More than 70 reports under the Council’s various agenda items were considered.

Eight panel discussions were held during the session.During the session, the High Commissioner also provided oral updates (each follow by an interactive dialogue) on her report on the central role of the State in responding to pandemics and other health emergencies and the socio-economic consequences thereof in advancing sustainable development and the realisation of all human rights on June 13 on the follow up on the implementation of the recommendations made by the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar on June 14 on the situation of human rights since, and human rights violations and abuses committed during, the period of the military takeover in Sudan on June 15 on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan on June 15 and 16 on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua on June 16 and on the grave human rights and humanitarian situation in Mariupol on June 16. Michelle Bachelet, opened HRC50 by presenting her annual report on the global state of human rights, followed by an interactive dialogue.

On 13 June, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, H.E.

In particular, the draft resolution calls on ‘the Taliban to reverse the policies and practices that currently restrict the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Afghan women and girls’ (OP4), and to ensure ‘that local Women Rights Organisations and local Organisations led by women can continue to carry out their work’ (OP5) and requests the holding of an enhanced interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, other relevant human rights mechanisms, United Nations bodies and agencies including UNAMA, non-governmental organisations, including Afghan women’s rights organisations in Afghanistan and the diaspora during HRC55 (OP9). The voting on draft resolution 50/L.62 on the ‘situation of human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan’ was suspended until Friday 8 July when it was adopted by consensus.

On 1 July 2022, an urgent debate was convened on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.

The Human Rights Council marked its 50th session through a high-level interactive discussion that provided stakeholders an opportunity to reflect on the achievements made and the lessons learned since its 1st session ( concept note – video ).

The 50 th regular session of the Human Rights Council ( HRC50) was held from Monday 13 June to Friday 8 July 2022.

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