Appointments at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council (9 September to 9 October 2024)
Application process and deadlines
Secretariat note verbale of 15 July 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Council - additional vacancy due to a resignation
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APPLICATIONS DEADLINE: 26 AUGUST 2024 (12 NOON GENEVA TIME).
To apply for the mandate of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, member from Asia-Pacific States:
- complete the online survey (https://survey.ohchr.org/421474); and
- submit the application form in Word format, which can be accessed under the specific mandate in the table below. Application forms are mandate-specific.
Candidates eligible for the vacancies in Working Groups are only nationals of States belonging to the specific regional groups for which specific vacancies have been advertised. Please refer to the list of the United Nations regional groups of Member States.
How to submit a complete application?
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Secretariat note verbale of 15 May 2024
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Call for applications for mandate holders of the Human Rights Council to be appointed at the fifty-seventh session of the Council
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The application process opened on 15 May and closed on 27 June 2024 (12 noon Geneva time). APPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED.
How to submit a complete application?
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Candidates eligible for the vacancies in Working Groups are only nationals of States belonging to the specific regional groups for which specific vacancies have been advertised. Please refer to the list of the United Nations regional groups of Member States.
General information about the selection and appointment process
Mandates and list of eligible candidates
The content, views and/or opinions included in the application forms listed below are those of the candidates only and do not reflect the views and/or opinions of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies and OHCHR are not responsible for the content of the submitted application forms, which are posted as received.
| MANDATE | LIST OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES |
|---|---|
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus | Wolfgang BENEDEK (M) Khalid CHERKAOUI SEMMOUNI* (M) Sergei GOLUBOK (M) Ryszard KOMENDA (M) Julia LAFFRANQUE (F) Nils MUIZNIEKS (M) Dethié SALL (M) |
Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, member from Western European and other States | Hatem BEN MANSOUR (M) Yvonne BRÄNDLE-AMOLO (F) Jordan BROWN (F) Vernita FORT (F) Emmanuel-Ricardo LAMOUR-BLAISE (M) Isabel MAMADOU (F) Reem MUSSA (F) Ugochukwu OBIBUAKU (M) Hugh Bankole Adediran OLAIYA (M) Maïmouna-Lise POUYE (F) Britta REDWOOD (F) Tamara THERMITUS (F) Cynthia C. UMEZULIKE (F) |
Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, member from Asia-Pacific States | Deadline for applications: 26 August 2024 |
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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.