Statement by India under Agenda Item 6: Adoption of UPR Outcomes of the Republic of Benin at the 53rd Session of Human Rights Council (19 June - 14 July 2023) delivered by Mr. S. Senthil Kumar, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India, Geneva, 7 July 2023
Mr. President,
India warmly welcomes the delegation of the Republic of Benin for the adoption of the report of the Working Group on its 4th cycle Universal Periodic Review.
2. The review saw substantive and constructive participation with 99 delegations taking the floor and making a total of 258 recommendations. We appreciate the constructive engagement of the delegation of the Republic of Benin during the entire review, which reflects their strong commitment to the UPR process.
3. We appreciate that as many as 224 recommendations made during the review have been accepted by the Republic of Benin, including 3 recommendations made by us.
4. While recommending the adoption of their UPR report, we congratulate the delegation of Republic of Benin on a successful review and wish them success in their efforts for implementing the accepted recommendations.
I thank you.
