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1 November 2022

Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

¡°All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.¡±

These words from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights speak to the centrality of human rights as one of the three UN pillars.

Today¡¯s crises make it even more urgent to meet the goals of the Declaration.

The international community has come a long way in the promotion, protection and fulfillment of human rights.

And the Human Rights Council is the living example of our progress.

To share with us its work, I welcome Ambassador Federico Villegas of Argentina and commend his leadership as President of the Council.

The presentation of HRC¡¯s annual report allows us to gauge how well we are living up to our ideals ¨C and, in practical terms, enhance synergies between the Council and the General Assembly.

The Council¡¯s main responsibility to ¡°promote universal respect for the protection of all human rights¡± underpins all the work we do in this Organization, and all that we dare to dream.

Peace and sustainable development can only be ensured if human rights are upheld for all people.

Excellencies,

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Les crises interreli¨¦es auquel notre monde fait face sont, au fond, des crises humaines.?

Et chaque ¨¦tat membre ¨¤ son r?le ¨¤ jouer.?

(French translation: This call must translate into action.

The interlocking crises facing our world are, at their core, human crises.

And every Member State has work to do.)?

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The gap between international standards and lived reality on the ground has significantly eroded trust that our actions will lead to better outcomes for the people and the planet.

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(Arabic translation: That experience must be changed.

I reaffirm the crucial role of the Human Rights Council in acting quickly to address emergencies that require international action, a duty it has fulfilled again this year.

I commend HRC¡¯s inclusive nature.)

By bringing a range of voices into its work ¨C victims and survivors, civil society, human rights defenders, national human rights institutions and independent experts ¨C the Council is able to target its actions and catalyse progress.

It has also shown ingenuity in exploring new areas of human rights related to the environment and climate change.

The Assembly¡¯s adoption of the resolution, last July, recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment ¨C is only the most recent example of how the Council is inspiring the work of the General Assembly.

This alignment offers a powerful message on the cusp of COP27 about the multidimensional impacts of climate change, which for all human beings, is a matter of survival.

Excellencies,

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(Russian translation: I join the Secretary-General¡¯s call to stop all acts of reprisals and intimidation against those cooperating or seeking to cooperate with the United Nations system.

In the General Assembly, we are to organize our work during this session along two tracks: crisis management and transformation.

I will do my best to ensure a human rights-based and gender responsive approach to all our activities carried out across these priorities.)

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I am proud to have convened the Platform of Women Leaders during the High-Level Week.

I also intend to keep our decisions accountable to needs on the ground by engaging with civil society.

If we do not hear their concerns today, will our decisions benefit anyone tomorrow?

Excellencies,

The immense workload of the Human Rights Council is a barometer of how our societies are doing.

I wish the Council every success as it begins the fourth cycle of its Universal Periodic Review ¨C and I encourage all Member States to engage in this unique mechanism in the spirit of cooperation.

A spirit invoked by Martin Luther King when he wrote: ¡°Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.¡±

Let us take this to heart.

Let us close the gap between standards and reality.

I thank you.