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Appointments at the 48th session of the Human Rights Council (13 September to 11 October 2021)

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PRESIDENT’S LIST of 17 September 2021, approved by the Human Rights Council on 11 October 2021 – all three mandates
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PRESIDENT’S LIST of 30 August 2021, approved by the Human Rights Council on 11 October 2021 – mandates on cultural rights and on transnational corporations and other business enterprises
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President’s letter of 6 September 2021 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:

ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RELATING TO THE VACANCIES OF MANDATE HOLDERS TO BE APPOINTED AT THE FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - MANDATE ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT [ Word | PDF ]

President's letter of 17 August 2021 [ Word | PDF ] transmitting:

REPORT OF THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL RELATING TO THE VACANCIES OF MANDATE HOLDERS TO BE APPOINTED AT THE FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL – MANDATES ON CULTURAL RIGHTS AND ON TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND OTHER BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
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Application processes and deadlines

Secretariat note verbale of 28 June 2021
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Call for applications for the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from Latin American and Caribbean States (additional vacancy)
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Note: This is an unforeseen vacancy due to the resignation of the current mandate holder.

The application process for the Working Group mandate only opened on 28 June and closed on 10 August 2021 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.


Secretariat note verbale of 30 April 2021
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the forty-eighth session of the Council
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The application process for the following mandates opened on 30 April and closed on 11 June 2021 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED:

1. Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights
2. Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, member from Latin American and Caribbean States

General information about the selection and appointment process

Frequently asked questions

Nomination, Selection and Appointment of Mandate Holders

Mandates and list of candidates

MANDATE LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES

Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights

Human Rights Council resolution 46/9

Loujayn ALHOKAIL (F)
Saudi Arabia

Kristen CARPENTER (F)
United States of America

Pablo Francisco CORRAL VEGA (M)
Ecuador

Maurizio CUSIMANO (M)
Italy

Edmundo DE WERNA (M)
Brazil

Basma EL HUSSEINY (F)
Egypt

Erika FLORES DÉLEON (F)
Mexico

Suraya Imran GOONOO (F)
Mauritius

Rhonda GRIFFITHS (F)
New Zealand

Véronique GUÈVREMONT (F)
Canada

Jayashree GUPTA (F)
India

Stephanie LAULHÉ SHAELOU (F)
Cyprus

Mikel MANCISIDOR (M)
Spain

Maider MARAÑA (F)
Spain

Alejandro NEYRA (M)
Peru

Gervais NZOA (M)
Cameroon

Jordi PASCUAL I RUIZ (M)
Spain

Alison PHIPPS (F)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Eleni POLYMENOPOULOU (F)
Greece

Ricardo III SUNGA (M)
Philippines

Ana Filipa VRDOLJAK (F)
Croatia

APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER
Alexandra XANTHAKI (F)
Greece

Mehdi ZAKERIAN (M)
Islamic Republic of Iran

Yanqun ZHAO (F)
China

Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from Latin American and Caribbean States

Human Rights Council resolution 45/24

Ana Paula BARRETO (F)
Brazil

Maxine CLARKE (F)
Jamaica

Mauricio COITIÑO (M)
Uruguay

Natanael DOS SANTOS (M)
Brazil

Ana Lucia de los Milagros MOSQUERA ROSADO (F)
Peru

Pastor Elías MURILLO MARTÍNEZ (M)
Colombia

Madoda NTAKA (M)
Argentina

Angela Yesenia OLAYA REQUENE (F)
Colombia

Carlos QUESADA (M)
Costa Rica

APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER
Barbara G. REYNOLDS (F)
Guyana

Roberlaine RIBEIRO JORGE (M)
Brazil

Andrea ROMAOLI GARCIA (F)
Brazil

Olivia SMITH (F)
Barbados

Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, member from Latin American and Caribbean States

Human Rights Council resolution 44/15

Vag-Lan BORGES (M)
Brazil

Humberto CANTÚ RIVERA (M)
Mexico

Winston DOOKERAN (M)
Trinidad and Tobago

APPOINTED MANDATE HOLDER
Fernanda HOPENHAYM (F)
Mexico

Danielle Anne PAMPLONA (F)
Brazil

José Rafael UNDA (M)
Colombia


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Should the appointee to any of the mandates be a person with a disability, the United Nations would be obliged to ensure reasonable accommodation for the mandate holder in the implementation of his/her mandate. This may include provisions for the mandate holder to be accompanied during official travels by a personal assistant, and/or for additional conference services (such as sign language interpretation) in respect of meetings in which the mandate holder participates.