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Arrivals of the United Nations Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres and UNOG Director General Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, and high-level dignitaries at the Palais des Nations in Geneva this morning for the opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council .
More information on: https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/regular-sessions/session52/regular-session
https://hrcmeetings.ohchr.org/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/52/Pages/High-level%20segment.aspx
- Arrival of UN SG Mr. António Guterres and UNOG Director General Ms. Tatiana Valovaya
- UNOG Director General Ms. Tatiana Valovaya greeting Mr Ignazio Cassis, Swiss Foreign Minister - Chef du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la Confédération suisse
- Arrival of Mr. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Président de la République démocratique du Congo
- Arrival of Mr. Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro
- President of the 77th session of the General Assembly Mr. Csaba Kőrösi
- Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr. António Guterres
- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Volker Türk
- Host country Mr. Ignazio Cassis, Chef du Département fédéral des Affaires étrangères de la Confédération suisse
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Mr. Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Président de la République démocratique du Congo
- Mr. Milo Đukanović, President of Montenegro
- Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego, President of Colombia
High-Level dignitaries:
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