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Statement by Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council, Seminar Series on the contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights (Regional meeting for Asia and the Pacific)

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13 Feb 2023

Madam Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my honor to address you at the fifth and final regional seminar on the contribution of development to the...

Statement by Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council, to the Meeting of Ministers’ Deputies of the Council of Europe

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09 Feb 2023

9 February 2023. Ambassador Ragnhildur Arnljótsdóttir, President of the Ministers’ Deputies, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great honour and pleasure that I speak to you in my capacity...

Statement by H.E. Mr. Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council, at the OHCHR workshop on promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

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06 Feb 2023

High Commissioner Türk, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to participate in this high-level opening. Allow me to congratulate Mrs. Virgínia Brás for her appointment as Chair of the...

Statement by Václav Bálek, President of the Human Rights Council, to the Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council on “Social and economic measures to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity,”

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24 Jan 2023

24 January 2023 at 10:00 a.m., United Nations Headquarters New York Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank the Chair of the Economic and Social Council, Ambassador Lachezara Stoeva...

President of Human Rights Council appoints members of investigative body on Iran

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20 Dec 2022

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...

Human Rights Council elects Václav Bálek of the Czech Republic as its President for 2023

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09 Dec 2022

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...

Statement by Ambassador Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council, at the organizational session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 9 December 2022

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09 Dec 2022

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...

Statement by Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czech Republic), President-elect of the Human Rights Council for 2023, at the organizational session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva, 9 December 2022

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09 Dec 2022

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...

Statement by Ambassador Federico Villegas, President of the Human Rights Council, at the 77th session of the General Assembly, New York

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01 Nov 2022

Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour to address you today and to present the annual report of the Human Rights Council...

Joint statement on the Safety of Journalists on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day 2022

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03 May 2022

Today, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, we wish to recall the paramount importance of ensuring journalists and media workers can work freely, independently and safely, without hindrances...