AfricaH.E. Mr. Alberto van Klaveren Stork, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile H.E. Ms. Princess Kasune, Minister of Justice of ZambiaH.E. Mr. Ian Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism of Malta 12:00 - 15:00 CET- ITEM 1: High-level segment (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)H.E. Mr. Maxime Prévot, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation of BelgiumH.E. Mr. Radosław Sikorski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland H.E. Ms. Maka Botchorishvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of GeorgiaH.E. Ms. Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of IcelandH.E. Mr. Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of KyrgyzstanH.E. Mr. José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain H.E. Ms. Aghabekian Varsen, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of PalestineMr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council H.E. Mr. Yvan Gil Pinto, Minister of the People's Power for Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaH.E. M. Cheikh Niang, Minister of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad of SenegalH.E. Mr. Walter Eleodoro Martínez Laura, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of PeruH.E. Mr. Víctor Alfredo Verdún Bitar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of ParaguayH.E. Ms. Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, President of the Human Rights Commission of Saudi ArabiaH.E. Mr. Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Burkina FasoH.E. Ms. Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of MonacoH.E. Mr. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister of External Relations of CameroonH.E. Mr. Mohamad Haji Hasan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malaysia H.E. Virginia Mabiza, Attorney-General of ZimbabweH.E. Mr. Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of IranH.E. Ms. Jina Kim, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of KoreaH.E. Ms. Macaé Maria Evaristo dos Santos, Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship of BrazilH.E. Mr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain H.E. Ms. Megi Fino, Deputy Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of AlbaniaH.E. Ms. Gabriela Sommerfeld, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of EcuadorH.E. Ms. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, Minister of State for International Cooperation of Qatar 15:00 - 18:00 CET - ITEM 1: High-level segment (Cont'd) SPEAKERS:Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) H.E. Mr. Abdulla Khaleel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of MaldivesH.E. Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of TunisiaH.E. Mr. Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa RicaH.E. Mr. Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of EuropeH.E. Ms. Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross-ICRCH.E. Mr. Mehmet Kemal Bozay, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director for European Union Affairs of Türkiye H.E. Ms. Jan Beagle, Director-General of the International Development Law Organization-IDLOH.E. Mr. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf-GCCH.E. Mr. Hadi Bin Ali Alyami, Executive Director of the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ali Nafti, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad of Tunisia- ITEM 1: Annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreamingSPEAKERS:Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)Ms. Mariya Taher, Director of SahiyoMs. Catherine Russell, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's FundMs. Diene Keita, Executive Director of the United Nations Population FundMs. Pascale Allotey, Director of the Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, including the Special Programme in Human Reproduction at WHOMs. Irene Kaggwa, Giga Programme Manager at ITUMs. Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries)Mr. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South AfricaMs. Princess Kasune, Minister of Justice of ZambiaEuropean Union, Ms. Deike PotzelBelgium (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Christophe PayotMr. Marcelo Vàzquez Bermúdez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi TooJapan, Mr. Atsuyuki OikeFrance, Ms. Claire ThuaudetOrganization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Hadi Bin Ali Al-YamiBurkina Faso, Ms. Sabine Bakyono KanzieSwitzerland, Ms. Barbara FontanaIndonesia, Ms. Fathiyah TsamaraAngola, Ms. Antónia Osvaldina Simão Da Cruz YabaAustria, Ms. Vera FuchsPlan International, Inc., Ms. Tenar LorenteFrontline AIDS LTD., Mr. Patrick LawranceAsian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Mr. Fathima Safiya RiyazInternational Planned Parenthood Federation, Ms. Fadoua BakkhadaHumanists International, Mr. Leon LangdonShaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei CuiMaldives, Ms. Salma RasheedMinister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs of Mozambique, Mr. Mateus Da Cecilia Feniasse SaizeCameroon, Ms. Nadjma AdoumCyprus, Ms. Eleni PapanikolaouSaudi Arabia, Ms. Asya Abdullatif Baakdah Kenya, Ms. Njambi KinyunguGambia, Mr. Muhammadou KahCabo Verde, Ms. Clara Manuela Da Luz Delgado JesusColombia, Mr. Gustavo GallonEgypt, Mr. Shady Hesham Ibrahem ElshehaIraq, Mr. Ali Al SafarArmenia, Mr. Petros HovhannisyanRwanda, Ms. Urujeni Bakuramutsa Manzi Ethiopia, Ms. Hana Teshome Kibretiuventum e.V., Mr. Hisashi SaitoSambhali Trust, Ms. Hansraj SinghPromotion du Développement Economique et Social - PDES, Ms. Aicha DuihiRajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Arushii Lal SantaniaMs. Irene Kaggwa, Giga Programme Manager at ITUMs. Pascale Allotey, Director of the Department of Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, including the Special Programme in Human Reproduction at WHOMs. Pernille Fenger, Director - UNFPA Office in Geneva (Final remarks)
Categories
Meetings & Events → Human Rights Council → Regular Sessions → 61st Session
Topics
HUMAN RIGHTS
Organizations
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC