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The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), Omar Zniber, presented the Council’s annual report to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday before the UN General Assembly in New York.
In the presentation of his report concerning the three sessions of the HRC in 2024, which saw the adoption of 139 thematic resolutions and concerning country situations, the president highlighted the great efforts made to guarantee the credibility of the work of the Council , illustrating this through the essential initiatives led by the Moroccan presidency on strong themes such as climate change, new technologies and artificial intelligence.
Mr. Zniber, also ambassador permanent representative of Morocco in Geneva, stressed in this regard that health, environmental and food security must also be understood from the point of view of human rights.
The president did not fail to express the very strong concerns of the HRC on the “unacceptable” violations of international humanitarian law which occur in the context of armed conflicts, with reference to the situation in the Near and Middle East and in Gaza. , but also on the African continent.
Emphasis was also placed on the presidency’s proposals on the rationalization and effectiveness of the HRC, subjects of intense consultations underway under the aegis of numerous co-facilitators. Likewise, coordination between Geneva and New York was increased, to ensure greater coherence in the work of the United Nations in the area of human rights, according to the presidency.
Furthermore, and during his mission to New York (October 28-November 1), Mr. Zniber held several meetings including with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the Executive Secretary of UNICEF, the presidents of several UN commissions, the president of the Security Council for the month of October, the presidency of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and representatives of civil society during an open meeting.
At the same time, the president of the CDH, requested for this, gave several interviews as well as a press conference for the media accredited to the United Nations headquarters in New York.
This second working visit to New York by the President of the UN Human Rights Council marks one of the final stages of the Moroccan presidency, which will end at the end of the year.
Both through the consensual themes put forward and the distinguished way in which the most complex situations were managed, this presidency left its mark on the 18th Cycle of the Human Rights Council, as expressed on numerous occasions by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and a large number of senior UN officials.
Mr. Zniber’s mission concludes with a press conference on the results of the CDH for this year 2024.
