LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund beneficiaries

Biographies of the LDCs/SIDS delegates that participated in past Human Rights Council sessions:

*Without Permanent Mission in Geneva

**Without Permanent Mission in Geneva at the time of participation

Biographies of the LDCs/SIDS fellows that participated in past Fellowship programmes:

• In 2023 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 5 fellows from:
  Angola, the Bahamas, Kiribati*, Madagascar and Maldives
• In 2020 no Fellowship Programme was organized due to COVID 19
• In 2019 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 6 fellows from:
  Angola, Marshall Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis*, Saint Lucia*, Tanzania and Uganda
• In 2018 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 2 fellows from:
  Afghanistan and Bhutan
• In 2017 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 5 fellows from:
  Cambodia, Malawi, Marshall Islands*, Mauritania and Samoa*
• In 2016 no Fellowship Programme was organized due to the lack of funding.
• In 2015 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 6 fellows from:
  Bahamas, Nepal, Rwanda, Saint Lucia*, Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands*
• In 2014 the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund supported 2 fellows from:
  Barbados and Tuvalu

*Without Permanent Mission in Geneva

2023

53^rd Human Rights Council Session

• Joint statement delivered by Diambéré Sylla (Mali), on behalf of 13 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates, during Item 3: Panel discussion on the negative impact of climate change on the full realization on the right to food -- 03 July 2023
• Joint statement delivered by Annelies Shirley Agwense (Suriname), on behalf of 13 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates, during Item 10 Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the report of the HC on the way forward to improve technical cooperation and Capacity-Building in the field of Human Rights -- 11 July 2023

52^nd Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Athea Jones (Trinidad and Tobago), on behalf of 14 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates, during the general debate under item 6 (Universal Periodic Review) – 27 March 2023
• Joint statement delivered by Inès Hadonou Toffoun (Benin), on behalf of 14 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates, during the general debate under item 10 (Technical assistance and capacity-building) – 3 April 2023

2022

51^st Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Ugyen Dorji (Bhutan), on behalf of 14 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates – during the general debate under item 6 (Universal Periodic Review) – 30 September 2022
• Joint statement delivered by Makini M. Barrow (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), on behalf of 15 LDCs/SIDS beneficiary delegates – during the general debate under item 10 (Technical assistance and capacity-building) – 6 October 2022

50^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Hobinirina Nomenjanahary Andriamifidy (Madagascar) on behalf of 10 LDCs/SIDS delegates, during the annual thematic panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building – 4 July 2022, Geneva

49^th Human Rights Council session

No joint statement was delivered at this session as only one LDCs/SIDS delegate participated due to COVID-19 restrictions.

2021

48^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Bafou Jeng (Gambia) on behalf of 16 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 7 October 2021, Geneva, Item 10
• Joint statement delivered by Diénéba Diakite (Mali) on behalf of some African beneficiaries LDCs/SIDS – 7 October 2021, Geneva, Item 10
• Joint statement delivered by Reshma Janice Alladin (Suriname) on behalf of LDCs/SIDS delegate – 7 October 2021, Geneva, Item 10
• Joint statement delivered by Bwalya Mwansa Salamu (Zambia) on behalf of 5 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 7 October 2021, Geneva, Item 10
• Joint statement delivered by Lethunya Khutlang (Lesotho) on behalf of 16 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 27 September 2021, Geneva, Item 3

47^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by DeAndra Cartwright (Bahamas) on behalf of 3 LDCs/SIDS delegates, during the annual thematic panel discussion on technical cooperation and capacity-building – 12 July 2021, Geneva

46^th Human Rights Council session

Due to the travel restrictions imposed by the COVID 19 pandemic, the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund could not support participation of LDCs/SIDS delegates at HRC46 (February-March 2021).

2020

No joint statements delivered. Due the Covid 19 pandemic the HRC43 beneficiary delegates were not able to attend the resumed HRC43 session.
No LDCs/SIDS delegates were able to participate in HRC44 and HRC45 sessions

2019

42^nd Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Cabral Laureano (Angola) on behalf of 11 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 26 September 2019, Geneva
• Join statement delivered by Lucy Darabe Diganyeck (United Republic of Tanzania) on behalf of African SIDS/LDCs beneficiaries – 26 September 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Sheldon Henry (Saint Kitts and Nevis) on behalf of CARICOM SIDS/LDCs beneficiaries, on the “Integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council” – 23 September 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Lois Kapeza (Zambia) on behalf of African LDCs/SIDS delegates, on the “integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council” – 23 September 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Zizi Aiyana Pitcairn (Saint Lucia) on behalf of 10 LDCs/SIDS delegates, on the “integration of gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council” – 23 September 2019, Geneva

