Switzerland takes the chair of the human rights council from today.
Commentators point out it is at one of the most complex times as the post World War 2 multilateral system is under tremendous pressure.
In addition to Ukraine, there’s Palestine, Afghanistan and a slew of other issues across the world.
At the same time, the Russians are not members and the Americans are slashing international budgets.
The Swiss Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Jürg Lauber will take the chair. The Swiss Foreign minister, Ignazio Cassis, will make a speech at the opening of the 58th session later today.
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