The Maldives has revealed its delegation will actively engage in the 43rd Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) that commenced at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session will continue for a period of two weeks and will conclude on May 12.
In line with the government’s key policies and priorities, the delegation from the Maldives will actively engage in the session of the UPR and will present constructive recommendations to all 14 States that will be reviewed at the session. The Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations (UN) Offices in Geneva Dr. Asim Ahmed, in his capacity as the Vice President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), will be chairing some of the reviews that would take place at this session.
The UPR is a state-driven process that involves a review of the human rights record of all UN member states. The process provides the states under review with the opportunity to declare actions taken to improve the human rights situations in their respective countries and allows fellow member states to provide commendations for these actions and constructive recommendations on how the states can further fulfill their human rights obligations. The UPR mechanism is designed to give equal treatment to every country when their human rights situation is assessed, with the objective of improving human rights situations in all countries.
The UPR Working Group holds three sessions every year. The Fourth Cycle review of the UPR began in November 2022 and will conclude in 2027.