December 11, 2024|
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|12 months agoSwitzerland to Preside Over UN Human Rights Council in 2025
Ambassador Jürg Lauber elected as president, marking Switzerland's first leadership of the Geneva-based organization.
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- Ambassador Jürg Lauber has been elected as president of the UN Human Rights Council for 2025
- This is Switzerland's first time leading the Geneva-based Human Rights Council
- Lauber previously served as Permanent Representative to the UN in New York from 2015-2020
- Switzerland obtained membership in the Council for 2025-2027 term
By The Numbers
47
Number of member states in the UN Human Rights Council
61
Age of Ambassador Jürg Lauber
3
Previous terms Switzerland served on the Council (2006-2009, 2010-2013, 2016-2018)
They Said
"Multilingual, multireligious, multicultural, deeply committed to democratic values, dialogue, and building consensus"