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TODAY
The Human Rights Council opens its 46th regular session with:
statements from governments and inter-governmental organizations
a discussion on racism and #COVID19
09:00 CET
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President of the Human Rights Council Nazhat Shameem Khan opens the 46th regular session - the first to take place almost entirely virtually - running until 23 March.
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President of the United Nations General Assembly @volkan_bozkir addresses the Human Rights Council.
"Sustainable development and human rights are symbiotic," he says.
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UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres speaks at the 46th regular session of the Human Rights Council.
"The Council is the locus for tackling the world's human rights challenges," he says.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights @mbachelet addresses the Human Rights Council at the opening meeting of its 46th session.
"We have the opportunity to #BuildBackBetter," she says.
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Switzerland's @ignaziocassis, Chef du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la Confédération suisse, at the 46th session of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
He welcomed the fact that UN institutions have managed to work through the pandemic.pic.twitter.com/ZLAj9R9KAb
The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from the presidents of:
#Uzbekistan
#Colombia
#Lithuania
#Afghanistan
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Poland
#Venezuela
#Finland
#Fiji
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Moldova
#Georgia
#Kazakhstan
#EquatorialGuinea
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Vietnam
#Belgium
#Morocco
#Argentina
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Montenegro
#Gemany
#Malta
#Liechtenstein
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Mauritius
#Denmark
#UnitedKingdom
#Austria
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Malaysia
#Portugal
#Angola
#Slovakia
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Palestine (State of)
#Slovenia
#Chile
#Syria
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#CzechRepublic
#Azerbaijan
#Norway
#Brazil
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Turkey
#Andorra
#CostaRica
#Uganda
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#NorthMacedonia
@OIFrancophonie
#Mexico
#China
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Sweden
#Netherlands
#Armenia
#Maldives
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The 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council #HRC46 heard from high-level representatives of:
#Estonia
#Uruguay
#Qatar
#SouthAfrica
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High-level representatives of more countries are set to speak at #HRC46 on 23 February at 11:00 (CET).
Summary available here: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=26775&LangID=E …
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