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HRC 54th Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
15 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, Armenia has been facing UCMs almost since its independence. Azerbaijan has blocked land borders with Armenia to exert pressure for political
54 HRC - Biennial panel on unilateral coercive measures
14 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, The unilateral coercive measures are implemented continuously to create unbearable conditions for the people with the sole purpose of
HRC 54 Session: Item 2: General debate: Right of reply to the statement delivered by Azerbaijan
14 September, 2023

HRC 54 Session: Item 2: General debate: Right of reply to the statement delivered by Azerbaijan Delivered by Ms Hrachuhi KATVALYAN, Deputy Permanent Representative President, Armenia requested the floor to exercise its right of reply to Azerbaija
HRC 54th Session: Item 3 - Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
14 September, 2023

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer Mr. President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for the presentation of his report. We agree with the SR that restoration of good condition of the aquatic ecosystems is essential
HRC 54rd Session: Item 2: General Debate
13 September, 2023

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative Mr. President, At the outset I would like to extend my appreciation to all those States that reflected on the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and its implication on the
HRC 54st Session Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non- recurrence
13 September, 2023

President, Armenia warmly welcomes SR Fabian Salvioli and thanks for the reports. We commend the SR for his participation and contribution to the Fourth Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide convened in Armenia. We concur with the SR th
UN experts urge Azerbaijan to lift Lachin corridor blockade and end humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh
07 August, 2023

A group of UN experts* today expressed alarm over the ongoing blockade of the Lachin corridor by Azerbaijan, which has led to a dire humanitarian crisis in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The blockade, obstructing the sole road connecting Nagorno-Ka
Phone conversation between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and ICRC President
01 August, 2023

On August 1, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a telephone conversation with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mirjana Spoljaric Egger. The interlocutors discussed the humanitarian crisis res
Armenia’s participation to the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council
24 July, 2023

The 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva from June 19 to July 14, 2023. Interactive dialogues and panel discussions focused on the pivotal issues such as the prevention of genocide, rights of women and girls, issues
HRC 53rd Session: Item 9: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance
10 July, 2023

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for the presentation. The prohibition of racial discrimination is a peremptory norm of public international law and all human beings, by virtue of

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