61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- Request for an urgent debate SPEAKERS: Mr. Sidharto Reza Surydipuro, President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Bahrain (on behalf of the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf) and Jordan, Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Reza Dehghani - ITEM 7: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Gambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng Lebanon, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh Peru, Mr. Walter Moscoso Rio Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Arab Group), Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi United Nations Watch, Hillel Neuer Touro Law Center, The Institute on Human Rights and The Holocaust, Anne Bayefsky International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Joint Statement), Edgar Kaiser International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL), Micol Savia The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd, Khaled Mahajna Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, Gianfranco Fattorini Defence for Children International, Sasha Richards International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Aoife Daly BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, Lubnah Shomali World Jewish Congress, Leon Saltiel Ms. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967 (Final remarks) - ITEM 7: Presentation of reports of the Secretary General and the High Commissioner SPEAKERS:Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) State of Palestine, Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi Syrian Arab Republic, Mr. Haydar Ali Ahmad - ITEM 7: General debate SPEAKERS: Pakistan (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation - OIC), Mr. Abbas Sarwar 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), Ms. Fatema Ebrahim Aldosari Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Mr. James Ndirangu Waweru Uganda (on behalf of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries - NAM), Mr. Marcel Robert Tibaleka Malaysia (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Dato' Nadzirah Osman Qatar, Ms. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah Spain, Ms. Clara Cabrera Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib Egypt, Mr. Alaa Hegazy China, Mr. JIA Guide Pakistan, Mr. Abbas Sarwar Brazil, Mr. Andre Simas Magalhaes Cuba, Mr. Jairo Rodriguez Hernandez Iraq, Mr. Ali Al Safar Viet Nam, Mr. Mai Phan Dung Angola, Ms. Faustina Neto Iceland, Mr. Einar Gunnarsson Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak Ms. Babalwa Mundalamo, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe Chile, Ms. Karla Cahue Gambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Reza Dehghani Jordan, Mr. Ahmad Mohammad Eid Al Far United Arab Emirates, Mr. Rashed Alneyadi Bangladesh, Mr. G M Iftekhar Luxembourg, Ms. Anne Goedert Ireland, Mr. Noel White Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdulrahman Habib Alolowi Nigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye Algeria, Ms. Nassira Boucetha Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Malaysia, Ms. Dato' Nadzirah Osman Afghanistan, Mr. Mohibullah Taib Sri Lanka, Ms. Dilhara Ranaweera Djibouti, Mr. Houmed Gaba Maki Philippines, Mr. Eric Gerardo Tamayo Türkiye, Mr. Burak Akçapar Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ho Tong Hyok Oman, Mr. Mohamed Al-Balushi Uganda, Mr. Marcel Robert Tibaleka Tunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati Libya, Ms. Lamia Fathi Abusedra Morocco, Mr. Omar Zniber Mauritania, Ms. Khadija Al Arabi Bahrain, Ms. Fatema Ebrahim Aldosari Lebanon, Ms. Caroline Ziadeh Russian Federation, Mr. Stanislas Kovpak Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada International Council Supporting Fair Trial and Human Rights, Fouad Alibrahim The Palestinian Return Centre Ltd, Ahmed Hosain United Nations Watch, Hillel Neuer State of Palestine (Point of order), Mr. Ibrahim Khraishi International-Lawyers.Org (Joint Statement), Rocío Gómez Rodríguez Association Ma'onah for Human Rights and Immigration (Joint Statement), Sarah Naneix International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Joint Statement), Ginestra Faeta Al-Haq, Law in the Service of Man, Doireann McCarthy Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations, Oren Drori B'nai B'rith, David Michaels Espace Afrique International, Angélique Moguet De Giovani Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH), Joharah Baker Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Maria Mercedes Rossi (Final remarks)
