Hilale will undertake jointly with the Swiss ambassador, also co-facilitator of this process, consultations with member states, in New York and Geneva, as well as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other relevant stakeholders.

The two co-facilitators will submit, by next September, a report to the President of the UN General Assembly, setting out recommendations to be examined, in order to take the appropriate measures to strengthen and improve the effective functioning of the human rights treaty bodies.

The choice of Morocco is a recognition of the Kingdom’s advances and achievements in the field of human rights, under the leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

It also reflects the seriousness and credibility of Morocco within the international community, which considers the Kingdom as a moderate interlocutor, capable of federating positions and generating compromises.

Hilale has an extensive multilateral experience, particularly in the area of ​​human rights. He has assumed several UN responsibilities in this regard, including the chairmanship of the 3rd Committee of the UN General Assembly in charge of social, humanitarian and human rights issues, as well as the chairmanship of the humanitarian affairs segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

The human rights treaty bodies are committees of independent experts that monitor implementation of the core international human rights treaties.