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58th Human Rights Council Opening Arrivals - 24 February 2025
High-level representatives of the UN and its Member States arriving at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to attend the world's top human rights forum. (see shotlist tab for details)
00:00:03:03
Jürg Lauber, President of the United Nations Human Rights Council
00:00:14:10
Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
00:00:27:03
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
00:00:51:18
Philémon Yang, President of the United Nations General Assembly
00:01:14:20
Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
00:01:32:14
H.E. Mr. Maxim Ryzhenkov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belarus
00:01:48:07
H.E. Mr. Edil Baisalov, Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
00:02:06:19
H.E. Ms. Macaé Evaristo, Minister of Human Rights and Citizenship of Brazil
00:02:15:01
H.E. Ms. Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
00:02:30:21
S.E. Mme. Imma Tor Faus, Ministre des Affaires étrangères d'Andorre
00:02:44:24
S.E. M. Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Ministre des Relations extérieures du Cameroun
00:02:58:09
H.E. Mr. Timcho Mucunski, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of North Macedonia (on the left)
00:03:07:06
H.E. Mr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya
00:03:19:03
S.E. Mme. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Premier Ministre, Cheffe du Gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo
00:03:26:13
H.E. Mr. Alberto Van Klaveren, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Chile
00:03:37:11
H.E. Mr. Sugiono, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
00:03:45:01
H.E. Ms. Maka Botchorishvili, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia
00:03:53:07
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait (on the left)
00:04:01:03
H.E Mr. Ervin Ibrahimović, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Montenegro
00:04:07:15
H.E. Mr. Ronald Ozzy Lamola, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa
00:04:15:00
H.E. Mr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain
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