We commend #Gambia's decision to uphold the ban on Female Genital Mutilation, reaffirming its commitments to human rights, gender equality, & protecting the health & well-being of girls and women - @UNHumanRights Chief @volker_turk together with Heads of UN agencies
Today with The Gambia, we highlighted the crucial importance of mental health care as both a public health and human rights imperative. Trauma survivors need equal access to mental health care, particularly for gender-based violence. @GMGenevaMission@mkah https://t.co/2dyC74PDyS
“It is urgent that we devise ways to counter warmongering, fear and the illogic of escalating hatred and hostility.”
— @UNHumanRights chief @volker_turk calls on the international community to regain a mindset of peace. https://t.co/NdH58Xi6W1
I am humbled and grateful to accept the 2024 African Prize for Peace. This award signifies the resilience and dedication of Gambians, and other Africans in promoting peace, stability, and human dignity.
Here are the 47 members of the @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council in 2024:
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Delighted to meet with our long-standing partners from @GMGenevaMission today. The Gambia 🇬🇲 continues to show leadership on #transitional#justice and accountability both at home and abroad. We look forward to continue our fruitful collaboration!
At the opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, the Permanent Representative of the Gambia, Ambassador Muhammadou M.O. Kah requested a moment's silence for the victims of the earthquake in #Syria and #Turkiye.
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"Human rights are not the luxury that can be left until we find a solution to the world's other problems. Human rights ARE the solution to many of the world's problems." - @antonioguterres🇺🇳
#HRC52 starts w/1 minute silence for victims of earthquake in Türkiye & Syria - @mkah🇬🇲
The Human Rights Council has re-elected Ambassador Muhammadou M.O. Kah, Permanent Representative of The #Gambia in Geneva, to serve as one of four vice presidents in 2023.
Rada OSN pro lidská práva 🇺🇳 dnes zvolila vedení pro rok 2023.
Předsedou se stal Václav Bálek za Českou republiku 🇨🇿!
Místopředsednické posty budou zastávat představitelé Bolívie, Gambie, Lucemburska a Malediv.
Today we commemorate the International Day of the #Disappeared . This day bears great significance to us as a country in light of the string of enforced disappearances that took place between July 1994 and December 2016. #IDVED
Yesterday we invited @FLAGambia to educate our female staff about the laws governing womens’ rights in The Gambia. It was indeed a very interesting and informative session. Thank you to lawyers @bafoujeng88 & Sasum Sillah for coming and sharing with us.
The Human Rights Council has elected Muhammadou Kah (@mkah) , Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the #Gambia, as a vice-president of the Council until 31 December 2022.