4th Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council
Summary
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
Description
- High-level panel discussion on the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Ms. Beatriz Carrillo de los Reyes, Director General for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination and against Racism at the Ministry of Equality of SpainMr. James Ndirangu Waweru, Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of ActionMs. Ketty Marcelo López, President of the Organization of Ashaninka Indigenous Women of the central Amazon region of PeruMr. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South AfricaMs. Ana Isabel Xavier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of PortugalMr. Festus Katuna Mbandeka, Attorney-General of NamibiaMr. Juma Zuberi Homera, Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the United Republic of TanzaniaMr. Olivier Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of RwandaMs. Janine Mello dos Santos, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship of BrazilMr. Igor Sekreta, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of BelarusMs. Antonia Osvaldina Simao da Cruz Yaba, Secretary of State for Human Rights and Citizenship of AngolaEuropean Union, Ms. Deike PotzelVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Rubén Darío MolinaKenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi TooBahamas (on behalf of Caribbean Community -CARICOM), Ms. Patricia HermannsChina, Ms. Zhu Yuejiangnan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Rubén Darío MolinaInternational Service for Human Rights, Ms. Lamar Bailey KaramañitesAssociation for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (ADEAGE), Ms. Kartthikagini AtchalingamAfrican Meeting for the Defense of Human Rights, Mr. Biro DiawaraInternational Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Ms. Emma FadilGlobal Action on Aging, Mr. Jan LönnUnited Nations Watch, Mr. Hilel NeuerEgypt, Mr. Alaa HegazyEthiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet TessemaKenya, Ms. Njambi KinyunguAlgeria, Mr. Abdelnoor RaiMalawi, Mr. Joseph TukulaUNFPA, Ms. Pernille FengerPeru, Mr. Augusto CabreraSierra Leone, Mr. Samuel SaffaThailand, Ms. Pratana DisyatatOrganization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Hadi Bin Ali Al-YamiBurkina Faso, Mr. Djiguemde Z. Joel AristideCôte d'Ivoire, Ms. Ahou Rosine KangahIndonesia, Ms. Indah Nuria SavitriBelgium, Mr. Christophe PayotPromotion du Développement Economique et Social - PDES, Ms. Aicha Duihi Human Rights Watch, Mr. Nicola PaccamiccioRajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Mr. Satya Narayan SharmaMr. Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Ms. Beatriz Carrillo de los Reyes, Director General for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination and against Racism at the Ministry of Equality of SpainMr. James Ndirangu Waweru, Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of ActionMs. Ketty Marcelo López, President of the Organization of Ashaninka Indigenous Women of the central Amazon region of Peru (Closing remarks) - ITEM 1: High-level segment (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) H.E. Mr. Sokhonn Prak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of CambodiaH.E. Ms. Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of SloveniaH.E. Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophonie and the Congolese Diaspora - Democratic Republic of the CongoH.E. Ms. Alessandra Locatelli, Minister for Disabilities of ItalyH.E. Mr. Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of SlovakiaH.E. Mr. Osman Saleh Mohammed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea H.E. Mr. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of NorwayH.E. Mr. Youssef Rajji, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon
Categories
Meetings & Events → Human Rights Council → Regular Sessions → 61st Session
Topics
HUMAN RIGHTS
Organizations
UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC