Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger

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Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger
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Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger (2020)
Born1957
NationalityAustria
Known forChair of United Nations Human Rights Council
Predecessor

Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, or Elisabeth Fisslberger, (born 1957) is an Austrian lawyer, translator and diplomat who was the chair (the first Austrian) of the United Nations Human Rights Council from 2019 until 2020.

Early life and education[]

Tichy-Fisslberger was born in Vienna in 1957. She studied law at the University of Vienna whilst also studying French and Spanish translation. She gained a scholarship to study in Belgium at the Université catholique de Louvain.[1]

Career[]

Tichy-Fisslberger was elected chair of the United Nations Human Rights Council in December 2019 to serve in 2020.[2] The Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alexander Schallenberg, noted that her appointment was a recognition of her country's human rights efforts. She was the first Austrian to hold this position in the United Nations.[3] She took over the position from of Senegal who had held the position in 2019.[4] Her vice-Presidents are Ambassadors of Afghanistan, Togo's , Mexico's Socorro Flores Liera and Slovakia's .[4]

Other activities[]

References[]

  1. ^ "TICHY-FISSLBERGER, Elisabeth". www.da-vienna.ac.at. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  2. ^ Nick Cumming-Bruce (November 29, 2020), Leadership of U.N. Human Rights Body Becomes Proxy Battle for World Powers New York Times.
  3. ^ Uhr, 17 09; Dezember 2019, 06 (2019-12-06). "Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger: Österreicherin neue Präsidentin des UNO-Menschenrechtsrates". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-19.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "OHCHR | Human Rights Council Elects Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger of Austria as its President for 2020". www.ohchr.org. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  5. ^ Members International Gender Champions (IGC).


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