55th Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council…

- Decisions and conclusions (Cont'd): 

- ITEM 9: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.7 – "Mandate of Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" - Submitted by Kenya (on behalf of the Group of African States) - ADOPTED without a vote 

SPEAKERS: 

• Kenya (on behalf of the African group), Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti (Introduction) 
• Colombia, Mr. German Calderon 
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) 

- ITEM 9: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.9 – "Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, persons based on religion or belief" - Submitted by Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) - ADOPTED without a vote 

SPEAKERS: 

• Pakistan (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation), Mr. Jawad Ali (Introduction) 
• China, Ms. Li Xiaomei 
• India, Mr. Kshitij Tyagi 
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) 
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders (Explanation of vote after the vote on all ITEMS 9) 

- ITEM 10: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.31 – "Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in Mali" - Submitted by Kenya (on behalf of the Group of African States) - ADOPTED without a vote  

SPEAKERS: 

• Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States), Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti (Introduction) 
• Cyprus, Mr. Giorgos Samouel 
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders 
• Mali, Mr. Fily Sissoko 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) 

- ITEM 10: Vote on Draft Resolution A/HRC/61/L.34 – "Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve the human rights situation in Haiti, in line with the Haitian authorities' request for coordinated and targeted international action" - Submitted by Haiti - ADOPTED without a vote 

SPEAKERS: 

• Haiti (Country concerned), Ms. Ann-Kathryne Lassegue (Introduction) 
• Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti 
• Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue 
• France, Ms. Claire Thuaudet 
• Kenya, Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti 
• Cuba, Mr. Roberto Cabañas 
• Dominican republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora 
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. Dorian Hall 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Adoption) 

- ITEM 1: Appointment of mandate holders of the Human Rights Council  

SPEAKERS: 

• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council 
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council 

- ITEM 1: General comments by observer States 

SPEAKERS: 

• Paraguay, Mr. Mario Raúl Cano Ricciard 
• Argentina, Mr. Carlos Foradori 
• Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael 
• Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa  
• Türkiye , Mr. Abbas Ali Necmioğlu 
• Canada, Ms. Waleska Rivera 
• Algeria, Ms. Cylia Alouani Arrous 
• Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye 
• Holy See, Mr. Riyyan Chaves Mendoza 
• Russian Federation, Ms. Guzal Khusanova 
• Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk 
• Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Mr. Halim Grabus 
• Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Somayyeh Karimdoost 

- ITEM 1: General concluding remarks by States or other stakeholders, including NGOs   

SPEAKERS: 

• Norway, Ms. Eli Marie Smedsrud 
• Russian Federation, Ms. Guzal Khusanova 
• Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael 
• State of Palestine, Ms. Rana Arrabi 
• International Service for Human Rights (Joint statement), Ms. Salma Hosseiny 
• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Closing of the session)