Africa-Press – Angola. The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Esmeralda Mendonça, has been in Geneva, Switzerland since early Sunday afternoon, to head the Angolan multisectoral delegation that from March 28th to 2nd, will participate in the High Level Segment of the 49th Session of the Council. of Human Rights.
The High Level Segment of the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council will, among other things, review reports on various human rights issues and comment on government efforts to promote and protect human rights.
This 49th Session on Human Rights will be the first Session of the Council under the chairmanship of Federico Villegas.
This 49th Session on Human Rights will be the first Session of the Council under the chairmanship of Federico Villegas.
At the session in which he was elected as United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Ambassador Federico Villegas proposed actions for the management, with the guarantee that the body is a viable platform to increase dialogue and deepen understanding of the similarities and differences over human rights.
The High Level Segment brings together senior officials from United Nations Agencies and Funds, representatives of Member States and other interested parties, to discuss the state of play in the fight against racism, discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, in line with the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action.
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