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The Permanent Mission of Switzerland and the
Universal Rights Group are pleased to invite you to the launch of the report:
Vision 2021:
What is the General Assembly's 2021-2026 review, and how might the Human Rights Council usefully contribute?
Wednesday 6th of March
Restaurant des délégués, Palais des Nations
13.00 - 14.45
Draft Agenda
Welcome Remarks
H.E. Ms Sabrina Dallafior, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Switzerland
Introduction of the report
Mr. Marc Limon, Executive Director, Universal Rights Group
Comments and reflections
H.E. Ms Nazhat Shameem Khan, Vice President of the Human Rights Council (APG), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Fiji
Mr Adam Abdelmoula, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division
Ms. Salma El Hosseiny, Human Rights Council Advocate, International Service for Human Rights
Hard copies of the report will be distributed at the event
Background
Between 2021 and 2026, the General Assembly is scheduled to consider the question of the status of the Human Rights Council, i.e. whether it should remain a subsidiary body or become a main body of the United Nations.
Although the GA has not formally requested the Council to conduct a review of its work and functioning in advance of this 2021-2026 review, there is a growing sense among delegations in Geneva that the Council should provide a contribution
This report, developed by the Universal Rights Group as part of a project supported by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, provides background information on the 2021-2026 review as well as thoughts on how the Council, as the UN’s key political body responsible for the promotion and protection of human rights, might contribute to that review.
In particular, the document considers the possible benefits of a process of reflection or self-assessment (i.e. of the degree to which the Council is fulfilling its mandate as set down in GA resolution 60/251), as a key contribution to the GA’s deliberations. The document furthermore offers ideas on ways to shape a possible process of reflection or self-assessment, as well as on key questions that might be covered.
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