February 25, 2025|
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|9 months agoSwitzerland Voices Concern Over UN Human Rights Council Crisis
Swiss foreign minister addresses growing concerns about international disengagement from UN human rights body amid global tensions.
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- Switzerland has returned to the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term
- The United States and Israel are currently boycotting the Geneva-based Human Rights Council
- Switzerland's ambassador JĆ¼rg Lauber will chair the Council for one year
By The Numbers
One-third
UN funding from United States
6 weeks
Duration of current Human Rights Council session
47
Number of member states in the Council
They Said
"Human rights are everyone's business"
"Every member of the United Nations must assume its responsibilities"