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21st Meeting - 59th Session of Human Rights Council…

21st Meeting - 59th Session of Human Rights Council

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59th regular session of the Human Rights Council (16 June - 09 July 2025)
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- Annual panel discussion on the adverse impacts of climate change on Human Rights

SPEAKERS:

  • Mr. Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council
  • Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
  • H. E. Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes, Permanent Representative of Brazil at the United Nations in Geneva
  • Ms. Andrea Carmen, Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council
  • Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Director of Priority Action Programme on Just Transitions Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies, ILO
  • Ms. Elisa Morgera, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change
  • European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane
  • Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Einar Gunnarsson
  • Ghana (on behalf of Group of African States), Mr. Felix Osei Boateng
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (on behalf of OIF), Mr. Paul Empole Efambe
  • Bahrain (on behalf of Group of Arab States), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
  • Bangladesh (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
  • Malaysia (on behalf of ASEAN), Ms. Rina Hanis Rodzli
  • Saudi Arabia (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Abdulmohsen Binkhothaila
  • Marshall Islands (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Doreen Debrum
  • Barbados (on behalf of CARICOM), Mr. Matthew Wilson
  • Council of Europe, Ms. Sylvie Bollini
  • Jamaica, Ms. Abigail White-Wlson
  • Luxembourg, Mr. Marc Bichler
  • United Arab Emirates, Mr. Khalifa Salem Mohammed Zayed Almazrouei
  • Qatar, National Human Rights Committee, Sultan Al-Jamali
  • Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme of Morocco, Ms. Malak Benseghir
  • Anti-Slavery International, Ms. Cara Priestley
  • Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Ms. Kamiliya Mashrabbekova
  • Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Mr. Joachim Strzelecki
  • Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Yingxia Tang
  • Ecuador, Mr. Victor Calderon
  • Tunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati
  • India, Mr. Mohammed Hussain
  • Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
  • Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio De Jesús Ogando Lora
  • FAO, Ms. Anna Ricoy
  • Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa
  • Cameroon, Ms. Nadjma Adoum
  • Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Allison St. Brice
  • Nepal, Mr. Sujan Lamichhane
  • Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallón
  • Sovereign order of Malta, Ms. Maria San Miguel
  • Philippines, Ms. Kristine Leilani Salle
  • Albania, Mr. Sofjan Jaupaj
  • Earthjustice, Mr. Yves Lador
  • Genève pour les droits de l'homme : formation internationale, Mr. Olnar Ortiz
  • Terre Des Hommes Federation Internationale (Joint statement), Ms. Fatoumata Diaby
  • Make Mothers Matter (video), Ms. Valerie Bichelmeier
  • Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Tarangini
  • India Water Foundation, Mr. Arvind Kumar
  • H. E. Mr. Tovar Da Silva Nunes, Permanent Representative of Brazil at the United Nations in Geneva (Final Remarks)
  • Ms. Andrea Carmen, Executive Director of the International Indian Treaty Council  (Final Remarks)
  • Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Director of Priority Action Programme on Just Transitions Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies, ILO (Final Remarks)
  • Ms. Elisa Morgera, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change (Final Remarks)


- Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on climate change

SPEAKERS:

  • Ms. Elisa Morgera, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change (Introduction)
  • Vanuatu (Country concerned), Mr. Richardo Colmar
  • Portugal (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes
  • European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane
  • Slovenia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak
  • Ghana (on behalf of Group of African States), Mr. Felix Osei Boateng
  • Bahrain (on behalf of Group of Arab States), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
  • Kuwait (on behalf of GCC), Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
  • Maldives (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Aishath Rayahin
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Sarah Macrory
  • Sri Lanka, Ms. Dilhara Ranaweera
  • Panama, Ms. Grisselle Rodríguez
  • UNDP, Ms. Roqaya Ahmed
  • Marshall Islands, Ms. Doreen Debrum
  • Bangladesh, Mr. Tareq Md. Ariful Islam
  • Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos García
  • Mauritius, Mr. Brian Joseph Neil Glover
  • Samoa, Ms. Marissa Toomata
  • Maldives, Mr. Amr Danyal Shamun
  • Nepal, Mr. Sujan Lamichhane
  • Bahamas, Ms. Sasha Dixon
  • Germany, Ms. Marie Rambach
  • Viet Nam, Mr. Nguyen Khanh Toan
  • Malta, Mr. Randolph De Battista
  • Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
  • Saudi Arabia, Ms. Shatha Adel Alahmadi
  • Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Ms. Anna Ricoy
  • Mali, Mr. Fily Sissoko
  • Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Byonabye Kamadi
  • UNESCO, Ms. Sitong Pei
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