UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, addresses participants at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, congratulates the Ambassador of Mexico, Luis Alfonso de Alba, as newly elected President of the UN Human Rights Council.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, addresses participants at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate in 2004, at the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

A musical performance of the Jonas Singers et Petit Chanteurs of Saint-Pierre's Cathedral (Geneva) choir during the inauguration of the UN Human Rights Council.

Micheline Calmy-Rey, Federal Councillor, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, host country of the UN Human Rights Council.

View of the Assemby Hall during the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

View of the Assemby Hall during the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, President of the UN Human Rights Council, Mexican Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

View of the podium at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, addresses participants at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, addresses participants at the inauguration of the First Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour at the presentation of her report before the Human Rights Council. To her right, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Right, Mehr Khan Williams, to her left Ambassador of Mexico Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the UN Human Rights Council

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour addresses her report to the Human Rights Council

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Right Mehr Khan Williams (left)

General view of participants at the First Session of the Human Rights Council.

Delegates at the First Session of the Human Rights Council.

General view of Human Rights Council from above.

View of the podium

Ambassador of Mexico Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the UN Human Rights Council

General view of the Human Rights Council from above

General view of participants at Human Rights Council

Partial view of participants at Human Rights Council

General view of delegates at Human Rights Council

Partial view of participants at Human Rights Council

View of the Human Rights Council from the podium

View of the Human Rights Council from the podium

From left to right, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Right Mehr Khan Williams and High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Right Mehr Khan Williams

From left to right, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, Ambassador of Mexico Luis Alfonso de Alba, Human Rights Council President, and the Secretary of the Human Rights Council, Eric Tistounet

High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, Ambassador of Mexico Luis Alfonso de Alba, Human Rights Council President, and the Secretary of the Human Rights Council, Eric Tistounet, celebrate the adoption of a resolution

Delegates celebrate the adoption of a resolution at the Human Rights Council

Delegates celebrate adoption of a resolution at the Human Rights Council

Partial view of Human Rights Council at the Assembly Hall.

View of the podium.

General view of Human Rights Council from the back of the Assembly Hall.

View of the podium with the UN emblem above.

Angle view of Human Rights Council at the Assembly Hall.

Angle view of Human Rights Council at the Assembly Hall.

Special session - 6 July 2006

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mehr Khan Williams and High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour.

General view of Human Rights Council from the back of the Assembly Hall.

Ambassador of Mexico Luis Alfonso de Alba, President of the UN Human Rights Council.