State of Israel
Ambassador Dan Gillerman
Israel joined the United Nations on May 11, 1949. Israel last served on the Commission on Human Rights from 1965 to 1970. Dan Gillerman has served as Israel’s permanent representative to the UN since January 15, 2003. The following is excerpted from Ambassador Gillerman’s March 15, 2006, speech before the UN General Assembly during debate on the adoption of the draft resolution on the Human Rights Council.Half a century after the Commission on Human Rights was established, the Secretary-General courageously initiated a painful yet necessary process to substantively reform the United Nations system and address the existing failings in the…
