Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger

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.

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

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 Coly Seck of Senegal who had held the position in 2019.[4] Her vice-Presidents are Ambassadors Nasir Ahmad Andisha of Afghanistan, Togo's Yackoley Kokou Johnson, Mexico's Socorro Flores Liera and Slovakia's Juraj Podhorsky.[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. "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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