15 June 2015, Geneva; The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-ninth regular session from 15 June to 3 July 2015 in Geneva.
During this session, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, HE Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein will update the Council on the activities of his Office, since the last session. The Council will also address the terrorist attacks and human rights abuses committed by Boko Haram and the human rights situations in Belarus, the Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire. It will also hold three panel discussions, on the education of girls and on the effects of terrorism, and a full-day discussion on women’s rights.
The Council will also have a special Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the human rights of Migrants – focusing on the migration crises in Europe as well as South East Asia. As per practice, the Council will also have an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, as well as Commission of Inquiry on Gaza, among other countries.
The Council is also expected to adopt a number of resolutions focusing on a number of different human rights issues. The Maldives delegation will focus on issues of priorities such as women’s rights, children’s rights, climate change, rule of law, among others.
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States which are responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council officially meets for 10 weeks every year, in March, June and September.
The Maldives is currently in its second term of membership from 2014-2016. The Maldives is represented at the UN Human Rights Council by the Permanent Mission of Maldives to the United Nations Offices in Geneva.
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