Members of the Human Rights Council,

Our world is growing, evolving, and improving, yet it is also being destroyed, plagued, and forgotten. It is a world of silenced voices and broken lives, of communities erased by persecution and the most vulnerable oppressed by violence. Across the globe, these crises share one devastating truth: the denial of humanity by those most in need of protection.
 

It is up to our generation to take control of a future that feels already written and rewrite it with courage, empathy, and conviction. Your place in this council allows you to transform words into change, to bring your ideas, passion, and determination into action. Every moment you spend here carries the responsibility of saving lives, giving hope, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves.
 

You, as members of the Human Rights Council, carry the sacred duty of turning dialogue into deliverance. Through your compassion, collaboration, and persistence, this council can show the world what it means to defend dignity where it is least protected.
 

History has shown us that human rights are not preserved by words alone. They are upheld through courage, unity, and the refusal to give up when the world looks away. Each of you has the ability to shape outcomes that reach far beyond this room, creating a future where persecution is opposed, women and children are protected, and every community, however silenced, is promised a chance to rise again.
 

Let this council be proof that even in the darkest corners of the world, humanity can still prevail when conviction meets action.
 

Sincerely,
Farah Zureikat
President of the Human Rights Council