UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk addresses the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva (Photo:Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP)

Guterres said the UN is launching a system-wide Agenda for Protection to support states in meeting their obligations to protect and promote human rights.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said this Council enters into session at a time of seismic global shocks, with conflicts battering the lives of millions of civilians and carving even deeper fault-lines across and between nations.

He urged countries, organizations, and individuals to take more decisive action than ever before.

Turk said 153 member states have issued 770 concrete pledges, alongside civil society groups, UN bodies, businesses, and others. Based on these pledges, the UN has launched a vision statement titled "Human Rights: A Path for Solutions".

Turk elaborated that it sets out eight messages to guide renewed action for peace; economies that work for people and the planet; effective governance; and guardrails for digital and scientific progress. It broadens the way we think about rights in ways that can transform societies and our global community, he added.