Third Committee, 33rd plenary meeting - General…

Promotion and protection of human rights

- Item 71; Implementation of human rights instruments

- Item 71(a); Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms

- Item 71(b); Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives

- Item 71(c); Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

- Item 71(d) : Reports A/79/40  A/79/56  A/79/48  A/79/44  A/79/36  and A/79/-- (to be issued));

Note by the Secretary-Generals A/79/123  and A/79/292  ; Report of the Secretary-General A/79/336  (to be issued))

- Report of the Human Rights Committee, 138th session (26 June-26 July 2023), 139th session (9 October-3 November 2023), 140th session (4-28 March 2024) (A/79/40) 

- Report of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, 25th session (11-29 September 2023), 26th session (19 February-1 March 2024) (A/79/56) 

- Situation of human rights defenders (A/79/123)

- Implementation of human rights instruments : (A/79/292)

- Report of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (A/79/48)

- Report of the Committee against Torture (A/79/44)

- Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (A/79/36)

- Report of the Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 110th session (7–31 August 2023), 111th session (20 November–8 December 2023),112th session (8–26 April 2024) (A/79/18)

- Status of the human rights treaty body system (A/79/336) 

Introductory statements:

• Alena Douhan, Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
• 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
• George Katrougalos,, Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order