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High-level policy segment of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region
06 April, 2022

Mr․ President, It is an honor and a privilege to address the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development agenda is of particular importance to Armenia. It is a landlocked developing country that aspires to build a modern,
Interview of Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations and other international organizations, to the "UN Today" magazine
01 April, 2022

Your Excellency, can you please tell us a bit more about yourself? Why did you decide to become a diplomat? My decision was not a matter of choice, but of devotion and inspiration. In the mid-1990s, as I was learning Arabic at the Cairo University,
General Comment on the draft resolution Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatization of, and discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against, person based on religion or belief
01 April, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, Armenia finds both the subject and content of this resolution extremely important for the global multilateral cooperation. Armenia communicated two years ago to a
General comment on the draft resolution Recognizing the contribution of human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders, in conflict and post-conflict situations, to the enjoyment and realization of human rights
01 April, 2022

President, Armenia thanks Norway for presenting the resolution on the human rights defenders. As a traditional co-sponsor of the resolution both in this Council and the General Assembly, we welcome the thematic focus of this Draft on human rights d
HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide: Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative
31 March, 2022

31 March 2022 HRC 49th Session: Item 3 – A/HRC/49/L.11 Introductory Statement on the draft resolution Prevention of Genocide Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, It is an honor to pres
Explanation of vote before the vote on the draft Resolution “Ensuring equitable, affordable, timely and universal access for all countries to vaccines in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic”
31 March, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative President, A year ago, during the deliberations on the previous iteration of this resolution Armenia expressed reservation on one of its preambular paragraphs. Our co
HRC 49th Session: Decisions and conclusions: General comment on the draft resolution L.8 Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage
31 March, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative President, Armenia attaches great importance to this resolution, which addresses a very important and pertinent issue both from the perspective of the international human
HRC 49th Session: Decisions and conclusions: Explanation of vote before the vote on the draft resolution L.6 The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
31 March, 2022

Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Ambassador, Permanent Representative President, Armenia knows firsthand how the UCMs exacerbate the challenges of economic and social development. We have a landlocked nation that also suffers from t
HRC 49: Debate in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Theme: Voices for action against racism: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
28 March, 2022

28 March 2022 HRC 49: Debate in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Theme: Voices for action against racism Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary Mr. President, Armenia
HRC 49th Session: General Debate under Agenda Item 9 – Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance Delivered by Ms. Armine Petrosyan, Second Secretary
28 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks High Commissioner for her report. Armenia has continuously reported to this Council on appalling instances of racism, xenophobia and related intolerance practiced by Azerbaijan specifically against ethnic Armenians. Such p

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