61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- Global update by the High Commissioner (Presentation only) SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - Item 2: Interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner's report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Lebanon, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh Türkiye, Mr. Burak Akçapar Sovereign Order of Malta, Mr. Yannick Galeazzi Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Oman, Mr. Mohammed Al Bulushi Peru. Ms. Alison Urquizo Somalia, Ms. Khadra Ahmed Dualeh League of Arab States, Mr. Hichem Bayoudh Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes New Zealand, Ms. Clare Van Bohemen Hunter Bangladesh, Mr. G. M. Iftekhar Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa France, Ms. Céline Jurgensen Greece, Mr. Ioannis Ghikas Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue Slovenia, Ms. Nina Cinkole Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH), Ms. Khadeja Ibrahim Institute for NGO Research, Ms. Anne Herzberg MIDLINE for HumanRights – MHR, Mr. Noureldin Mahmoud Rashad Gaffar Abdou Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration, Ms. Tamira Gibbs Chumillas Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), Ms. Mai Elawawda The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd, Mr. Ahmad Hosain Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Ms. Mayssa Achek Egypt Peace for Development and Human Rights, Mr. Ahmed Ragab International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, Mr. Wassim Atrissi Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Final remarks) - Item 2: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the report of the Commission of Human Rights in South Sudan SPEAKERS: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) H.E. Mr. Michael Makuei Lueth, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of South Sudan (Country concerned) Ms. Yasmin Sooka, Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Ms. Memory Bandera, Representative of civil society Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Einar Gunnarsson European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Netherlands (Kingdom of the) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Lars Tummers United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Eleonor Sanders Uganda, Mr. Arthur Sewankambo Kafeero Angola, Ms. Ana Maria De Oliveira UNICEF, Ms. Anne Grandjean South Africa, Ms. Frankye Bronwen Levy Sri Lanka, Mr. Thanuja Meegahawatta Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Hassan Albania, Mr. Ardian Lubonja Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too UN Women, Mr. Akseli Lamminmaki United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Malawi, Mr. Pacharo Kayira Sudan, Mr. Hassan Hamid Hassan Rwanda, Ms. Urujeni Bakuramutsa Manzi Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi North Macedonia, Ms. Natasha Hroneska Germany, Ms. Nikola Gillhoff Ghana, Ms. Akosua Okyere-Badoo Ireland, Mr. Noel White Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ho Tong Hyok Japan, Ms. Minami Sakurai Gambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa Zimbabwe, Ms. Vinbai Nyemba Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema Switzerland, Ms. Anna-Lena Schluchter Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos Garcia Spain, Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez Türkiye, Ms. Zeynep Gizem Hançerli China, Ms. Zhang Jieya Russian Federation, Mr. Andrei Bashilov Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Ms. Cony Mendez
