17th Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council…

- Panel discussion on human rights and a culture of peace

SPEAKERS:

• Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening)
• Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
• Mr. Adama Dieng, African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities and former Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
• Ms. Awa Dabo, Director and Deputy Head of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office
• Mr. Itonde Kakoma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpeace
• Mr. Brett G. Scharffs, Chair and Professor of Law at Brigham Young University and Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies
• European Union, Mr. Michele Cervone D'Urso
• Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
• Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
• Democratic Republic of the Congo (on behalf of Groupe des États Membres de la Francophonie - OIF), Mr. Nique Anderson Ikama
• Colombia (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. David Jara
• Qatar, Mr. Hamad Al-Obaidly
• Costa Rica, Mr. Roberto Céspedes
• Côte d'Ivoire, Ms. Rosine Kangah
• Ireland, Ms. Sarah Flood
• El Salvador, Mr. Francisco Garcim Ortiz
• State of Palestine, Ms. Rana Arrabi
• Azerbaijan, Mr. Marat Kangarlinski
• Bangladesh, Mr. G. M. Iftekhar
• Gambia, Mr. Muhammadou Kah
• Qatar: National Human Rights Committee, Mr. Sultan Bin Hassan Al-Jamali
• Morocco: Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme, Ms. Malak Benseghir
• Make Mothers Matter, Ms. Caroline Leroux-Hatt
• Pax Christi International, International Catholic Peace Movement (Joint statement), Mr. Jonathan Frerichs
• Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, Ms. Tirzah Larissa Fisch
• Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII (Joint statement), Ms. Maria Mercedes Rossi
• Armenia, Ms. Sofya Margaryan
• Dominican Republic, Ms. Alfonsina Margarita Gonzalez Nicasio
• Morocco, Ms. Miriam Ragala
• Sudan, Mr. Abuzar Saad
• Viet Nam, Ms. Huong Ngo
• Oman, Mr. Mohamed Al-Balushi
• Fiji, Mr. Ross Franke
• Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
• Lesotho, Ms. Matebello Khasipe
• Italy, Mr. Andrea Dongili
• Timor-Leste, Mr. Antonio Da Conceicao
• UNDP, Ms. Roqaya Ahmed
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Paul Empole Efambe
• Chile, Ms. Maria Paz Florenzano
• Friends World Committee for Consultation, Ms. Lucy Richardson
• Legal Analysis and Research Public Union, Mr. Ramil Iskandarli
• Catholic International Education Office, Ms. Paulette Diakité-Lacroix
• Maat for Peace, Development and Human Rights Association, Ms. Celine Aroujo
• Partners For Transparency, Mr. Omar Abu Ghoush
• Organisation internationale pour les pays les moins avancés (OIPMA), Ms. Ceri Chillier
• Mr. Adama Dieng, African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide and Other Mass Atrocities and former Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide
• Ms. Awa Dabo, Director and Deputy Head of the Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office
• Mr. Itonde Kakoma, President and Chief Executive Officer of Interpeace
• Mr. Brett G. Scharffs, Chair and Professor of Law at Brigham Young University and Director of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (Final remarks)

- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on housing (Cont'd)

SPEAKERS:

• Togo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie
• Egypt, Mr. Mohamad Frere
• Malawi, Mr. Joseph Gibson
• India, Mr. Gaurav Kumar Thakur
• State of Palestine: Independent Commission for Human Rights, Mr. Issam Abu Alhaj
• Edmund Rice International Limited (Joint statement), Ms. Naidi Mcdonnell
• Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms. Neha Neha
• AKAHATÁ Equipo de Trabajo en Sexualidad y Géneros Asociación Civil, Ms. Maria Luisa Peralta
• International Human Rights Internship Program, Ms. Trinity Fritz Lawrence
• Peace Brigades International, Mr. Yannick Wild
• International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Micaela Carrillo Carrillo
• Franciscans International (Joint statement), Ms. María Alejandra Pacay
• Harm Reduction International, Ms. Marcela Jofré
• Salvation Army, Mr. André Cox
• PRATYEK (Joint Statement), Mr. Dominic Santini Carangue
• Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing (Final remarks)

- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt 

SPEAKERS:

• 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 (Introduction)
• Kuwait (Country concerned), Mr. Nasser Alramzi
• China (Right of reply), Ms. LI Xinda   
• Rwanda (Right of reply), Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi