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HRC 50: Item 3 - Interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls
17 June, 2022

Armenia welcomes the Working group on discrimination against women and girls and thanks for its engagement with the Council. We took a careful note of the report presented by WG. Discriminatory practices such as hindering the right to education, chi
HRC 50th Session: High-Level commemorative event on the occasion of the 50th session of the Council
15 June, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative Mr. President, We have appreciated the insightful remarks of the speakers and thought-provoking interventions of the panelists. We would like to congratulate you on the impress
HRC50: Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner
14 June, 2022

Madame Vice-President, Armenia thanks High Commissioner for the leadership that she has exercised throughout her tenure, and wishes every success in all her future endeavors. We welcome OHCHR’s prioritization of prevention of genocide in its
HRC 50th Session: Item 2–ID on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the central role of the State in responding to pandemics
13 June, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary Mr. President, The COVID-19 has led to human suffering around the world, particularly in low-income and developing countries. However, it has had an even more disproportionate effect for t
An Event was Held in Bern on the Occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Switzerland
07 June, 2022

On June 7 in Bern a reception dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation took place, which was jointly organized by the Embassy of Armenia to Switzerland
"Armenia" square was inaugurated in Geneva
07 May, 2022

On 7 May 2022 in Trionex city of the Geneva area the solemn inauguration ceremony of "Armenia" Square took place in front of the Armenian Apostolic St. Hakob Church and the Armenian cultural center. The Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland Andranik H
Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Switzerland
05 May, 2022

On May 5, political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation were held in Bern. The Armenian delegation was headed by Tigran Samvelyan, Head of the European Department of the Foreign Ministry
Events to commemorate the Armenian Genocide were held in Geneva
24 April, 2022

On April 24, at the St. Hagop Armenian Apostolic Church in Geneva, a service was held by Very Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Goussan Aljanian, Locum Tenens in Switzerland, for the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. He also delivered a sermon dedicated to
Interview of H.E. Mr. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations to UN Library&Archives’ "Next Page" Podcast
14 April, 2022

On April 14, the UN Library and Archives Geneva published the interview of Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations, in its "Next Page" Podca
On Armenia’s Contribution to the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
06 April, 2022

The 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva from 28 February to 1 April 2022. It was the longest session in the history of the HRC. It was the first HRC Session in which Armenia participated as a member of the HRC Burea

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