18th Meeting - 61st Session of Human Rights Council.

Panel discussion on human rights and a culture of peace.

61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)

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, The, 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

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