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The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a new resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka, during its 60th session in Geneva.
The resolution, titled A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1, was adopted without a vote, extending the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) mandate in Sri Lanka for an additional two years.
A total of 22 countries co-sponsored the revised resolution, which aims to continue monitoring and reporting on Sri Lanka’s human rights progress. The resolution requests the OHCHR to present:
A written update at the Council’s 63rd session, and
A comprehensive report on reconciliation, accountability, and human rights at the 66th session, to be discussed through an interactive dialogue.
The United Kingdom, Canada, Malawi, Montenegro, and North Macedonia led the resolution as main sponsors, with strong backing from European nations.
Delivering the UK Core Group Statement, Kumar Iyer, the UK’s Permanent Representative to the WTO and UN, said the resolution recognizes Sri Lanka’s recent efforts and commitments toward addressing long-standing human rights issues and healing the wounds of decades-long conflict.
However, Iyer emphasized that these commitments must now be translated into concrete action to achieve lasting reconciliation.
The 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council, which began on September 8, is scheduled to conclude on October 8.