41^st Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Mam Ndeban Jobe (The Gambia) on behalf of 15 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 10 July 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Angelika Hillebrandt (The Bahamas) on behalf of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the Commonwealth of Dominica – 10 July 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Melissa Morgan (Dominica) on behalf of 15 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 5 July 2019, Geneva
• Joint statement delivered by Christiana Detenamo (Nauru) on behalf of 15 LDCs/SIDS delegates, on “Climate change and Women” – 28 June 2019, Geneva

40^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Marissa Toomata (Samoa) on behalf of 6 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 21 March 2019, Geneva
• Joint Statement Delivered by Sally Ann de Brum (Marshall Islands) on behalf of the LDCs/SIDS delegates, on the “Universal Periodic Review” – 15 March 2019, Geneva

2018

39^th Human Rights council session

• Statement delivered by Losaline Toe (Tuvalu) , during the “concluding remarks by States or other stakeholders” – 27 September 2018, Geneva
• Déclaration conjointe lue par Saidou Dogon Guida (Niger) au nom des 5 délégués du Fonds d’affectation spéciale pour les PMA et les PEID – 27 septembre 2018, Genève
• Joint Statement delivered by Dechen Wangmo (Kingdom of Bhutan) on behalf of 2 LDCs/SIDS fellows – 27 September 2018, Geneva

38^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint Statement delivered by Asha Sungkur Daby (Mauritius) on behalf of 8 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 5 July 2018, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Natasha B. Museba (Republic of Zambia) on behalf of 8 LDCs/SIDS delegates –2 July 2018, Geneva

37^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint Statement delivered by Maureen Hyman (Antigua and Barbuda) on behalf of 12 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 22 March 2018, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Charice Rolle (Commonwealth of the Bahamas) on behalf of the LDCs/SIDS delegates – 20 March 2018, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Agnes A. Oswaha (Republic of South Sudan) on behalf of 12 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 19 March 2018, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Westford S. Joseph (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) on behalf of the Caribbean LCDs/SIDS delegates, on the “Report of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment” – 5 March 2018, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Ram Babu Dhakal (Nepal) on behalf of 12 LDCs/SIDS delegates, on the “70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 25th Anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action” – 28 February 2018, Geneva

2017

36^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint Statement delivered by Elizabeth Tagi (Samoa) on behalf of 8 LDCs/SIDS delegates and fellows – 22 September 2017, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Maximiliano Ruiz (Belize) on behalf of 8 LDCs/SIDS delegates and fellows – 27 September 2017, Geneva

35^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint statement delivered by Shearlyn Joseph (The Commonwealth of Dominica) on behalf of 7 delegates – 21 June 2017, Geneva
• Statement delivered by Amirou Diawara (Guinea) on behalf of 7 LDCs delegates, on the occasion of the reception hosted by H.E. Elisabeth Laurin, Permanent Representative of France in honour of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund – 20 June 2017, Résidence de France, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Mark Eldad Mulwambo (United Republic of Tanzania) on behalf of 7 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 16 June 2017
• Statement delivered by Shearlyn Joseph (The Commonwealth of Dominica) on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, on the brochure launch & panel discussion “Beyond the 100% participation of CARICOM at the HRC - Opportunities and Challenges for the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund” – 16 June 2017, Geneva
• Statement delivered by Gayethri Murugaiyan Pillay (Seychelles) on behalf of 7 LDCs/SIDS delegates, on the occasion of the reception hosted by H.E. Ildefonso Castro, Spanish Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, celebrating the adoption of resolution 34/30 “Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council” – 13 June 2017, Geneva

34^th Human Rights Council session

• Joint Statement delivered by Thinlay Norbu (Kingdom of Bhutan) on behalf of 11 LDCs/SIDS delegates – 22 March 2017, Geneva
• Statement delivered by Shae-Alicia Lewis (Jamaica) on behalf of 11 LDCs/SIDS delegates, at a HRC43 side event, on the launch of the brochure “Commemorating the 5th anniversary of the LDCs/SIDS Trust Fund” – 16 March 2017, Geneva
• Statement delivered by Norleen Oliver (Federated States of Micronesia) on behalf of 11 LDCs/SIDS beneficiaries, at a HRC43 side event sponsored by the Permanent Missions of France, Morocco, the Maldives and Italy – 9 March 2017, Geneva
• Remarks by Fred Sarufa, Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Papua New Guinea to the United Nations in New York , at the High-Level Meeting of the Group of Friends of the SIDS on behalf of the 11 LDCs/SIDS beneficiaries – 28 February 2017, Geneva

2016

32nd Human Rights Council – First HRC session with universal participation

• Historic joint statement made by SIDS and LDCs without Permanent Mission in Geneva, on the occasion of the “10th anniversary of the Human Rights Council” – 27 June 2016, Geneva
• Joint Statement delivered by Jasmina Giouba (Nauru) on behalf of the SIDS delegates, on the “Universal Periodic Review” – 27 June 2016, Geneva