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Sorreta\nKenya (on behalf of Group of African\nStates - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too\nTrinidad and Tobago (on behalf of a\ngroup of countries), Ms. Nickesha Smith\nEstonia (on behalf of a group of\ncountries), Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren\nMarshall Islands (on behalf of a group\nof countries), Ms. Doreen Debrum\nEcuador, Mr. Walter Schuldt\nSpain, Ms. Cristina Diaz\nUNDP, Ms. Luisa Bernal\nIran (Islamic Republic of), Ms.\nFarzaneh Bani Asad Azad\nIndia, Mr. Muhammed Shabeer K.\nCabo Verde, Mr.\nPedro Graciano De Carvalho\nLibya, Ms. Zeinab Shamash\nMorocco: Conseil National des Droits de l'Homme, Ms. Malak Benseghir\nHarm Reduction International, Ms.\nAjeng Larasati\nVIVAT International (Joint Statement),\nMr. Fabian Adindu\nCenter for\nInternational Environmental Law (CIEL), Ms. Francesca Mingrone\nAssociazione\nComunita Papa Giovanni XXIII, Mr. Domenico Convertino\nAssociation for Women's Rights in\nDevelopment, Ms. Umyra Ahmad\nPhilippines, Ms. Stacy Danika Garcia\nTunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati\nMexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar\nPortugal, Mr.\nJoão António Da Costa Mira Gomes\nUNICEF, Ms. Anne\nGrandjean\nLuxembourg, Ms.\nAnne Goedert\nIreland, Ms.\nEllen Murphy\nChina, Ms. Li\nXiaomei\nNigeria, Ms.\nOdunola Yetunde Oduwaiye\nEgypt, Ms. Soha Mohamed Tharwat\nBangladesh, Mr. Masud Parvege\nNepal, Mr. Shree Krishna Silwal\nAlgeria, Mr. Abdelnoor Rai\nMake Mothers Matter, Ms. Valerie\nBichelmeier\nAsian-Pacific Resource and Research\nCentre for Women (ARROW), Ms. Ranjeeta Silwal\nAlsalam Foundation, Ms. Lina Najjarin\nRajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan, Ms.\nPoonam Sharma\nThe Next Century Foundation, Ms. Rathi\nRamakrishnan\nMs. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona,\nDirector of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development\nMs. Attiya Waris, Independent Expert\non the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial\nobligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights,\nparticularly economic, social and cultural rights\nMs. Rita Calçada Pires, Associate\nProfessor and Director of NOVA Tax Research Lab at NOVA School of Law\nMr. Richard Samans, Senior Fellow at\nthe Geneva Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies and\nSpecial Advisor to the United Nations Economist Network (Final remarks)\n\n- ITEM 3: Interactive dialogue with\nthe Independent Expert on foreign debt (Cont'd)\n\nSPEAKERS:\n\nEuropean Union, Ms. Dilarde Teilane\nVenezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on\nbehalf of a group of countries), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada\nSaudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of\nArab States - Arab Group), Mr. Mehtab Al Mukhalafi\nKenya (on behalf of Group of African\nStates - African Group), Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too\nBahamas (on behalf of Caribbean\nCommunity - CARICOM), Ms. Sasha Dixon\nZambia, Ms. Mulina Lisimba\nBahamas, Ms. Sasha Dixon\nEthiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema\nTunisia, Mr. Ramzi Louati\nRwanda, Mr. Edmond Tubanambazi\nHoly See, Mr. Riyyan Chaves Mendoza\nCuba, Ms. Aimé\nTriana Sevajanes\nSomalia, Ms.\nKhadra Ahmed Dualeh\nEgypt,\nMs. Soha Mohamed Tharwat\nNigeria, Ms. Odunola Yetunde Oduwaiye\nMaldives, Ms. Salma Rasheed\nGambia, Ms. Bafou Jeng\nGhana, Ms. Shameema Seidu\nSouth Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe\nNepal,\nMr. Sujan Lamichhane\nMs. Attiya Waris,\nIndependent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related\ninternational financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all\nhuman rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (Answer\nand comments)\nSierra Leone, Mr. Robert Koroma\nZimbabwe, Mr. Alexander Majongwe\nCameroon, Ms. Hermine Kembo\nChina, Mr. Mu Jianfeng\nPakistan, Mr. Adeel Mumtaz Khokhar\nEritrea, Ms.\nNadja Micael\nAlgeria, Mr. Boufama Yazid\nNiger, Mr. Abdou Issiakou\nBangladesh, Mr. G M Iftekhar\nBurkina\nFaso, Mr. Marcel Zongo\nTogo, Mr. Toumeni Abalo Fawie\nIndonesia, Mr. Noviandri Wibowo\nIndia,\nMr. Muhammed Shabeer k.","categories":["Meetings & Events","Human Rights Council","Regular Sessions","61st Session"],"geographic_subject":[],"subject_topical":["HUMAN RIGHTS"],"corporate_name":["UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - UNHRC"],"speaker_affiliation":[],"related_documents":[{"title":"More information","url":"https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/regular-sessions/session61/regular-session"},{"title":"Schedule","url":"https://hrc61session2026.sched.com/"}]},"transcript":null,"message":"No transcript available"}