Ref: 2025/PR/333
The 50th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) commenced today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will run for two weeks and conclude on 14 November 2025. During this period, the United Nations Human Rights Council’s UPR Working Group will examine the human rights records of fourteen States: Andorra, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Honduras, Jamaica, Libya, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mongolia, Marshall Islands, Panama, and the United States of America.
The Maldives will undergo its fourth Universal Periodic Review on 5 November 2025. This review will be an important opportunity for the Maldives to reaffirm commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights through engagement with international mechanisms.
Guided by the Government’s key policies and priorities, the Maldives delegation will actively participate in the session and provide constructive recommendations to all other States under review.
The UPR Working Group convenes three sessions annually. The Fourth Cycle of the UPR began in November 2022 and will conclude in 2027. The UPR is a State-driven process that involves a comprehensive review of the human rights situation in all UN Member States. This mechanism offers each State the opportunity to report on progress made in fulfilling its human rights obligations and commitments, while also allowing peer Member States to provide constructive recommendations for further improvement.
Each State review is facilitated by a group of three Member States, known as the “troika”, who serve as rapporteurs for the process. The Maldives, as a member of the Human Rights Council, has been selected to serve on the Troika for the review of Jamaica during this session.
The Maldives delegation to the 50th Session is led by Her Excellency Dr. Salma Rasheed, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva, and includes Counsellor Mr. Adam Hamid, Counsellor Uza. Aminath Shifaya Ibrahim, Second Secretary Ms. Aishath Rayahyn, and Attaché Mr. Raaidh Saeedh from the Permanent Mission.
As Vice President of the Human Rights Council, representing the Asia-Pacific Group, Permanent Representative Dr. Salma Rasheed will also chair meetings of the UPR session.
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