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Good morning, this is Kasmira. The Human Rights Council is limbering up for one of its longest sessions yet, starting next Monday. Its recently elected president, Moroccan ambassador Omar Zniber, spoke to Geneva Solutions on navigating an increasingly polarised backdrop and the UN’s liquidity crunch.

Elsewhere, differences are persisting between World Health Organization member states over the pandemic agreement and the uncertain fate of the Palestinian refugee agency is continuing to cause a rift between the US and the UN.

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Kasmira Jefford

21.02.2024


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Morocco's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Omar Zniber, was elected in January to preside over the Human Rights Council in 2024. (KJefford/Geneva Solutions)

Human rights council needs ‘preventative diplomacy’, says new Moroccan president. The Human Rights Council will meet next Monday amid an increasingly fractious environment. Moroccan ambassador Omar Zniber, elected as president of the 47-member body in January, sees his main task as keeping the peace.

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