61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on cultural rights (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Ms. Shatha Adel Alahmadi Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Finland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox Marshall Islands (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr Cyprus (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Giorgos Samouel Marshall Islands, Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr Namibia, Mr. Simataa Lennon Limbo Saudi Arabia, Ms. Shatha Adel Alahmadi Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ho Tong Hyok El Salvador, Mr. Francisco Garcim Ortiz Cyprus, Ms. Vivian Konnari Viet Nam, Ms. Huong Ngo Zambia, Ms. Musonda Ulaya Council of Europe, Ms. Anna Barbarzak Bulgaria, Ms. Liana Parapanova Nepal, Mr. Damaru Ballabha Paudel Mongolia, Ms. Tseveen Navchaa Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (Answers and comments) Armenia, Ms. Sofya Margaryan Paraguay, Ms. Ana Rolon Candía Cuba, Ms. Aimé Triana Sevajanes United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Abdallah Saleh Possi Thailand, Ms. Pratana Disyatat Afghanistan, Mr. Nasir Ahmad Andisha Seychelles, Ms. Cillia Ardyna Mangroo Georgia, Ms. Ana Gurgenidze Egypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema China, Mr. Mu Jianfeng Zimbabwe, Mr. Tapiwa Fresh Godu Azerbaijan, Mr. Marat Kangarlinski State of Palestine, Ms. Rana Arrabi Togo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie Mauritius, Mr. David Lisette Samoa, Mr. Leon Victor Miller Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk Burkina Faso, Mr. Lassina Bitie India, Mr. Gaurav Kumar Thakur Ecuador, Ms. Katerine Benavides Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed Bangladesh, Mr. G. M. Iftekhar Greece, Ms. Aikaterini Vounisiou Dominican Republic, Mr. Carlos Garcia Chinese Association for International Understanding, Mr. Qunye Gu Union de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, Ms. Marta Bonet De La Cruz Shaanxi Patriotic Volunteer Association, Mr. Guowei Cui Humanists International, Mr. Leon Langdon "ECO-FAWN" (Environment Conservation Organization - Foundation for Afforestation Wild Animals and Nature), Mr. Sai Sampath Mettu Earthjustice, Mr. Yves Lador Minority Rights Group, Mr. David Chemutai Society for Threatened Peoples, Ms. Zumretay Arkin Africa Culture Internationale, Mr. Cherif Laroussi Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Ms. Mélanie Blondelle Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (Final remarks) - ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on housing SPEAKERS: Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing (Introduction) Guatemala (Country concerned), Mr. José Francisco Calí Tzay Finland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Heidi Schroderus-Fox European Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Ms. Asya Abdullatif Baakdah Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Dominica (on behalf of Caribbean Community - CARICOM), Ms. Kamila Bell Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Paraguay (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Ana Rolon Candía Maldives (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Aishath Rayahin Germany (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Antje Leendertse Azerbaijan, Mr. Anar Javadov Dominica, Ms. Kamila Bell Seychelles, Ms. Cillia Ardyna Mangroo Angola, Ms. Sonia Serrao Namibia, Mr. Simataa Lennon Limbo Marshall Islands, Mr. Samuel K. Lanwi Jr Libya, Ms. Zeinab Shamash Fiji, Mr. Ross Franke Rwanda, Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi Council of Europe, Ms. Anna Barbarzak Zimbabwe, Mr. Tapiwa Fresh Godu Mauritius, Mr. Brian Neil Joseph Glover State of Palestine, Ms. Dania Dasouqi El Salvador, Mr. Francisco Garcim Ortiz Nepal, Mr. Damaru Ballabha Paudel Uruguay, Ms. Maria Emilia Eyheralde Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema Ukraine, Mr. Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk Maldives, Mr. Adam Hamid Algeria, Mr. Boufama Yazid Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing (Answers and comments) Dominican Republic, Ms. Liyanna Pavon Ghana, Ms. Ewurabena Osei Adje Oman, Mr. Salim Al Rahbi Burkina Faso, Mr. Adama Ouedraogo Kenya, Ms. Kizzy Miguda South Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe Brazil, Ms. Viviane Ferreira Lopez Diniz
