Side event Human Rights Council 59th session

Justice and accountability for aid workers and health workers: What more can the UN Human Rights Council do?

Co-hosted by the Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Action Contre la Faim, Protect Aid Workers, Protect Humanitarians, Global Interagency Security Forum, and Oxfam.

Date: 20 June 2025

Time: 12:00 – 13:00

Location: Palais des Nations, Room XXV

Opening Remarks: 

• HE Ms. Emily Roper, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva,
• HE M. Michele Cervone d'Urso, Ambassador and Chargé d’Affaires of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

Moderator and speaker:

• Ms. Antonia Mulvey, Executive Director, Legal Action Worldwide.

Speakers:

• Ms. Mary Lawlor, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders,
• Family member of detained aid worker,
• M. Ramesh Rajasingham, Head and Representative of OCHA in Geneva and Director, Coordination Division,
• Ms. Pauline Chetcuti, Head of Humanitarian Advocacy and Campaigns, Oxfam International,
• Mr. Camille Gosselin, Advocacy Manager, Action Contre la Faim.

Closing remarks: 

• S.E. Mr. Julien Thöni, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.

5 minutes per intervention