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Mexico and the United Kingdom hold first Multilateral and Human Rights Dialogue: Joint Statement

Published 18 January 2024

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  1. On 16 January 2024, representatives of the government of the United Mexican States (“Mexico”) and the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (“the United Kingdom”) held the inaugural version of the Multilateral and Human Rights Dialogue.

  2. The Mexican delegation was led by the Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights, Joel Hernández García, who was accompanied by the Director for Human Rights and Democracy, Roberto de León Huerta; the Director General for Multilateral Strategy, Aureny Aguirre O. Sunza; the Special Representative for Emerging Technologies, Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez; the Director General for Global Affairs, Camila Zepeda; and the Coordinator for Specialised International Organisations of the UN System, Mauricio Torres Córdova.  The United Kingdom delegation was led by the Director of Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Freya Jackson, accompanied by the UK Global Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin.      

  3. Mexico and the United Kingdom discussed opportunities to strengthen our broad cooperation at the multilateral level, including in the framework of the preparatory process for the “Summit of the Future”, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, UN governance and financing, and peacekeeping.

  4. They exchanged views on current geopolitical challenges within the multilateral system and agreed on the need to reform multilateral institutions and revitalise multilateral processes to address global needs.

  5. Mexico and the United Kingdom also addressed the defence and promotion of human rights through multilateral institutions, highlighting the collaboration between the two countries in the UN Human Rights Council between January 2021 and December 2023.

  6. Mexico and the United Kingdom exchanged views on the situation of civil and political, economic, social, and cultural human rights in their respective countries. Both countries recognise the importance of the work of human rights defenders and journalists, as well as the protection of the human rights of migrants. Mexico and the UK committed to work together to address these challenges discussed.

  7. Mexico and the United Kingdom agreed to exchange good practices on gender equality, including with regard to the Women’s Foreign Policy, gender equality mainstreaming and how best to promote the rights of women and girls, both nationally and globally.

  8. Mexico and the UK agreed to hold an annual Multilateral and Human Rights Dialogue, to maintain and further strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The next high-level dialogue is expected to be held in the UK in 2025.

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