61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- High-level panel discussion on the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Ms. Beatriz Carrillo de los Reyes, Director General for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination and against Racism at the Ministry of Equality of Spain Mr. James Ndirangu Waweru, Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Ms. Ketty Marcelo López, President of the Organization of Ashaninka Indigenous Women of the central Amazon region of Peru Mr. Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Ms. Ana Isabel Xavier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal Mr. Festus Katuna Mbandeka, Attorney-General of Namibia Mr. Juma Zuberi Homera, Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania Mr. Olivier Nduhungirehe, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda Ms. Janine Mello dos Santos, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship of Brazil Mr. Igor Sekreta, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Ms. Antonia Osvaldina Simao da Cruz Yaba, Secretary of State for Human Rights and Citizenship of Angola European Union, Ms. Deike Potzel Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Rubén Darío Molina Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too Bahamas (on behalf of Caribbean Community - CARICOM), Ms. Patricia Hermanns China, Ms. Zhu Yuejiangnan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Rubén Darío Molina International Service for Human Rights, Ms. Lamar Bailey Karamañites Association for the Defense and Promotion of Human Rights (ADEAGE), Ms. Kartthikagini Atchalingam African Meeting for the Defense of Human Rights, Mr. Biro Diawara International Youth and Student Movement for the United Nations, Ms. Emma Fadil Global Action on Aging, Mr. Jan Lönn United Nations Watch, Mr. Hilel Neuer Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema Kenya, Ms. Njambi Kinyungu Algeria, Mr. Abdelnoor Rai Malawi, Mr. Joseph Tukula UNFPA, Ms. Pernille Fenger Peru, Mr. Augusto Cabrera Sierra Leone, Mr. Samuel Saffa Thailand, Ms. Pratana Disyatat Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Mr. Hadi Bin Ali Al-Yami Burkina Faso, Mr. Djiguemde Z. Joel Aristide Côte d'Ivoire, Ms. Ahou Rosine Kangah Indonesia, Ms. Indah Nuria Savitri Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot Promotion du Développement Economique et Social - PDES, Ms. Aicha Duihi Human Rights Watch, Mr. Nicola Paccamiccio Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Mr. Satya Narayan Sharma Mr. Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Ms. Beatriz Carrillo de los Reyes, Director General for Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination and against Racism at the Ministry of Equality of Spain Mr. James Ndirangu Waweru, Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Ms. Ketty Marcelo López, President of the Organization of Ashaninka Indigenous Women of the central Amazon region of Peru (Closing remarks) - ITEM 1: High-level segment (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) H.E. Mr. Sokhonn Prak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia H.E. Ms. Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia H.E. Ms. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Francophonie and the Congolese Diaspora - Democratic Republic of the Congo H.E. Ms. Alessandra Locatelli, Minister for Disabilities of Italy H.E. Mr. Juraj Blanár, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia H.E. Mr. Osman Saleh Mohammed, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea H.E. Mr. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway H.E. Mr. Youssef Rajji, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Republic of Lebanon
