Human Rights Council (61st session) - High-Level Segment – Day 2, Afternoon Session

LIVE: 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council | High-Level Segment – Day 2, afternoon session (24 February 2026) The Human Rights Council continues its 61st regular session in Geneva with Day 2 of the high-level segment on 24 February 2026 at the Palais des Nations. During the high-level segment, the Council hears statements from dignitaries representing more than 120 States, including Heads of State and Government, ministers, and senior officials, addressing pressing human rights issues and global priorities. Meeting in the Assembly Hall of the Palais des Nations, the Council continues its general debate at the highest political level, providing a platform for Member States to outline national perspectives, highlight challenges, and reaffirm commitments to the promotion and protection of human rights. Speakers: Vera Cravid, Minister of Justice, Parliamentary Affairs and Women’s Rights of Sao Tome and Principe Téte António, Minister of External Relations of Angola Ana Isabel Xavier, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal Mateus Finiasse Saize, Minister of Justice, Constitutional, and Religious Affairs of Mozambique Imma Tor Faus, Ministre des Affaires étrangères d'Andorre Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates of Egypt (video remarks) George Gerapetritis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Olivier Nduhungirehe, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale du Rwanda Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (video message) Oana-Silvia Țoiu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania (video message) Juma Zuberi Homera, Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the United Republic of Tanzania Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Canada (video message) Marcel de Vink, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asylum and Migration of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (video message) Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria (video message) Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Political Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and Digital Transition of San Marino Dmitry Lyubinsky, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora of Ireland Igor Sekreta, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Elnur Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Yerzhan Ashikbayev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission (video message) Shirley Botchwey, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth (video message) The high-level segment forms a central part of the Council’s 61st session, which runs from 23 February to 31 March 2026.