The Council adopted resolutions on the human rights situation in Ukraine, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Belarus, Syria, Iran, Myanmar, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mali and South Sudan.

At the session, which began on 26 February 2024, States addressed a wide range of issues, including the human rights situation in Ukraine, Belarus, Syria, Iran, Myanmar, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mali and South Sudan. The session was particularly marked by the conflict in the Middle East, including human rights violations in Gaza and the West Bank. During the session, Slovenia supported efforts to address the Palestinian issue in various ways, including by co-sponsoring resolutions on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the tenth anniversary of the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, the death of Alexei Navalny and the presidential elections in Russia also had a significant impact on the dynamics of this year's session. We welcome the Council's decision to extend the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine.

Members of the Slovenian delegation actively participated in various debates and consultations on the resolutions. At the start of the session, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon addressed the Council in a video message. During the annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, a representative of the Slovenian National Children's Parliament spoke on behalf of Slovenian children.

Slovenia and two groups of countries introduced a resolution on extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment and a resolution on the rights of minorities, both of which were adopted unanimously, confirming Slovenia's strong engagement and unifying role in the Council.

Slovenia took the floor in discussions with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and on the environment, minorities, human rights defenders, and children and armed conflict. At the annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities and the high-level panel on the full and effective community inclusion of persons with disabilities, Slovenia acted as Chair of the Ottawa Convention Victims Assistance Committee. On behalf of Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, Slovenia called for the prevention of violence against children and, together with Austria and Croatia, for the improvement of the situation of persons with disabilities.

In several of its interventions, Slovenia highlighted the human rights situation in specific geographical areas, including the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Sudan, Myanmar and Haiti.

On the margins of the session, Slovenia co-organised a high-level side event on gender equality in UN leadership for an effective and inclusive multilateral system and an event on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment. As co-chair with Germany of the informal Group of Friends of the Rights of the Child, Slovenia hosted a meeting of the Group’s ambassadors with the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative on Violence against Children. The Group currently comprises more than 50 States.