18th Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council
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61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
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- Panel discussion on financing sustainable development in line with economic, social and cultural rights obligations
SPEAKERS:
- Mr. Tsegab Kebebew Daka, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)
- Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Ms. Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
- Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Ms. Rita Calçada Pires, Associate Professor and Director of NOVA Tax Research Lab at NOVA School of Law
- Mr. Richard Samans, Senior Fellow at the Geneva Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies and Special Advisor to the United Nations Economist Network
- Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Canada (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Patricia Lyn Mccullagh
- European Union -, Mr. Michele Cervone D'Urso
- Philippines (on behalf of Association of Southeast Asian Nations - ASEAN), Mr. Carlos D. Sorreta
- Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
- Trinidad and Tobago (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Nickesha Smith
- Estonia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
- Marshall Islands (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Doreen Debrum
- Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt
- Spain, Ms. Cristina Diaz
- UNDP, Ms. Luisa Bernal
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Farzaneh Bani Asad Azad
- India, Mr. Muhammed Shabeer K.
- Cabo Verde, Mr. Pedro Graciano De Carvalho
- Libya, Ms. Zeinab Shamash
- Morocco: Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme, Ms. Malak Benseghir
- Harm Reduction International, Ms. Ajeng Larasati
- VIVAT International (Joint Statement), Mr. Fabian Adindu
- Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Ms. Francesca Mingrone
- Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Domenico Convertino
- Association for Women's Rights in Development, Ms. Umyra Ahmad
- Philippines, Ms. Stacy Danika Garcia
- Tunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati
- Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
- Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes
- UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean
- Luxembourg, Ms. Anne Goedert
- Ireland, Ms. Ellen Murphy
- China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
- Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye
- Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat
- Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Parvege
- Nepal, Mr. Shree Krishna Silwal
- Algeria, Mr. Abdelnoor Rai
- Make Mothers Matter, Ms. Valerie Bichelmeier
- Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), Ms. Ranjeeta Silwal
- Alsalam Foundation, Ms. Lina Najjarin
- Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Poonam Sharma
- The Next Century Foundation, Ms. Rathi Ramakrishnan
- Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
- Ms. Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights
- Ms. Rita Calçada Pires, Associate Professor and Director of NOVA Tax Research Lab at NOVA School of Law
- Mr. Richard Samans, Senior Fellow at the Geneva Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies and Special Advisor to the United Nations Economist Network (Final remarks)
- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt (Cont'd)
SPEAKERS:
- European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada
- Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Mr. Mehtab Al Mukhalafi
- Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
- Bahamas (on behalf of Caribbean Community - CARICOM), Ms. Sasha Dixon
- Zambia, Ms. Mulina Lisimba
- Bahamas, Ms. Sasha Dixon
- Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema
- Tunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati
- Rwanda, Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi
- Holy See, Mr. Riyyan Chaves Mendoza
- Cuba, Ms. Aimé Triana Sevajanes
- Somalia, Ms. Khadra Ahmed Dualeh
- Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat
- Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye
- Maldives, Ms. Salma Rasheed
- Gambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng
- Ghana, Ms. Shameema Seidu
- South Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe
- Nepal, Mr. Sujan Lamichhane
- Ms. Attiya Waris, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (Answer and comments)
- Sierra Leone, Mr. Robert Koroma
- Zimbabwe, Mr. Alexander Majongwe
- Cameroon, Ms. Hermine Kembo
- China, Mr. Mu Jianfeng
- Pakistan, Mr. Adeel Mumtaz Khokhar
- Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael
- Algeria, Mr. Boufama Yazid
- Niger, Mr. Abdou Issiakou
- Bangladesh, Mr. G M Iftekhar
- Burkina Faso, Mr. Marcel Zongo
- Togo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie
- Indonesia, Mr. Noviandri Wibowo
- India, Mr. Muhammed Shabeer k.