17th Meeting - 59th Session of Human Rights Council.

59th regular session of the Human Rights Council (16 June - 09 July 2025).

- Panel discussion on the realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

SPEAKERS: Mr. Paul Empole Losoko Efambe, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction)
Mr. Pedro Arrojo Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
Mr. Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UNOG
Mr. Ndongo Niang Ba, Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the UNOG
Ms. Carmela Curup, Association of Mayan Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala
European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane
Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Einar Gunnarsson
Bahrain (on behalf of Group of Arab States), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
Kuwait (on behalf of GCC), Mr. Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen
Slovenia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Anita Pipan
Germany (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Nikola Gillhoff
Sovereign Order of Malta, Mr. Friedemann Eder
Pakistan, Mr. Bilal Ahmad
State of Palestine, Ms. Dania Dasouqi
Armenia, Mr. Kalyne Noujeim
Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema
Indonesia, Ms. Astori Arijani
United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Noel E. Kaganda
Saudi Arabia, Mr. Metab Almukhalafi
Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Simone Ceciliani
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Mr. Fathi Khaled
Centre Europe - tiers monde, Mr. Julio Cesar Rimac Damian
Minority Rights Group, Ms. Christine Kandie
iuventum e.V., Mr. Hisashi Saito
Indian Council of South America (CISA), Mr. Ronald Barnes
Zimbabwe, Mr. Nesbert Samasuwo
Senegal, Ms. Marie Yvonne Gaye
Malaysia, Mr. Rizar Azani Zainar Adzan
Algeria, Ms. Nassira Boucetha
UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean
UNESCO (video), Ms. Lidia Brito
Luxembourg, Mr. Marc Bichler
Viet Nam, Mr. Cung Duc Han
Kuwait, Mr. Ahmad Salmeen
South Africa, Mr. Thembela Ngculu
Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
Gambia, Ms. Saffie Nyang
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Ms. Maira Macdonal
Eritrea, Mr. Natnael Yebio
Edmund Rice International Limited, Mr. Kevin Cawley
Agence Suisse pour le développement et les droits de l'homme - ASDH, Mr. Youcef Baadja
VIVAT International, Mr. Fabian Adindu
"ECO-FAWN" (Environment Conservation Organization - Foundation for Afforestation Wild Animals and Nature), Mr. Mettu Sai Sampath
India Water Foundation, Mr. Arvind Kumar
Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei Cui
Mr. Pedro Arrojo Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (Final Remarks)
Mr. Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UNOG (Final Remarks)
Mr. Ndongo Niang Ba, Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the UNOG (Final Remarks)
Ms. Carmela Curup, Association of Mayan Lawyers and Notaries of Guatemala (Final Remarks)



- Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty (cont'd)

SPEAKERS:Honduras, Ms. Marcela Arias
Marshall Islands, Ms. Leela Bichat
Philippines, Mr. Neil Brillantes
Holy See, Mr. Ettore Balestrero
Mongolia, Ms. Navchaa Tseveen
Viet Nam, Mr. Le Thanh Tung
Benin, Mr. Angelo Dan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrejón Alcoba
Ecuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt
Luxembourg, Mr. Marc Bichler
Egypt, Mr. Shady Hesham Ibrahem Elsheha
Thailand, Ms. Arisa Sukontasap
Tunisia, Mr. Anouar Missaoui
El Salvador, Ms. Rina Yessenia Lozano Gallegos
Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
Cameroon, Ms. Hermine Kembo
Rwanda, Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi
Burkina Faso, Mr. Adama Ouedraogo
Sudan, Mr. E. Ahmed Shazali
Djibouti, Mr. Houmed Gaba Maki
Paraguay, Ms. Carmen Parquet Sosa
UNICEF, Ms. Mia Sunner
Brazil, M. Thiago Melamed De Menezes
United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Noel E. Kaganda
Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos Garcia
Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mehtab Al Mukhalafi
Eritrea, Mr. Natnael Yebio
Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema
Ireland, Ms. Eimear Mcdermott
National Human Rights Commission of Republic of Korea (video), Mr. Chang Ho Ahn
Sikh Human Rights Group, Ms. Alicia Fuentes
Terre Des Hommes Federation Internationale (Joint statement), Ms. Pascaliah Nyaboke Oganda
International Volunteerism Organization for Women, Education and Development – VIDES (Joint statement), Ms. Marina Lourdes Losilla Jiménez
Chinese Association for International Understanding, Ms. Li Li
FIAN International e.V., Ms. Sibylle Dirren
Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales (CELS) Asociación Civil, Ms. Cynthia Palacios Reckziegel
Colombian Commission of Jurists, Ms. Ana María Rodriguez
Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Domenico Convertino
Sambhali Trust, Ms. Sukekha Rawat
Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty (Final Remarks)


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