General Comments by India on Consideration of the Resolution on ‘Strengthening the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council’ at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February, 2022 – 1 April. 2022), delivered by Mr. Senthil Kumar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, (Geneva, 1st April, 2022) General Comments by India on Consideration of the Resolution on ‘Strengthening the Voluntary Techn..
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General Comments by India on Consideration of the Resolution on ‘Strengthening the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council’ at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February, 2022 – 1 April. 2022), delivered by Mr. Senthil Kumar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, (Geneva, 1st April, 2022)

General Comments by India on Consideration of the Resolution on ‘Strengthening the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council’ at the 49th Session of the Human Rights Council (28 February, 2022 – 1 April. 2022), delivered by Mr. Senthil Kumar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, (Geneva, 1st April,  2022)

 

Mr. President,

We welcome this important initiative on strengthening the Voluntary technical assistance trust fund to support the participation of LDCs and SIDS in the work of this Council.

India shares excellent diplomatic relations with Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as well as with the Least Developed Countries (LDCs and strongly in strengthening the capacities of the delegations from LDCs and SIDs to ensure their universal and meaningful participation in the Human Rights Council. With a view to achieve this goal, we supported the proposal to set up a SIDS/LDCs Trust Fund and have been a regular donor to the fund. At its 10th anniversary, we believe that the Trust fund has gone a long way in facilitating participation of SIDS/LDCs in proceedings of the Human Rights Council (HRC).

India has been assisting SIDS partners to combat COVID-19 under the India-UN Development Partnership Fund, which was established in 2017 to provide for assistance to developing countries including LDCs, LLDCs & SIDS for projects that contribute to the attainment of SDGs. In 2019, India allocated a USD 26 million grant to CARICOM and PSIDS for high impact developmental projects in the areas of their choice.  .

At the recent COP26 summit in Glasgow, India along with partner countries launched a new initiative called Infrastructure for Resilient Island States (IRIS), which is a dedicated initiative co-curated by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) partners to promote resilient, sustainable, and inclusive infrastructure development in SIDS.

Mr. President,

India remains committed and will continue to partner with LDCs and SIDS in a range of priority areas.

Thank you, Mr. President.