HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS FROM 23 DIGNITARIES AND CONCLUDES ITS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
Council Holds its General Segment
1 March 2017
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment after hearing statements from 19 States and four organizations, and then heard statements from States and civil society organizations in its general segment.
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YOUSEF A. AL OTHAIMEEN, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation… also expressed concern for the continued plight of the Palestinian people,
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ABELARDO MORENO FERNÁNDEZ, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba..Finding a solution to the situation in the Middle East was urgent, and could not be achieved without the Palestinian people’s exercise of their inalienable rights.
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SAMEH HASSAN SHOUKRY, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt…Egypt would continue to call for halting the bloodshed in Syria, security and stability in Libya, and a just settlement of the Palestinian issue based on an independent Palestinian State in accordance with the terms clearly outlined by international legitimacy and legality.
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Document Type: French text, Press Release, Statement
Document Sources: Human Rights Council, Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Country: Egypt, Vanuatu
Subject: Human rights and international humanitarian law
Publication Date: 01/03/2017