Ref: 2025/PR/267
The 60th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council commenced today in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will be held from 8 September 2025 to 8 October 2025.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, opened the session with a statement providing an overview of the global human rights situation.
In line with the Government’s key policies and priorities, the Maldives delegation will deliver national statements under several agenda items. As part of the Core Groups, the Maldives will present a new resolution on sea-level rise and its impacts on the full and effective enjoyment of human rights, as well as the triennial resolution on the role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights. Additionally, the Maldives will deliver a joint statement on behalf of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Geneva under the agenda item on Technical Assistance and Capacity-Building.
As a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Maldives will join group statements expressing concern over the escalating trend of human rights violations worldwide. In its national capacity, the Maldives will also address a number of pressing issues across several agenda items during this session, with a particular focus on the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. The Maldives will also engage in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Myanmar.
The Maldives delegation for the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council is led by Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva Dr. Salma Rasheed. The delegation includes Counsellor Adam Hamid, Counsellor Uza. Aminath Shifaya Ibrahim, Second Secretary Aishath Rayahyn, Third Secretary Ms. Faiha Firaq and Attaché Raaidh Saeedh, of the Permanent Mission of Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva. As the Vice President of the Human Rights Council, representing the Asia Pacific Group, Permanent Representative Dr. Salma Rasheed will also chair several meetings of the Council.
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. The Maldives is a member of the Human Rights Council, with its current term ending in 2025.
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