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HRC 57th Session: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes
17 September, 2024

President, Armenia thanks the Special Rapporteur for the report. We believe that transparent, accessible pollution information portals empower States to safeguard public health, promote accountability, and facilitate effective participation in envi
HRC 57: Item 3։ ID with WG on arbitrary detention
17 September, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Elen Harutyunyan, Counsellor President, Armenia would like to once again draw the attention of the Working Group to the plight of Armenian prisoners of war and civilian detainees in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan acknowledg
HRC 57: Interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on International Order
16 September, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Anush Gharabaghtsyan, Attaché President, Armenia warmly congratulates the Independent Expert on taking up the mandate and thanks for the insightful report. As we work to build a more democratic and equitable intern
HRC 57th Session Item 3: ID with Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation
16 September, 2024

Delivered by Ms Anna Sargsyan, Second Secretary President, Armenia welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks for his report. Protection, reasonable use and proper management of water resources play a key role for the socio-economic develo
HRC57: Item 3: Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights
13 September, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary Mr. President, Armenia takes note of the reports presented for this session. With regard to the SR’s visit to China, we encourage further cooperation
HRC 57th Session. Item 3. ID with Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons
13 September, 2024

President, Armenia thanks Ms Claudia Mahler for the thematic analysis on this critical issue. Older persons have the inherent right to make decisions about their own lives. Legal capacity is a cornerstone of human dignity as well as the principle o
HRC 57 Session: Item 3 – Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
12 September, 2024

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative Mr. President, Armenia warmly welcomes Mr. Bernard Duhaime, the newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-
HRC 57 Session: Item 2 – General Debate
11 September, 2024

Delivered by Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative Mr. President, Almost a year ago Azerbaijan committed an ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. We would like to recall that 40 UN member states delivered a Joint Statem
HRC 57: Panel on economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities
11 September, 2024

Delivered by Mrs. Anush Gharabaghtsyan, Attaché President, Armenia thanks the panelists for their insightful presentations. Notwithstanding the significant transformations in the past decades, Armenia has always prioritized its commi
Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
24 July, 2024

Delivered by H.E. Mr. Andranik HOVHANNISYAN, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva Distinguished Mr. Chairman, At the outset I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Chairman, for assuming

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