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report on implementing the International
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms In his Address to the Nation on September
of Racial Discrimination in April this year. 1, 2022, President Tokayev outlined several
major initiatives, including limiting the
Kazakhstan has engaged with all Member States president’s mandate to one term of seven years
through the Universal Periodic Review and and calling for early presidential elections on
accepted 214 out of the 245 recommendations November 20, 2022, as well as elections to
given during the 2019 UPR cycle. The country Mazhilis (lower house of parliament) and
is constructively working with the UN Office Maslikhats (local representative bodies) in the
of the High Commissioner on Human Rights first half of 2023.
and the Special Procedures, to whom “a
standing invitation” was extended. The upcoming elections will showcase the
results of New Kazakhstan reforms to simplify
It is symbolic that in the year when Kazakhstan and ease the process for registration of political
celebrates the 30th anniversary of joining the parties, and the renewed commitment to
United Nations, the country for the second pluralism.
time in history became a member of the As reforms continue, the country becomes
UN Human Rights Council for 2022-2024. more robust and eager to take on the modern
Following this decision, the state has pledged challenges.
to promote gender equality, universal abolition
of death penalty, and freedom of religion and
belief, among other things.

In the Council, the Permanent Mission of
Kazakhstan has organized a series of events,
including the interactive exhibition “Ordinary
Objects” at the Palais des Nations and a side
event on the abolition of death penalty, which
gathered participants from all regions of the
world. The delegation of Kazakhstan has
become vocal in the Council, representing the
Central Asian region.

More remains to be done, and Kazakhstan is Tapestries by Kazakh designer
determined to take an active stance in terms of Ms. Batima Zaurbekova embellish the
promoting multilateralism, open development Kazakh Room at the Palais des Nations.
and protecting human rights.

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