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HRC 49th Session: Item 3: interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on privacy
10 March, 2022

Delivered by Mr. Henrik Yeritsyan, Second Secretary President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for her report on the developments in the area of privacy and personal data protection in Ibero-America. Her analysis and insights can be useful bo
HRC 49rd Session: Item 3 - ID with Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of Children Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for presenting her report. As noted in the report, international cooperation agreements on child protection are crucial to combat the sale and sexual exploitation of children. In this respect, we are
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Right of Reply on the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh. Delivered by Mr. Nairi Petrossian, Deputy Permanent Representative
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia requested the floor to exercise its right of reply to Azerbaijan. The sanctimonious talks of peace that representatives of Azerbaijan pursue are not matched with the corresponding appropriate actions on the ground. Exactly at th
HRC 49th Session: Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Delivered by Emma Harutyunyan, Third Secretary
10 March, 2022

President, Armenia thanks Special Rapporteur for the comprehensive report. We echo his call to uphold human rights and respect, promote and protect diverse religious and belief systems whether during war or peacetime. Armenia is against the malpract
HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights: Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary
09 March, 2022

HRC 49: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Delivered by Mrs. Zoya Stepanyan, First Secretary Mr. President, Armenia warmly welcomes the Special Rapporteur Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki and congratulat
HRC 49: Item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative
08 March, 2022

8 March 2022 HRC 49: Item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative &nb
High-Level Segment of the 49th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council: Right of Reply to Azerbaijan
03 March, 2022

President, Armenia requested the floor to exercise its right of reply to Azerbaijan. In September 2020 Azerbaijan unleashed an aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. It perpetrated ethnic cleansing over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh it captured,
he meeting of the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet
01 March, 2022

On March 1, within the framework of the 49th session of the High-Level Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mic
Meeting of Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan with President of the ICRC Peter Maurer
01 March, 2022

On March 1, Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan met with Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Referring to the ICRC's activities as a non-political and humanitarian organization, Foreign Minister Ar
Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan participated in the opening ceremony of the exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Armenia’s accession to the UN
28 February, 2022

On February 28, the opening ceremony of the exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Armenia's accession to the United Nations, organized by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia was held at the UN Office in Geneva. Foreign Minister

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