GENEVA (21 December 2022) -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina), has decided to appoint Mr. Mohamed Chande Othman of Tanzania to the Council-created...

Geneva, 20 December 2022 -- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Federico Villegas (Argentina), has announced the appointment of Ms. Sara Hossain of Bangladesh, Ms. Shaheen Sardar Ali...

Ambassadors of Bolivia, the Gambia, Luxembourg and the Maldives Elected to Serve as Vice Presidents for Next Year GENEVA, (9 December 2022) – The Human Rights Council today elected Ambassador Václav...

Personal Remarks by the President of the Human Rights Council I would like to begin with several words of thanks. To my government for having entrusted me with the responsibility of representing my...

Speech by H. E. Ambassador Václav Bálek upon being elected as President of the UN Human Rights Council for the year 2023 Mr. President, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is a great...

Ukrainian version (Word) Kyiv, Ukraine, 2 December 2022 Erik Møse, Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine On behalf of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on...

Mr. Chairman. Mr. President, Excellencies, distinguished participants, and colleagues, Every ecosystem, whether on land or in the ocean, requires a diverse range of plants, animals, and organisms to...