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04 January 2023 Press release

H.E. Carole Lanteri pays courtesy call on Volker Türk, new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

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On Wednesday 4 January 2023, H.E. Carole Lanteri, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Principality to the Office of the United Nations in Geneva, paid a courtesy call on Volker Türk, the new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

During their meeting, the Ambassador and the High Commissioner discussed the Principality’s commitment to promoting and protecting human rights, particularly for the most vulnerable (children, women, people with disabilities, and so on). They also covered such topics as the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a right officially recognised in 2022 by a United Nations General Assembly resolution co-sponsored by the Principality.

H.E. Carole Lanteri also highlighted the cooperation initiated several years ago between the Prince’s Government and the Office of the High Commissioner. This involves, among other things, the payment of voluntary contributions.

For his part, Mr Türk set out his vision for his new role and his wish to bring new impetus to both the Office of the High Commissioner and the Human Rights Council by establishing more dialogue. To achieve this, he plans to make use of the 2023 celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Finally, the Ambassador and the High Commissioner discussed a number of specific situations and the operation of the Human Rights Council.

The High Commissioner for Human Rights is appointed by the United Nations General Assembly on the recommendation of the Secretary-General, and leads the Office of the High Commissioner, which has a mandate to promote and protect all human rights.

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