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                   “We support     Council  first  met  in  January  1946,  only  51  and protection, we have been of the view that
                                   States were Members of the UN. Today, there  the  human  rights  agenda  must  be  pursued
                   the view that
                                   are 193. The world has changed significantly in  in a fair manner with objectivity, respect for
                     the Human     the last 75 years. The UN, unfortunately, is still  national sovereignty and territorial integrity,

                          Right’s   stuck in 1945. The leaders of the world came  non-interference in internal affairs of States,
                                   together in 2005 and called for early reform of  non-selectivity and transparency.
                         Council
                                   the Security Council. Fifteen years have since
                          should   passed, but there has been no progress.   Our  emphasis  remains  on  both  promotion,
                      adhere to                                           that entails support for capacity building and
                                   If we look at the performance of the UN in  protection  of  human  rights,  which  is  to  be
                   its mandate,    the  last  75  years,  we  find  that  while  it  has  pursued  through  dialogue,  consultation  and

                    established    indeed  prevented  the  outbreak  of  another  consensus-building.  We  also  emphasize  the
                                   World War, it has failed to adapt itself to new  primacy of national responsibility and efforts
                         rules of
                                   challenges  and  to  a  changing  world  order.  in realization of human rights. We support the
                      procedure    An  expansion  of  the  Security  Council,  in  view that the Human Right’s Council should

                  and standard     both  the  Permanent  and  non-Permanent  adhere  to  its  mandate,  established  rules  of
                                   categories,  is  indispensable  to  making  this  procedure  and  standard  practices.  We  have
                      practices.“  body  more  representative,  legitimate  and  highlighted  the  importance  of  cooperation
                                   effective.  The  sad  reality  is  that  while  the  with  Member  States,  upon  request,  through
                                   overwhelming majority of UN Member States  capacity building, technical cooperation and
                                   firmly  supports  the  comprehensive  reform  financial assistance.
                                   of the Security Council, a handful of status-
                                   quoists have consistently opposed any change.  We advocate a holistic and integrated approach
                                   An  immediate  and  time-bound  text-based  that   emphasizes   the   interdependence,
                                   negotiation  is  critical.  That’s  what  we  have  interrelatedness, indivisibility and universality
                                   called  for  and  will  continue  to  pursue.  We  of human rights. In order to restore the balance
                                   will  be  working  with  like-minded  partners  between  political  and  civil  rights  vis-à-vis
                                   and look at options to overcome the obstacles  economic,  social  and  cultural  rights,  India
                                   in our pursuit of this goal. India is not just a  has  been  emphasizing  the  full  and  effective
                                   member of the G4, it is also a core member of  enjoyment of economic and social rights and
                                   the L69, a group of developing countries from  the Right to Development.
                                   Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.
                                                                          India has affirmed the interrelationship between
                                   India  represents  the  voice  of  one-sixth  development,  human  rights,  democracy,  and
                                   of  humanity  and  has  always  championed  international cooperation. As a member of the
                                   the  cause  of  the  developing  world.  As  a  Human Rights Council, we aim to bring in a
                                   country that has always believed in dialogue,  pluralistic, moderate and balanced perspective
                                   committed to rule of law and championed a  to straddle various divides or differences that
                                   fair and equitable world order, India can offer  exist in the Council. Our democratic credentials,
                                   an alternative voice and vision to global peace  multi-ethnic, multi-religious, multilingual and
                                   and  security.  Within  the  Council,  India  will  multicultural nature makes us an ideal country
                                   not only be a bridge-builder, but our presence  to adopt this approach.
                                   will  also  bring  much-needed  credibility  and
                                   transparency to Council deliberations.  The  human  rights  agenda  continues  to  face
                                                                          severe challenges, most of all from terrorism.
                                   India is the world’s biggest democracy and  The  ongoing  pandemic  has  aggravated
                                   your  country  is  an  active  member  of  the  the  challenges  faced  by  the  countries  in
                                   Human  Right’s  Council.  What  are  your  implementing their human rights obligations.
                                   priorities in this field, generally, and for this  At  the  same  time,  the  Council,  like  other
                                   year, in particular?                   multilateral  institutions  and  mechanisms,
                                   While India remains committed to upholding  needs to be reformed to be able to deal with
                                   basic human rights and their global promotion  the contemporary challenges effectively.


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