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HRC 57 Session. Item 8. General Debate
03 October, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, The Vienna Declaration and Program of Action recognize that all parties to armed conflicts should strictly observe international humanitaria
HRC 57th Session: Item 5. General Debate
02 October, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer President, The Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures are indispensable instruments of the UN human rights machinery’s early warning capacity. The effective cooperation with them gr
HRC 57th Session Item 6: Adoption of UPR Outcomes of Vanuatu
01 October, 2024

President, Armenia thanks Vanuatu for its constrictive engagement throughout the UPR process. We welcome Vanuatu for accepting the majority of recommendations which demonstrate its continued commitment to advancing human rights and sustainable deve
HRC 57th Session Annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms
30 September, 2024

President, Armenia welcomes the panelists and thanks them for valuable insights. In recent years, Armenia has made significant strides in the Global Gender Gap Index, achieving a gender parity score of 72% in 2024 and ranking 64th out of 146 countr
HRC 57th Session: Item 6: UPR Outcome adoption – Chile
27 September, 2024

President, Armenia welcomes the distinguished delegation of Chile. We appreciate Chile’s engagement in the Universal Periodic Review process and its commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights. We are pleased to note that Chile
HRC 54: ID on SG report on reprisals
27 September, 2024

President, A strong and effective human rights system is essential for robust multilateral cooperation. Therefore, we are deeply concerned by reports of increasing reprisals and intimidation against those who engage or seek to engage with the United
The UN Special Procedure Mandate Holders published an allegation on enforced disappearance of 23 Armenian servicemen and 1 civilian by Azerbaijan
27 September, 2024

On September 27 four UN human rights mandate holders - Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Special Rapporteur on the prom
HRC 54rd Session. Item 3 – ID with SR on Rights of Indigenous People
27 September, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, A year ago, the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh were expelled from the land of their ancestors, where they had lived for thousands of years. T
HRC 57th Session: Item 3&5: Interactive dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples – EMRIP
26 September, 2024

President, Armenia thanks the Expert Mechanism for its report. We would like to draw the attention of this august body to the dramatic and alarming demographic shifts that have occurred over the past century in Azerbaijan, particularly concerning t
HRC 57th Session: Item 4: General Debate
25 September, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Elen Harutyunyan, Counsellor Mr. President, A year ago, Azerbaijan committed ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Even after this horrific crime, Azerbaijan still continues to threaten human rights in our region. Now, Az

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