Ref: 2024/PR/291
The 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council commenced today in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will be held from 9 September to 11 October 2024.
Throughout the session, the Council will hold thirty interactive dialogues with Special Procedures mandate holders, expert mechanisms, and investigative mechanisms. Additionally, there will be two enhanced interactive dialogues and six panel discussions offering in-depth discussion on critical human rights issues. The session will also review fifty country situations reports and over eighty thematic reports, offering a crucial platform for international cooperation and dialogue to address global human rights challenges and promote a more just and equitable world.
During this session, the Maldives delegation will deliver national statements under several agenda items, highlighting the government’s key policies and priorities. Notably, the Maldives, on behalf of a group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) based in Geneva, will deliver a joint statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the Secretary-General’s Analytical Study on Climate Change. This statement will focus on how loss and damage caused by the adverse effects of climate change impact the full enjoyment of human rights. Following the country visit conducted by the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order from 12 to 21 March 2024, the session will hold a presentation of the country report.
Furthermore, as a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Maldives has expressed concerns about the escalating trend of increasing human rights violations worldwide. During this session, the Maldives will address some of these issues, including delivering national statements during the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar and focusing on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine across various agenda items.
The Maldives delegation for the 57th Session of the Human Rights Council is led by Her Excellency Ambassador Dr. Salma Rasheed. The delegation includes Counsellor Adam Hamid, Counsellor Uza. Aminath Shifaya Ibrahim, Second Secretary Maryam Fathika Fayaz, Third Secretary Aminath Shadha and Attaché Raaidh Saeedh, of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Offices at Geneva.
The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe and for addressing situations of human rights violations and making recommendations on them. The Council, composed of 47 Member States, provides a multilateral forum to address human rights violations and country situations. At present, the Maldives is a member of the Human Rights Council, with its current term ending in 2025.
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