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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
Armenia’s participation at the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council
12 July, 2024

The 56th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) took place in Geneva on June 18 -July 12, 2024. The agenda of the session included interactive dialogues and panel discussions on issues related to violence against women, extrajudicial execution
HRC 56: ID with SR on Racism
08 July, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, Armenia welcomes the Special Rapporteur and thanks for her timely report. The glorification of Nazism is closely intertwined with other pra
HRC56: Statement of Armenia at the ID with Special Rapporteur on Belarus
03 July, 2024

President, Armenia takes careful note of the report by the Special Rapporteur on Belarus. We reiterate that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. and the states have the primary responsibility to promote, prot
HRC56: Item 3: ID on OHCHR report on new and emerging technologies
03 July, 2024

Delivered by H.E. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative Mr. President, We would like to thank the OHCHR for the report. We agree that addressing offline realities, which constitute the underlying drivers of technological misuse is
HRC 56: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions
03 July, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Hrachuhi Katvalyan, Deputy Permanent Representative President, Armenia concurs with the Special Rapporteur that State obligations require effective protection and investigation of the dead, particularly in the context of the confli
HRC 56th Session: Item 3 – Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
02 July, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Nelli Petrosyan, Human Rights Officer Mr. President, We thank the Special Rapporteur for his insightful report focused on poverty eradication in a post-growth context. We are convinced that increased investments in the pro
HRC 56 the Session: Item 4 – Annual Panel on Adverse Impacts of Climate Change
01 July, 2024

Delivered by Ms. Lilit Toutkhalian, Minister Extraordinary and Envoy Plenipotentiary Mr. President, Being fully cognizant of the adverse impact of climate change, Armenia is ready to shoulder its share of responsibility to mitigate the alr

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