QUNO Geneva addressed the Human Rights Council (HRC) under Item 3 regarding the follow-up to resolutions on the contribution of the HRC to the prevention of human rights violations (HRC 38/18 and HRC 45/31).

QUNO regretted that it was not possible to schedule the briefing by the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) as per resolution 45/31 – and looked forward to future opportunities for exchanges between the HRC and the PBC to learn from one another in efforts to address common contemporary challenges.

QUNO wished to highlight the real opportunity in such an exchange to:

• learn from each other’s experience as forums that seek to address contemporary challenges
• strengthen their respective bridging roles
• continue to identify mutual opportunities to address cross-cutting issues from a prevention perspective.

For the full statement please see below or watch the video statement delivered by Programme Assistant for Peace and Disarmament, Maya Street here.

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