The Maldives has co-sponsored 14 resolutions and 33 joint statements at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that concluded in Geneva, Switzerland.
The UNHRC adopted 36 resolutions, and appointed 12 Special Procedure mandate holders. The delegation of Maldives delivered 30 national statements on an array of thematic areas of the UNHRC. The Maldives co-sponsored 14 resolutions, including the Human rights of older persons, Promoting and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities, Contribution to the implementation of the objectives of the International Year of the Family, and its follow-up processes in the promotion and protection of Human Rights, Realisation of the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl and the resolution on Enforced or involuntary disappearances.
Furthermore, the Maldives also co-sponsored 33 joint statements delivered at the UNHRC, including statements by the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), among others. The Maldives, on behalf of the group of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), delivered two joint statements at the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, and the Biennial Panel Discussion on Youth and Human Rights respectively. The Maldives also participated in 51 side events held during the session.
The Maldives delegation at the session was led by Dr. Asim Ahmed, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations Office in Geneva. He chaired several meetings of the UNHRC as the Vice President of the Council, representing the Asia Pacific Group.